Short Course: Improvement through People
About
This module aims to develop you as business improvers in terms of how you think and understand yourself as well as how you can most effectively behave in relation to those involved or affected by improvement projects.
It also seeks to equip you with the knowledge of wider people management which has been found to significantly affect the success of improvement projects and the implications of this to your work.
You will cover the following subject areas:
- Mindset, Personality and Human Behaviour
- Reflection
- Facilitation of Groups
- Influencing
- Managing Conflict and Difficult Conversations
- Coaching
- Learning as an Individual and Organisational Approaches
- Stress, Wellbeing and Resilience
- Motivation and Performance Management
- Teams and Teamworking
This course is ideal for those in positions to effect change within their organisations.
Delivery format
- Teaching will be delivered face-to-face on the Belfast campus.
- The course is delivered in a 3 day taught block and is supported by online materials which students can access on demand.
- Students will also be expected to complete reading, research and write an assignment outside the taught days.
- The course is assessed via 100% coursework. You'll hand in a practical individual assignment based on your own organisation, to put knowledge to practice.
Campus
Belfast
Term Dates
Course Start Date: 25 March 2025
This course requires on-campus attendance, at our Belfast campus, during Semester 2 in 2025 and is timetabled for the following days:
- Tuesday 25 March 2025, 09:15am - 5:15pm
- Wednesday 26 March 2025, 09:15am - 5:15pm
- Thursday 27 March 2025, 09:15am - 5:15pm
Dates may be subject to change.
Further Information
Modules
This is a 20 credit module short course - see the about section for details of content.
Entry requirements
You should hold a Second-Class Honours Degree or better OR have significant managerial / business experience.
Eligibility
Places are limited and open to applicants who:
- are over 18 years of age;
- are eligible to work in Northern Ireland;
- are ‘settled’ in Northern Ireland, and has been ordinarily resident in the UK for at least three years; or
- are a person who has indefinite leave to enter or remain in the UK.
- meet the course specific entry requirements above.
- meet the Ulster University general entry requirements
Apply now - limited places available
There are a limited number of places for this course. Offers will be extended to those applicants who meet the entry requirements following successful completion of the application process. Applications will no longer be accepted or processed once all offers are extended. Applications will no longer be accepted or processed once all places are filled. Applications can not be considered once a course has started.
Please note you can only be funded by DfE for a maximum of two courses at any one time (including modules to a total of 45 credits per semester - if studying part-time).
- Click on the Apply Now button.
- This will take you to the online application system – if you have never used this before please click on First Time user account creation and create an account.
- Log into the system and click on New – create a new application.
- Choose Professional Develop Postgrad as the Application Type
- Choose Admission Term 24/25 and complete your details.
- Click the Fill Out Application button.
- Click on Programme Selection.
- In the programme choice dropdown please choose: PG Cred Upskilling SKILLS PT Belfast.
- Please type the title of the short course you wish to study in the box below the programme choice.
- Please complete all required application section.
- Ensure your application is complete and then submit.
