Leading and managing changes in International Higher Education
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| EDEN4010 | School of Education and English | 4 | 30 | Spring China |
- Code
- EDEN4010
- School
- School of Education and English
- Level
- 4
- Credits
- 30
- Semesters
- Spring China
Summary
In this module we examine the practical demands of moving towards an enhanced internationalisation of higher education across all functions and departments. Using theories of personal and institutional change and change management, and we shall explore the realities of practice in your, and other participants, institutions. Drawing on areas studied earlier in the course, such as interpretations of internationalisation, tensions between higher educations various roles, and the effect of regulatory mechanisms, we will analyse their implications for all aspects of the higher education life: from teaching and research, through social activities to accommodation, catering and security. This will be used to identify change and development needs in various functions and constituencies (management, administration, students, academic staff, etc.). We shall discuss and develop strategies for change, looking at issues such as staff knowledge and skills development, and organisational structures and cultures. We shall also consider what success in internationalisation might involve, and how to achieve and evaluate it. To help keep this process firmly based in contemporary institutional realities, you will carry out a small piece of research into one department/function within your own or another institution.
Please note this module is assessed at the end of Spring semester. First sit/ Resit exams are scheduled normally in the summer and can take the same form as the missing/ failed component of the assessment (exam, essay etc.) or other form, as decided by the School.
Target Students
Level 4 students enrolled in MA International Higher Education
Classes
- One 1-hour-30-minute seminar each week for 10 weeks
- One 1-hour-30-minute lecture each week for 10 weeks
The module is offered through face-to-face teaching. The module includes (i) self-paced study for approximately 100 hours guided by set tasks, reading and on-line interest and reading groups and (ii) 30 hours face-to-face teaching and discussion and (iii) further peer collaborative and interactive activities facilitated by module tutors.
Assessment
- 100% Coursework 1: 6000 words (+/-10%) research report supported by at least 1 or 2 interviews.
Assessed by end of spring semester
Educational Aims
• synthesise material from the previous three units into a coherent vision of internationalisation;• engage students in considering the implications for an HE institution as a whole of adopting a commitment to greater internationalisation;• encourage participants to reflect critically on their own practice and that of other departments in their institution in relation to internationalisation;• provide an opportunity for critical engagement with models of change management and evaluation in their application to significant institutional development;• provide experience of small-scale empirical data gathering, analysis and reporting.Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and understanding
A student who completes the module should be able to:
• understand and critically analyse key implications and consequences of internationalism across all functions and departments of an HE institution;
• critically evaluate major models of institutional change management in relation to the internationalisation of an HE institution;
• plan an internationalisation evaluation regime based on an understanding of current good models and practice;
• understand and critically analyse key issues of strategy and management in international and transnational HE.
Intellectual skills
A student who completes the module should have improved the following intellectual skills:
• undertaking critical analysis and evaluation of both educational research literature and policy documents;
• synthesising diverse ideas on internationalisation into a coherent vision;
• knowing how to develop written and oral arguments about educational matters.
Professional and practical skills
A student who completes the module should have developed the following professional and personal skills:
• taking a research-informed and evidence-based approach to professional activities;
• developing action plans for diverse needs from an overall strategy document;
• ability to carry out a focussed interview for data gathering purposes and to interpret and use appropriately the data obtained.
Transferable skills
A student who completes the module should have improved the following transferable skills:
• problem solving in terms of bringing diverse perspectives and needs together into a coherent programme;
• capacity to appreciate diverse perspectives and meanings of internationalisation from different functional positions;
• critical reflection on professional practice as an active engagement with theories;
• integrating personal research findings with professional practice.
Conveners
- Dr Ashley Yoon Mooi Ng