Building Resilient Leaders
| Module title | Building Resilient Leaders |
|---|---|
| Module code | BEM3082 |
| Academic year | 2025/6 |
| Credits | 15 |
| Module staff | Dr Inmaculada Adarves-Yorno (Convenor) |
| Duration: Term | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration: Weeks | 11 |
| Number students taking module (anticipated) | 100 |
|---|
Module description
This module combines leadership development with the multilevel neuro-affective model for developing resilience (Tabinia, 2020). It is a blend of case studies, reflective exercises and resilience training. Using experiential and critical reflection, students will explore how to become resilient in the face of adversities and challenges. Throughout the module students will be asked to embark on a journey of self-awareness, self-leadership and self-compassion, three key elements for resilience. Students will plan, implement and evaluate their own resilience development programme. In the module we will function with a strong sense of common identity which will support the individual journey.
Module aims - intentions of the module
The aims of the module are structured around 4 sections
- Section 1: Understanding leadership and resilient leaders.
- Section 2: Understanding stress and resilience
- Section 3: Practical tools for developing resilience
- Section 4: How to ensure successful resilience development?
Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
ILO: Module-specific skills
On successfully completing the module you will be able to...
- 1. Show a capacity for resilience development
- 2. Act as a resilience champion
- 3. Reflect upon personal resilience development
ILO: Discipline-specific skills
On successfully completing the module you will be able to...
- 4. Display skilful, reflexive and a generally well-informed appreciation of what is involved in resilience development
- 5. Critically interpret the challenges faced when aiming to use pro-resilience techniques
- 6. Show an awareness of a variety of tools, mindset and practices
ILO: Personal and key skills
On successfully completing the module you will be able to...
- 7. Set, monitor and reflect upon resilience related goals
- 8. Critically appraise own actions through self-awareness
Syllabus plan
• Section 1: Understanding leadership and resilient leaders
• Section 2: Understanding stress and resilience
• Section 3: Practical tools for developing resilience
• Section 4: How to ensure successful resilience development?
Learning activities and teaching methods (given in hours of study time)
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 128 | 0 |
Details of learning activities and teaching methods
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching | 20 | Weekly two hour lecture/workshop/inquiry session |
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching | 2 | Interactive group sessions in preparation for the resilience plan and evaluation of the resilience development after implementation |
| Guided Independent Study | 128 | Private Study |
Formative assessment
| Form of assessment | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Presentation in a small group their personal resilience plan. | 10 minutes | 1,3 | Verbal feedback from peers and tutor |
Summative assessment (% of credit)
| Coursework | Written exams | Practical exams |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | 0 | 0 |
Details of summative assessment
| Form of assessment | % of credit | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resilience development portfolio | 35 | 2,500 words (excluding appendices) | 1-8 | Written feedback from academic tutor |
| Critical report on how to plan and implement a resilience leadership development | 65 | 1500 words | 1-6 | Written feedback from academic tutor |
Details of re-assessment (where required by referral or deferral)
| Original form of assessment | Form of re-assessment | ILOs re-assessed | Timescale for re-assessment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal portfolio (65%) | Personal portfolio (65%) | 1-6 | Referral/deferral period |
| Critical report (35%) | Critical report (35%) | 1-8 | Referral/deferral period |
Re-assessment notes
Deferral – if you have been deferred for any assessment you will be expected to submit the relevant assessment. The mark given for a re-assessment taken as a result of deferral will not be capped and will be treated as it would be if it were your first attempt at the assessment.
Referral – if you have failed the module overall (i.e. a final overall module mark of less than 40%) you will be expected to submit the relevant assessment. The mark given for a re-assessment taken as a result of referral will be capped at 40%
Indicative learning resources - Basic reading
- Tabibnia, G. (2020). An affective neuroscience model of boosting resilience in adults, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 115.
- Ledesma, J. (2014).Conceptual Frameworks and Research Models on Resilience. Leadership, 4(3). https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244014545464
- Southwick, F. S. (2016) Leadership and Resilience. Sprinter Text in Business and Economics. London
| Credit value | 15 |
|---|---|
| Module ECTS | 7.5 |
| Module pre-requisites | None |
| Module co-requisites | None |
| NQF level (module) | 6 |
| Available as distance learning? | No |
| Origin date | 04/02/2024 |
| Last revision date | 26/03/2024 |
