Module: Strategy, Leadership & Transformation

Module Specifications.

Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title	Strategy, Leadership & Transformation
Module Code	MT5130 (ITS) / MNA1105 (Banner)
Faculty	DCU Business School	School	DCU Business School
Module Co-ordinator	Melrona Kirrane
Module Teachers	Brian Harney, Nuala Lonergan
NFQ level	9	Credit Rating	10
Pre-requisite	Not Available
Co-requisite	Not Available
Compatibles	Not Available
Incompatibles	Not Available

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Description

This module forms one of the capstone elements in the DCU MBA, and along with the modules on Personal Leadership Skills and the Consultancy Project helps to give the final phase of the programme a distinctive 'leadership' signature. The more specific aims of this Strategy, Leadership & Transformation module are: (i) to help participants gain insight into, and perspective on, the special challenges involved in strategic leadership and renewal at the institutional or corporate level, building on the analytical foundations already established in the Business Strategy Module (MT589); (ii) To compliment and reinforce the work being done in the MT5117 Personal Leadership Skills module; (iii) To help integrate the insights offered by the other modules on the MBA programme into an overall general management perspective

Learning Outcomes

1. Critique the relevant literatures and evaluate the applicability of different perspectives on institutional leadership and strategic management to a range of strategic challenges in the areas of corporate social responsibility (CSR), corporate strategy in the multi-business firm, strategy innovation, and the leadership of institutional change and renewal.
2. Critique the prevailing change management literature and be able to synthesise and defend coherent and persuasive arguments for the adoption of particular change management strategies
3. Synthesise and defend coherent persuasive arguments for the adoption of particular approaches to a range of strategic and institutional leadership challenges
4. Carry out a strategic analysis of their company or a strategic challenge facing their business unit

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Lecture	48	Participating in scheduled classes
Independent Study	134	Reading the preassigned readings, cases and articles and preparing to contribute in class
Independent Study	48	Researching and writing reports for the group and individual projects
Independent Study	20	Preparing and revising for the written examination
Total Workload: 250

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

The Strategy, Leadership and Transformation module will cover the overall subject area under the following themes:

Theme 1: Introduction to Strategy, Leadership & Transformation

Theme 2: Leadership and Corporate Social Responsibility

Theme 3: Institutional Leadership - Vision and Values

Theme 6: Strategy and Leadership in the Multi-Business Firm

Theme 7: Strategic Processes - Innovation and Change

Theme 8: Strategic Processes - Corporate Transformation and Renewal

Theme 9: Understanding the Challenge of Organisational Change

Theme 10: Leading Change - Diagnosis, Action and Follow-through

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown
Project	Strategic analysis project (individual)	45%	As required
Project	Change management project (Team)	25%	Sem 2 End

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories: Resit category 1: A resit is available for both* components of the module. Resit category 2: No resit is available for a 100% continuous assessment module. Resit category 3: No resit is available for the continuous assessment component where there is a continuous assessment and examination element.
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a Continuous Assessment/Examination split; where the module is 100% continuous assessment, there will also be a resit of the assessment
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

B. Leavy and P. McKiernan: 2009, Strategic Leadership, Governance and Renewal, Palgrave (Macmillan),
J. Hayes: 2010, The Theory and Practice of Change Management, 3rd, Palgrave (Macmillan),

Other Resources

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