The Art of Influencing
The Art of Influencing
Year: Course not being offered in 2018-2019
Course code: MGT4024
Course credits: 30
Taught: Semesters 1 and 2
Course co-ordinator: Sarah Robinson
Entry requirements: Normally admission to an honours programme in Business & Management
Available to visiting students: Yes
Contact for more information: Business Undergraduate mailbox
Course description
This course will allow students the opportunities to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to successfully influence individuals and groups, in a variety of work and social situations including negotiations, public speaking and job selection processes.
Course Aims
The primary aim of this course is to allow students the opportunities to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to successfully influence individuals and groups and to critically apply and evaluate them in a variety of work and social situations such as negotiations, public speaking and job selection processes. This course also enables students to enhance their own personal awareness and key interpersonal skills highly transferable into their future careers.
Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students will be able to:
- Summarize, critically evaluate and apply the theory, principals and practices of influencing, leadership and power.
- Explain in a critical fashion how to differentiate between personality types and how to critically use this knowledge to develop influencing strategies.
- Assess people’s needs and argue how these can be harnessed to improve their influencing skills.
- Describe, apply and critically analyse the principles of giving and receiving constructive feedback and reflexive learning.
- Exercise critical judgement in comparing different influencing concepts in order to design strategies appropriate to context and personal preference.
- Evaluate their own bases of influence and recognise how to select course concepts in order to grow and develop them.
- Demonstrate the ability to influence people through assertiveness, public speaking and written communication and have the skills to criticize, evaluate and continuously improve their performance.
Learning and teaching methods
Lectures: 2hrs x 10 weeks
Please refer to MyCampus for timetable.
Course texts
TBC
Assessments
Practice Report (25%)
Degree exam (April/May) (75%)