| Unit name | Developing the Strategic Manager |
|---|---|
| Unit code | MGRCM1403 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
| Unit director | Dr. Doherty |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
For those students currently enrolled on the MSc in Strategic Management, none. For students enrolling on the programme from October 2007: MGRCM1401 $� The Study of Strategic Management & MGRCM1402 $� Strategy & Strategic Management |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | School of Economics, Finance and Management |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
The unit is designed to encourage practising managers to reflect on two things: their experience on the programme as a whole as a way of integrating all the taught material, and the wealth of practical experience of managing that they bring to the classroom. It will do this through a number of structured exercises, readings, and discussions. The theoretical underpinning of the unit is Megginson&�s important distinction between planned and emergent conceptions of management learning. It will also consider barriers to learning, drawing on the applied psychoanalytic theory of Argyris and Sch�n. Finally, it introduces students to the use of metaphors and narrative in organisational learning. It will develop Sch�n&�s notion of reflective practice as a $�reflective conversation with the situation&�, and Mintzberg&�s assertation that a key to management learning is $�thoughtful reflection on experience in the light of conceptual ideas&�.
