Leading a Programme

A free, open, online course and community

Introductions

What is the

course for?

Friday, January 16, 2015

Format

Six weeks duration

Each week:

• One question

• One task

Discussions are supported by suggested readings –

please share others you know about or find

Weekly Topics1. What characteristics does a

‘good’ programme leader

have?

2. What does a programme

leader do? Part 1: what are

the regular procedural tasks?

3. What does a programme

leader do? Part 2: what

strategic thinking is needed?

4. What makes a good strategy

at programme level?

5. How do we know whether a

programme is effective?

6. How can a programme

improve?

Friday, January 16, 2015

Technology

• Wordpress blog for key information

• Google+ for synchronous/asynchronous communication

• Google drive or system of your choice to share documents

• Twitter for updates/tweetchats

• Adobe connect for webinars

Working Groups

Friday, January 16, 2015

Questions?

Suggestions?

Contributions?

Topic 1: What characteristics does a ‘good’

programme leader in Higher Education have?

Task 1

Write a more structured answer to the weekly question, as

indicated on the topic page, and send it to me by

Wednesday evening.

Questions?

Suggestions?

Contributions?