University Leadership & Management Maynooth

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University Leadership & Management Maynooth University on-line learning programme October 2015 Ashley O’Donoghue Programme Outline 1. The university context: An introduction 2. University leadership and management 3. University cultures and organisational management 4. Strategic planning 5. Managing people 6. Managing resources 1. The university context: An introduction The University Context: An introduction contains 4 hours of optional self-development activity content. Publication date: July 2012. Core activities: 1.5 hours. Additional activities: 4 hours This introductory course sets out the aims and structure of the programme. The course will help participants to: Gain a better understanding of the broader higher education context Begin to plan their learning and development as an effective leader or manager within their own institution Identify the areas of the programme that will best address their particular needs. Syllabus Module 1: Welcome to the University Leadership and Management programme: introduction, structure and guiding principles Module 2: The higher education context Module 3: Personal development – how the programme can address your particular needs Author: Professor Shelda Debowski. Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Head of Campus, University of Notre Dame Australia Reviewer: Dr Richard Bolden. Senior Lecturer and Head, Centre for Leadership Studies (CLS), University of Exeter Business School 2. University Leadership & Management The University Leadership and Management .6.5 hours of optional self-development activity content. Publication date: July 2012. Core activities: 5 hours. Additional activities: 6.5 hours This course explores management and leadership theories in the context of higher education. The course will help participants to: Understand how management and leadership processes in higher education institutions differ from those in other organisations Apply principles and techniques to increase their effectiveness as leaders and/or managers Understand how to gain and maintain influence with colleagues and within their institution Understand how and why true leadership promotes collegiality, trust and respect. SYLLABUS Module 1: Introduction to academic management and leadership: why universities are different, theoretical approaches Module 2: Becoming an effective academic manager: benefits, disadvantages, key tasks Module 3: Becoming an effective academic leader: how leaders are selected, leadership styles, a personal philosophy of leadership Module 4: Maintaining influence: social power, social and emotional intelligence, communication, key lessons for leaders and managers. Author: Professor Robert Birnbaum. Emeritus Professor of Higher Education at the University of Maryland, College Park Reviewer: Dr Rajani Naidoo. Senior Lecturer and Director, DBA in Higher Education Management, University of Bath 3. University cultures and organisational management University Cultures and