Critically discuss a range of di erent theories and approaches utilised in managing people in the health and social care sector.

University of Bradford 2024/5 Academic Year

LEM7032-C Module Handbook Managing People in Health and Social Care

Semester: University of Bradford / Semester 2 Module Level: FHEQ Level 7

University of Bradford Credits: 30

Module Reading and Resources List: https://bradford.rl.talis.com/modules/lem7032-c.html

This handbook gives you valuable information about your module, including which topics you will be studying, how you will be assessed and what learning materials you will need.

If you have any questions after reading this handbook or at any point during your module, please talk to your Module Tutor. For help and support with your module, visit the `Module Contacts` section of your Canvas course (our Virtual Learning Environment) or speak to your Personal Academic Tutor.

 . Welcome and introduction

 . Module aims and outcomes

 . Module organisation of work and topics

 . Learning and teaching on this module

 . Module Assessments

 . Any other information

 . Developing good academic practice

 . Consideration of personal circumstances

 . How this module is reviewed

Welcome and introduction

Welcome to the module Managing People In Health and Social care

Your module Leader is Dr Julie Prowse and I am looking forward to working with you. The canvas site is where the lectures and learning activities are stored and you will need to access these regularly. Please engage with canvas, it is essential for your success on the module. We will meet face to face during the on-campus Workshops, but you will need to be prepared for these and have listened to the lectures and looked at the other resources, as we will be using the time in the Workshops to develop and apply your understanding of the lectures and other resources.

I hope you enjoy the module.

Module aims and outcomes

On completing the module you will be able to: analyse the current national and international health and social care environment and the implications for managing people; to critically evaluate di erent theories and approaches that can be used to plan, recruit, manage and develop the workforce; and critically apply di erent approaches to managing people.

 

Module learning outcomes (LOs)

1. Critically discuss a range of di erent theories and approaches utilised in managing people in the health and social care sector.
2. Critically appraise the wider issues associated with managing people, the planning, recruitment, performance management and development of sta .
   1. Critically apply di erent theories and tools to manage people.
   2. Critically evaluate di  erent theories and models to manage people.
3. Critically analyse the current national and international environment in health and social care and consider the implications for managing people.
4. Engage critically with academic sources and present ideas and arguments in a well-structured and coherent manner.

Module organisation of work and topics

The module reading list is a great place to start your reading on the topic. You can access it here. You can also nd your reading list on your canvas site or on our reading list database, Talis Aspire. 

The outline syllabus gives you an indication of which topics you will study. This information may be subject to change, so please keep a record of any module announcements regarding changes from your Module Tutor, from canvas, or by electronic communication.

Module Topics

The module will explore the following issues and include any relevant new developments: Introduction to managing people; rise of Human resource management; strategic human resource management; Organisation of people; groups, teams and virtual working; labour exibility; work-life balance and resilience. human resource planning; recruitment and selection; performance management and organisational e ectiveness; learning and development; employee engagement; managing across boundaries.

Learning and teaching on this module

LO 1,2 are developed & achieved through a series of research informed asynchronous online lectures that cover key topics.

The knowledge and theory introduced in these asynchronous lectures will be further explored in four synchronous workshop days delivered on campus or online (subject to circumstances), which will provide

students with opportunity to discuss & analyse topics and to improve their understanding of the material

covered in the module (LO 1-6). These workshop days are supported with synchronous online seminars and student-centred independent learning,

Extensive use is made of the Virtual Learning Environment & this medium is used to complement asynchronous online lectures and the synchronous online seminars, as well as to support students.

Time is allocated within the module for students to engage with interactive learning objects (including relevant websites, documents & a range of online resources such as video clips & blogs etc.) designed and packaged to support speci c learning objectives (LO 1-6). This is underpinned by independent study time.

All LO are assessed via a written assignment of 4000 words. Students will be able to submit a 500 word draft essay plan prior to the nal submission date & receive formative feedback. 

