| Code | Faculty | Department |
|---|---|---|
| 09261581 | Faculty of Education | Department: Education Management and Policy Studies |
| Credits | Duration | NQF level |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum duration of study: 2 years | Total credits: 360 | NQF level: 10 |
The research component consists of two sequential assessed stages, the first reflects research planning, the second reflects the actual execution and reporting of the research.
Module content:
Students will be exposed to the concept of megatrends and a selection the latest global megatrends such as global warming, the social media explosion and the impact of these trends on organisations, education, communication and leadership, as well as the contemporary challenges surrounding these trends on education locally and internationally. The content will be scaffolded to support independent learning.
Module content:
This module will guide and encourage students to take a systemic organisational perspective to leadership and to provide leadership for positive change and transformation in a complex educational environment. The content will be scaffolded to support independent learning.
Module content:
The module addresses the specific research needs of students of a doctorate level professional degree, where the focus will be on different research paradigms/frameworks and their application to/of research and research skills within and to the education leaders’ professional requirements and contexts. Students will, during the course of the module, plan and design an original research project or set of projects and develop, propose and defend a proposal for the research project or projects to be completed as part of module NMQ 901 Research Project and Report. Successful completion of the research plan and the proposal is an assessment point in the research component.
Module content:
Students will collaboratively identify and describe challenges and
opportunities within their own unique educational environments and
contexts, and will be guided to develop the skills required to deal with
adversity in their own and in the greater educational environment. The
content will be scaffolded to support independent learning.
Module content:
Students will be required to study the linked phenomena of transformation
and change and then focus on transformation and change in the educational
environment, with the aim of developing the skills to bring about and manage
transformation and change in their unique educational leadership
environments and contexts. The content will be scaffolded to support
independent learning.
The coursework and seminar based component represents guided and scaffolded independent reading and learning within four assessed themes all of which are taken by students.
Module content:
The coursework and seminar based component represents guided and scaffolded independent reading and learning
within four assessed themes all of which are taken by students
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