Level 3
An Introduction to Leadership and Decision-Making.
Course Overview
Modules and courses at this level are designed for learners with experience in the workplace who are required to work independently.
Learning at this level requires the learner to apply knowledge and skills in a range of settings and complex situations, analysing the information
to help them to make judgments and decisions from a range of possibilities to direct their own work and/or that of others.
Detailed Content Overview
Leadership and Decision-Making
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Aim.
The aim of this module is to introduce learners to fundamental leadership and management concepts that they can interpret and apply within their own work contexts.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the module, learners will be able to:
1. Distinguish between leadership and management and articulate how they interact within the work setting
2. Consider and choose different strategies of leading teams
3. Choose appropriate strategies to solve problems within the workplace
4. Use decision-making models to justify actions
5. Reflect on own skills as a leader within their current role and construct action plans for personal development.
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You as a leader
Supervision, management and leadership
Team leadership and workplace values and mission
Leadership theories
Skills for leadership
Effective teams
Problem-solving and types of decision
Collaborative decision-making
Ethical decision-making and making judgements
Decision-making models
Justifying decisions
Table top exercise to apply learning
Barriers to effective decision-making
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Formative assessment points are built into the delivery.
Summative assessment:
1. Written audit of an incident, analysing leadership, and decision-making processes and skills.
2. Action plan for personal and professional development, which can feed into the learner’s PDR process
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