Professional Practice Portfolio: Leadership, Engagement and Motivation

• Credit value: 30 credits at Level 7
• Convenors: Hayley Lewis, Clare Mulligan-Foster
• Guest speakers: various
• Assessment: a 5000-word learning log (100%)

This module is one of six modules within Part 1 of the Professional Doctorate in Organizational Psychology (OP), and enables you to apply your psychological knowledge in the area of leadership, engagement and motivation directly to the workplace. Interactive learning with peers and expert practitioner psychologists is combined with work-based practice, with a clear focus on experiential learning and reflection on action.

Indicative module syllabus

• Psychological theories, models and critical perspectives relevant to leadership, engagement and motivation at work
• Individual and team/group perspectives on leadership, engagement and motivation
• Contextual factors impacting upon leadership, engagement and motivation at work
• The complex interactions between leadership, engagement and motivation at work
• Demonstration of evidence-based practice in leadership, engagement and motivation
• Consideration of design, tailoring and evaluation of different methodologies for leadership, engagement and motivation
• The role of fairness and equal objectives in professional practice in leadership, engagement and motivation

By the end of this module, you will:

• know about issues concerning knowledge acquisition and dissemination in OP including the ability to critically evaluate existing research and practice in the area of leadership, engagement and motivation
• have both academic and practical knowledge of individual and team/group-based perspectives in leadership, engagement and motivation
• be able to design, implement and evaluate your own programme of research/practice within leadership, engagement and motivation at work
• have relevant knowledge at the cutting edge of OP and the capacity to apply this knowledge in practice
• be able to analyse and manage the implications of ethical dilemmas in practice, working with individuals, teams and organisations, working with legal and ethical boundaries of the profession
• be able to make informed judgements on complex issues in work and business environments, often in the absence of complex data
• have the capacity to apply professionally relevant knowledge at the cutting edge of the field of OP
• be able to identify appropriate investigative approaches for a chosen client project
• be able to conduct, direct, monitor and evaluate the implementation of applications of OP
• be able to bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge in OP and practical implementation of that knowledge
• be able to act professionally and largely autonomously and with initiative in complex and unpredictable situations
• be able to critically reflect on the practical applications of theory and research findings in OP
• be able to record reflections on your own learning and development as required for future professional practice.