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The leadership elective aims to provide undergraduate business students with an introduction to practical leadership, supporting graduate attributes and transferrable skills in addition to covering leadership as a crucial complimentary subject to management. The course introduces traditional views of leadership and how this is changing in the 21st Century. As a changing subject the need to keep abreast of leadership developments is emphasised.

This requires 150 hours of student-centred learning. The elective will be delivered through a mix of online materials, face to face lectures and outdoor learning.

Students must be in their final year of their Business and Management Honours. Please refer to the current undergraduate prospectus at: https://www.gla.ac.uk/undergraduate/.

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Students will be assessed in two ways:

1. Written assignment (50%). Students will submit a personal action plan which identifies strength and areas for development to prepare the students for 21st Century business roles.

2. Practical Skills Assessment (50%). Students will complete practical leadership and teamwork tasks in an accessible outdoor environment and be assessed by professionals in the field for leadership and teamwork skills.

Reassessments are normally available for all courses, except those which contribute to the Honours classification. Where, exceptionally, reassessment on Honours courses is required to satisfy professional/accreditation requirements, only the overall course grade achieved at the first attempt will contribute to the Honours classification. For non-Honours courses, students are offered reassessment in all or any of the components of assessment if the satisfactory (threshold) grade for the overall course is not achieved at the first attempt. This is normally grade D3 for undergraduate students and grade C3 for postgraduate students. Exceptionally it may not be possible to offer reassessment of some coursework items, in which case the mark achieved at the first attempt will be counted towards the final course grade. Any such exceptions for this course are described below. 

This elective aims to provide an opportunity for self-refection and leadership development in the context of 21st Century work places. The course will comprise some taught material on the subject of 21st Century leadership which aims for students to develop a critical view of traditional leadership theories and how suitable they are today. Additionally, the students will be coached by experienced practitioners to develop their own leadership skills. These will be developed further in an outdoor all-abilities environment. Through these methods students will integrate theory with practical outcomes and graduate attributes.

By the end of this course students will be able to:

1. Assess effective personal business communication skills. 

2. Apply efficacy as followers and leaders in teamwork.

3. Develop learned strategies and behaviours in unfamiliar environments. 

4. Evaluate collaborative skills in a working environment.

5. Appraise personal leadership and followership styles.

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.