Please note seminars will be either online or face to face. All students will have the four 1 hour seminar sessions. The delivery of the seminars is di erent for fulltime and part students.

1. Full time students seminars are ALL FACE TO FACE for 1 hour – see timetable for rooms
   1. Part time students seminars are ALL ONLINE via a teams link for 1 hour

Scheduled module learning (hours)

This module carries hours of study, usually distributed as follows. These may be subject to change in exceptional circumstances due to internal resources or external demands. You will be noti ed of any changes.

Independent Study – 262

Online Lecture (Asynchronous) – 8 Practical Classes or Workshops – 20 Seminars – 4

Interactive Learning Objects – 6

Module Assessments

Summative: Coursework – Written (weighting 100%) Essay (4000 words) words)

Assessment Brie ng Information

Assessment Brie ng Information

The assessment for this module is a 4000-word written assignment. PLEASE NOTE: this word limit must not be exceeded and does not include reference list, tables, gures , footnotes, appendices, front page. 

ASSIGNMENT QUESTION

Choose a problem with managing people in your organisation (or an organisation you may work in) and using appropriate theory critically discuss how the problem could be addressed.

ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE

The rst thing you need to do is to choose ONE problem with managing people that you want to look at in your assignment. It must be in health care.

The Introduction

The introduction should explain what will be covered in the essay and must brie y say what the chosen managing people problem is.

De nitions of HRM

In this section of the essay you need to include de nitions of what Human

Resources Management (HRM) is and use academic sources. When de ning Human resources management, you need to ensure that you critically review a number of HRM de nitions . You also need to include a de nition of the Managing People problem you are looking at. For example, if the problem you are looking at is performance management you need to dene what performance management or whatever the issue is

The Managing People Problem

In this section of the assignment you need to explain what the managing people problem is and why it is a problem. You need to also include relevant literature to support what you are saying. This analysis will help to clarify the problem.For example, if you are looking at poor performance of an individual (e.g. a nurse) need to say why it is a problem and how it is managed ( or not managed) where you work/worked.

Solutions to the problem

This section of the assignment is the solutions to the Managing People problem you have selected. In this section of the assignment you will look at how the Managing People problem you are looking at can be solved and use the theory and models examined in the module and from your wider reading to do this .For example, if the Managing People problem you are looking at is that individual performance appraisal is badly done in your organization (this is the HR problem) you need to use the theory and models we looked at in performance management and from your reading of academic texts to suggest how the problem could be resolved. In this section you could look at how the introduction of performance appraisal may solve the problem, or you could look at any of the numerous performance management models /cycles we looked at and apply one of these. This is all about solutions to the problem.

Conclusion to the assignment

This concludes the assignment and pulls it all together – this is NOT very long, and you do not introduce anything new

ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE

It is advisable to select a managing people problem that is manageable, for example performance management, human resource planning, exible working or employee engagement.

As a reminder there is a need to anonymise throughout the assignment

As a reminder, you must reference all your points and use only academic sources and theory throughout the essay.

Please remember you must not copy large chunks of text that is PLAGIARISM You must use appropriate theory and academic sources

7 May BEFORE MODDAY

Assignments will be submitted into the Canvas site at the link provided in the assessment module The FHS Level 7 marking criteria is used and is available on Canvas Feedback

Formative feedback is provided to students who have the opportunity to submit a formative draft plan (500 words) of their assignment and to receive feedback. 

Summative feedback is provided within 20 working days of summative submission

If you have not gained the module leaders approval, in advance, through an extension to the submission deadline, a mark of 0% is awarded. The University word limit penalty applies.

Additional assignment brie ng information to help and support you with your assessment for this module will be provided by your module tutor.

Any other information

Additional assignment brie ng information is provided for this module on the CANVAS site

Developing good academic practice

Referencing Style

We expect you to act with integrity throughout your studies and in your assessments. This means presenting your own work, written in your own words, and clearly indicating through referencing where you have read and used the work and ideas of others.

