DC5006 - Police Leadership (PCDA)

What will I learn on this module?

As a Police Constable you will be supervised by senior officers; however, you will also often be the authority figure when dealing with the public or external partners. It is therefore important that you understand your own role as a leader and how leadership can be effectively used. On this module, you will explore the role of a leader in relation to public complaints, operational culture, integrity, and the dynamics of leadership when working as part of a team. In addition, you will be required to reflect upon how leadership works to manage team dynamics and to inform operational policing objectives and operational briefings with the latter linking to the National Intelligence Model and force briefing methods.



CoP curriculum learning outcomes (content):



YEAR 2

The Police Constable role and professional standards 1.1 -1.3, 2.1

Leadership and team-working 1.1-1.4, 2.1-.2.2, 3.1 ,4.1 ,5.1-5.3 ,6.1

Valuing diversity and inclusion 1.1-1.2

Wellbeing and resilience 1.1

Communication Skills 1.1

Community Policing and Partnership Working 2.1-2.4, 3.1-3.2



LOCAL LEARNING

The Police Constable role and professional standards 3.1

Communications Skills 1.1-1.2

Prevention and Problem Solving 1.1-2.1

How will I learn on this module?

This is a dynamic module which will draw upon a wide range of teaching methods to offer an engaging learning experience. Delivery will include classroom sessions delivered by subject experts and trainers combined with a blended delivery, including interactive practical exercises. The assessment takes place within the module where you will be supported by the academic lead while working in teams with your peers. As such, this also forms part of the learning experience and a consolidation of learning while on the module.

How will I be supported academically on this module?

As student officers you will be supported through a variety of means including active participation and discussion during classroom sessions. All lectures and other classroom materials will be available on the module’s dedicated BlackBoard site. This will be supplemented by a reading list including links to relevant academic sources on the BlackBoard site.



You will also be supported by the academic lecturer/module leader, module trainer, assessor and coach staff through group and individual tutorials. Written or verbal assessment feedback will be used to enable students to understand their academic performance to help show how work can be improved for subsequent assessments. 

What will I be expected to read on this module?

All modules at Northumbria include a range of reading materials that students are expected to engage with. The reading list for this module can be found at: http://readinglists.northumbria.ac.uk
(Reading List service online guide for academic staff this containing contact details for the Reading List team – http://library.northumbria.ac.uk/readinglists)

What will I be expected to achieve?

Knowledge & Understanding (K&U):  

Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of leadership in policing at all levels.

Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the importance of leadership to police culture, as well as other related factors such as well-being and resilience, professional standards and the way leadership works in the context of briefings.

 

Intellectual/Professional skills & abilities (IPSA): 

Demonstrate appreciation of teamworking and how this relates to the dynamics of leadership.

Demonstrate competent presentation skills in terms of structured and coherent content, relevant content and clear communication.



Personal Values Attributes (Global / Cultural awareness, Ethics, Curiosity) (PVA): 

Demonstrate reflection on engaging with leadership and one’s own role as a leader, when working as part of a team with colleagues.

How will I be assessed?

The assessment will be a briefing, prepared and delivered by four students for a duration of 10 minutes, followed by 10 minutes of questions to ensure all module learning outcomes are met. The briefing should include reference to Red Sigma. Questions will cover student reflections on their supervision relationship and leadership experiences. The assessment should be supported by relevant academic and policy evidence.

Pre-requisite(s)

N/A

Co-requisite(s)

N/A

Module abstract

Strong and ethical leadership is fundamental to effective and professional delivery within the policing organisation and plays a crucial role in maintaining public trust and policing by consent. This module explores police leadership on a number of levels, including factors that have affected police practice and perceptions of the police in recent years relating to decision-making within the police organisation and the actions of individual officers. The module also explores leadership styles and leadership at all levels with students encouraged to reflect on their own position as leaders in teamworking situations and in interactions with the community. In addition, leadership will also be considered in relation to public complaints, operational culture, integrity and how leadership works to manage team dynamics and to inform operational policing objectives and operational briefings with the latter linking to the National Intelligence Model and force briefing methods.

Course info

Credits 20

Level of Study Undergraduate

Mode of Study 30 months Full Time

Location City Campus, Northumbria University

City Newcastle

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