Rhedir gan School of History, Law and Social Sciences

15.000 Credyd neu 7.500 Credyd ECTS

Semester 1

This module focuses on developing participants procurement management and leadership skills to enable them to identify, evaluate and successfully manage the procurement functions in business or public sector organisations. This module will interest candidates seeking to equip themselves to occupy senior level positions within public or private sector procurement. Participants will learn about key differences between management and leadership in the procurement domain, and will learn to master a range of techniques to help influence and manage internal and external stakeholders. The module will also analyse various drivers of procurement change, and provide in-depth consideration of a wide range of change management strategies. Another major focus of the module is to provide candidates with a thorough grounding in risk management techniques to prepare them to face the challenges that arise in the procurement context.

• Management in procurement.
• Leadership in procurement.
• Influencing and Managing stakeholders.
• Developing procurement people.
• Drivers of procurement change.
• Change Management.
• Introduction to Risk Management.
• Managing procurement risk in practice.

ardderchog

(70%+/ A- to A*) Displays mastery of a complex and specialized area of knowledge and skills, employing advanced skills to conduct research. Excellent work in this module will contain the qualities recognized in good work, but will show them in a more consistent way, and at all points. It will demonstrate a systematic knowledge and understanding of current issues in this field of study. It shows a critical awareness of current problems, much of which is at the forefront of this academic discipline. Work at this level shows a comprehensive understanding of techniques applicable to the student’s own research or to advanced scholarship. It shows throughout an ability to apply knowledge in an original way, and to use established techniques of research and enquiry to create and interpret knowledge in the discipline. The conceptual understanding evidenced in the work indicates that the student can critically evaluate advanced scholarship in the discipline, and do so in a consistent manner. The work shows an ability to evaluate methodologies and develop critiques of them, and, where appropriate, propose hypotheses.

trothwy

(50-59% / C- to C+) Displays ability within a specialized area of knowledge and skills, employing appropriate skills to conduct research. Work at threshold quality demonstrates an adequate knowledge and understanding of current issues in this field of study. It shows a critical awareness of current problems, some of which is informed by thinking at the forefront of the academic discipline. Work at this level shows a developing understanding of techniques applicable to the student’s own research. It shows an ability of apply knowledge in an original way, and to use established techniques of research and enquiry to interpret knowledge in the discipline. The conceptual understanding evidenced by the work indicates that the student can evaluate scholarship in the field.

da

(60-69% / B- to B+) Displays accomplished ability within a specialized area of knowledge and skills, employing good quality skills to conduct research. Good work in this module will demonstrate a systematic knowledge and understanding of current issues in this field of study. It shows a critical awareness of current problems, much of which is at, or informed by thinking at, the forefront of the academic discipline. Work at this level shows a comprehensive understanding of techniques applicable to the student’s own research. It shows an ability to apply knowledge in an original way, and to use established techniques of research and enquiry to create and interpret knowledge in the discipline. The conceptual understanding evidenced in the work indicates that the student can evaluate advanced scholarship in the discipline. The work shows an ability to evaluate methodologies and develop critiques of them, and, where appropriate, propose hypotheses.

1. Critically evaluate the difference between management and leadership in the procurement context.

2. Critically evaluate techniques for influencing internal and external stakeholders.

3. Critique a range of management and leadership theories within the context of procurement and discuss the key roles and functions of managers and leaders in procurement.

4. Critique the alternative ways and means of developing the purchasing team, including the use of Key Performance Indicators to help meet managerial objectives.

5. Analyse critically the typical drivers of change in procurement and critically evaluate different models of change management, as well as the skills required for managing change.

6. Critically evaluate how best to manage risk within the procurement context.

7. Critically analyse the range of factors you need to consider when managing procurement risk in practice.

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Lecture	Teaching will be in the form of a dynamic combination of pre-recorded lectures available on Blackboard and on-line live lectures facilitated by the lecturer and driven by class discussions and case study analysis at designated times. Students unable to participate at the time of on-live delivery would be able to download the recordings. Approximately 50% of the sessions will be pre-recorded with the remainder to be on-line live lectures.	16
Private study	Participants will be provided with additional materials for private study and will also have access to Bangor University on-line library catalogues.	134

• Llythrennedd - Medrusrwydd mewn darllen ac ysgrifennu drwy amrywiaeth o gyfryngau
• Defnyddio cyfrifiaduron - Medrusrwydd wrth ddefnyddio ystod o feddalwedd cyfrifiadurol
• Hunanreolaeth - Gallu gweithio mewn ffordd effeithlon, prydlon a threfnus. Gallu edrych ar ganlyniadau tasgau a digwyddiadau, a barnu lefelau o ansawdd a phwysigrwydd
• Archwilio - Gallu ymchwilio ac ystyried dewisiadau eraill
• Adalw gwybodaeth - Gallu mynd at wahanol ac amrywiol ffynonellau gwybodaeth
• Sgiliau Rhyngbersonol - Gallu gofyn cwestiynau, gwrando'n astud ar atebion a'u harchwilio
• Dadansoddi Beirniadol & Datrys Problem - Gallu dadelfennu a dadansoddi problemau neu sefyllfaoedd cymhleth. Gallu canfod atebion i broblemau drwy ddadansoddiadau ac archwilio posibiliadau
• Cyflwyniad - Gallu cyflwyno gwybodaeth ac esboniadau yn glir i gynulleidfa. Trwy gyfryngau ysgrifenedig neu ar lafar yn glir a hyderus.
• Rheloaeth - Gallu defnyddio, cydlynu a rheoli adnoddau (dynol, ffisegol ac/neu ariannol)
• Dadl - Gallu cyflwyno, trafod a chyfiawnhau barn neu lwybr gweithredu, naill ai gydag unigolyn neu mewn grwˆp ehangach
• Hunanymwybyddiaeth & Ystyried - Bod yn ymwybodol o'ch cryfderau, gwendidau, nodau ac amcanion eich hun. Gallu adolygu ,cloriannu a myfyrio'n rheolaidd ar eich perfformiad eich hun ac eraill.
• Arweinyddiaeth - Gallu arwain a rheoli, datblygu cynlluniau gweithredu ac amcanion, cynnig arweiniad a chyfarwyddyd i eraill, ac ymdopi â'r pwysau sy'n gysylltiedig ag awdurdod o'r fath

• Participants will become familiar with techniques to evaluate and manage risk.

• Participants will become familiar with the principles of good contract design and management.

• Participants will acquire critical awareness of current problems and/or new insights, informed by the latest academic literature, legislation and case law.

Rhestr ddarllen

J. Bratton & J. Gold. Human Resource Management: Theory and Practice, 5th ed., (Palgrave, 2012).

T. Rickards & M. Clark, Dilemmas of Leadership, 2nd ed., (Routeledge Cavendish, 2011).

C.Mena, R.Hoek and M.Christopher. Leading Procurement Strategy (Kogan Page, 2014).

P. Johnson and A. Flynn. Purchasing and Supply Management, 15th edition, (McGraw-Hill, 2015).

Further reading will be suggested at the end of each lecture according to current literature and participants will have access to the Bangor University online library databases.

Opsiynol mewn cyrsiau:

• M1AY: LLM Procurement Law, Strategy & Practice (Distance Learning) year 1 (LLM/PLSP)