Management and Leadership: Growing as a Manager Course - The Open University
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Key Information
Campus location
Languages
English
Study format
Distance Learning
Duration
4 weeks
Pace
Part time
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Introduction
Explore the foundations of successful management with this free online course from The Open University and CMI.
This course is part of the Management and Leadership, Essentials program, which will enable you to earn a CMI Level 5 Award – the first step to Chartered Manager status.
Understand the foundations of management and leadership
This online course will provide an introduction to the foundation skills and knowledge you need when becoming a manager.
It has been developed by The Open University Business School – a pioneering institution that is triple-accredited by AMBA, EQUIS and AACSB – and the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) – the leading authority on management and leadership in the UK.
As such, it will give you the opportunity to learn from both academic experts and experienced practitioners, who have achieved the CMI’s prestigious Chartered Manager status.
What topics will you cover?
Week 1 - What is Management?
| Week 2 - Management Styles
| Week 3 - Decision Making and Data
| Week 4 - Stakeholders
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When would you like to start?
Most FutureLearn courses run multiple times. Every run of a course has a set start date but you can join it and work through it after it starts.
- Date to be announced
Who will you learn with?
Angela Lilley
I work for the OU Business School as Open Media Fellow. I am carrying out Doctoral research in Business Skills online. I am also an Associate Lecturer and I have an MBA and Masters in Online Learning.
Who developed the course?
The Open University
The Open University (OU) is the largest academic institution in the UK and a world leader in flexible distance learning, with a mission to be open to people, places, methods and ideas.
The Open University Business School
A pioneer in flexible learning for over 30 years, The Open University Business School delivers transformational, high-quality business and management education which is quality assured.
Program Outcome
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to:
- Describe the concepts of management and leadership.
- Understand and evaluate different management and learning styles.
- Identify the need for and the importance of data as evidence in good decision making.
- Identify and define the term 'stakeholders' and gain an understanding of why they are important.
- Begin and develop the on-going process of personal development planning.
Ideal Students
Who is the course for
The course is designed for new or aspiring managers or experienced managers with few or no formal qualifications. It will enable you to demonstrate your continuous professional development and go on to achieve a CMI Level 5 Award as part of the Management and Leadership, Essentials program. If you also complete and pass the Management and Leadership, Personal Development program, you’ll earn another CMI Level 5 Award. Together, these two awards will give you a CMI Level 5 Certificate in Management and Leadership – the next step to Chartered Manager status.
We’ve extended the final assessment date
Due to demand, we have extended the final assessment registration date until 28th February 2021. We’re working to extend this further and will update this page as soon as this is confirmed.