The academic referencing and citation style for this module is Harvard Referencing

If you need help with understanding referencing and using the style, you can look at the University`s Guide. This guide also contains information about online tools that help you write your references. For more in depth support, you can contact your subject librarian or make an appointment, or you can book onto a workshop.

Study Skills Support

Most students nd that they need some assistance, guidance or reassurance at some point during their studies. For help and support with your module, visit the `Module Contacts` section of your Canvas course or speak to your Personal Academic Tutor. The name and contact details of your PAT are available on your student record on e:vision. Your well-being is important for e ective study, so do not be afraid to contact the Student Life and Wellbeing Services if you need help. There are a range of Student Services at the University who can also support you with your studies, including the Academic

Skills Advice Service who provide a range of self-access skills resources, workshops and 1:1 appointments and the Language Centre who can help with English for academic purposes.

You can also contact your subject librarian for help with nding information and using Library resources. For more information about the wide range of support available during your studies, visit the ‘Supporting your Learning at Bradford’ page on Canvas.

Academic Misconduct

As a student, you are expected to complete all work independently and honestly, using an appropriate academic style. Failure to do so may result in penalties for academic misconduct.

All students are expected to complete the University`s Academic Integrity Induction module in Canvas during their rst term of study. If you haven`t done this already, you can nd it on your Canvas dashboard under `Essential E-Learning`.

To nd out more about academic integrity and the University`s regulations regarding academic misconduct, visit the Student Casework site.

Consideration of personal circumstances

During your studies, you might face circumstances which impact or extenuate your ability to attend learning sessions, complete assessments or academically perform at your expected level. This might include, for example, a serious illness, or personal issues such as bereavement.

It is important that you tell someone at the University as soon as you can about any such issues so you can get the advice and support you need. As soon as an issue arises, let your Module Tutor and your Personal Academic Tutor know. They will then determine how best to support you.

Support before an assessment deadline might include:

Having additional support sessions to help you with your assignment.

Involving other services with your permission such as study skills support or counselling.

O ering you the opportunity to request an extension to the assignment deadline by completing an Extension Form (available from the Consideration of Personal Circumstances information site).

Recommending that you submit an Extenuating Circumstances Form, if you are going to be unable to complete a particular assessment even with an extension or additional support: https://evision.brad.ac.uk/urd/sits.urd/run/SIW_LG

The University operates a Fit to Sit and Fit to Submit policy, which means that if you undertake any assessment activity you are declaring yourself well enough to do so.

If you are unable to attend an exam or submit your coursework you should complete an Extenuating Circumstances form online via your e:Vision account. You should submit this online form no later than 7 days after your assessment was due to take place.

Include evidence of your circumstances, such as a doctor`s note, with your form. This will then be reviewed and you will receive an email advising whether or not it has been accepted in due course. 

More information about extenuating circumstances and extensions

Visit the dedicated University intranet site to nd information about what to do when things go wrong and the processes for requesting extensions and submitting Extenuating Circumstances:

https://unibradfordac.sharepoint.com/sites/registry-and-student-admin- intranet/SitePages/Extenuating-Circumstances.aspx

How this module is reviewed

Your feedback

You can provide feedback on your modules in a number of diverse ways. Some common forms of feedback at Bradford are:

  Talking to your Module Tutor

  Completing module evaluation surveys

 Talking to the Student Representative for your programme – or becoming one yourself  Asking your Rep or Tutor to consider something at a Student-Sta  Liaison Committee

 Participating in sta /student forums

  Completing University and national student experience surveys 

External examiner

The external examiner is an expert in the discipline or subject area who volunteers to peer review the academic standards and quality of this module and are usually a lecturer or professor involved in teaching at another University. They advocate on your behalf to ensure that this module is taught and assessed in ways that are fair and robust in line with expectations of the UK higher education sector.

The external examiner(s) for this module:

Enhancement

Student feedback, extern