Department of Education, Unit Catalogue 2007/08 |
ED50201 Higher education management, governance and organisation |
| Credits: 9 |
| Level: Masters |
| Semester: 2 |
| Assessment: CW 100% |
| Requisites: |
| Before taking this unit you must take ED50203 |
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Aims:
* To provide participants with a critical understanding of the nature of governance, organisation and management in higher education. * To enable participants to develop an understanding of the differing conceptual bases of management in higher education. * To consider the impact of a wide range of policy developments on the management of higher education at both national and system level and from the point of view of individual institutions. * To understand the way in which human and financial resources influence the management of higher education institutions. Learning Outcomes: At the end of the unit, participants will be able to: * Analyse and compare the various forms of governance, organisation and management across nations and between different types of universities. * Understand the way in which human and financial resources influence the academic policies and strategic management of institutions. * Analyse the characteristics of management processes appropriate for particular organisational and cultural settings. * Apply conceptual insights of management processes in an appropriate manner for particular organisational and cultural settings. * Analyse and assess critically the emerging management issues for higher education in the early twenty-first century. Skills: Intellectual: * Planning and management in a university setting (T/F/A) * Ability to think strategically about university management and governance (T/F/A) * Synthesise information from a number of sources in order to gain a coherent understanding of theory and practice (T/F/A) * Demonstrate self-direction and originality in tackling and solving problems (F) * Apply strategies for appropriate selection of relevant information from a wide range of sources and large body of knowledge (F/A) * Deal with complex academic issues both systematically and creatively (T/F) * Evaluate research and a variety of types of information and evidence critically, also making informed judgements in the absence of complete data (T/F/A) * Analyse, evaluate and interpret the evidence underpinning practice critically and initiate change in practice appropriately. (T/F/A) Professional * Enhance their professional practice in higher education for example through analytical planning (F) * Better contribute to professional debate in the field of higher education (T/F/A) * Act autonomously in planning and implementing tasks at a professional level. (F) Practical/key * the executive roles of management (T/A) * fundamental allocation of resources: money, staff, estates (T/F/A) * communicate their conclusions clearly to specialist and non-specialist audiences (T/F/A) * evaluate their own academic and professional performance (F) * utilise problem-solving skills in a variety of theoretical and practical situations (T/F) * manage change effectively and respond to changing demands (F) * continue to advance their knowledge and understanding (F) * manage time, prioritise workloads and recognise and manage personal emotions and stress (F) * understand career opportunities and challenges (F) * develop new or higher level skills, for example in IT (T/F) Content: To achieve the aims stated above, the unit will consider the following areas: * models of institutional governance; institutional cultures and micro-politics in a range of national contexts * interface with stakeholders * strategic and operational planning * Human resource management * Financial management * Evaluation and performance indicators * centralisation and devolution * corporate management; leadership and change management * management of Faculties and Departments; professional services. |