PCS-40038 Leadership and Complexity in Global Healthcare Summative Assessment Guidance 2025-26

PCS-40038 Assessment Description:

3500 word written assignment. Critical evaluation of a strategic leadership and change approach within a health-related organisation, exploring its context, power dynamics, organisational culture, and ethical implications to inform future practice.

Assessment Criteria:

You will be assessed on the demonstration of your organisational skills, knowledge & understanding of the subject, analysis, use of literature, reflexivity, referencing and syntax.

Requirements:

Knowledge and understanding will be demonstrated through:

1.Selection and critical evaluation of a strategic leadership and change approach within a healthcare organisation, including: 

• Justification of the chosen approach
• Analysis of context specificity
• Evaluation of implementation effectiveness

2.Analysis of leadership power dynamics and organisational culture: 

• Examination of power sources and their implications
• Assessment of delegation and authority structures
• Analysis of cultural impacts on change processes
• Evaluation of leader's role in cultural transformation

3.Ethical considerations and contemporary challenges: 

• Analysis of ethical dimensions in leadership
• Evaluation of equality and diversity initiatives
• Assessment of sustainability practices
• Examination of contemporary healthcare leadership challenges

The assignment should have the following structure:

Introduction:

• Define strategic leadership and organisational change
• Outline the selected approach and organisational context
• Present clear rationale for the chosen case
  Main Body:
• Critical evaluation of the selected leadership and change approach
• Analysis of power dynamics and organisational culture
• Discussion of ethical dimensions and contemporary challenges
• Evidence-based recommendations for practice development.

In accordance with University Regulations, in the event that a first attempt is unsuccessful, a second attempt will be allowed. See the Module Leader for any further guidance necessary. 

If you feel that, due to extenuating circumstances, you are unable to complete the assessment to the required standard, you should consider the information provided by the Keele University 

Preparation for Assessment:

The module content from the interactive lecture sessions (lectures, workshop materials and addition reading/resources). Also refer to the feedback from formative assessments. 

Learning Outcomes: Completion of the assignment provides evidence of the ability to:

1.Critically evaluate strategic leadership and change approaches: 

• Analyse context-specific factors
• Assess effectiveness of implementation
• Evaluate outcomes and impacts

2.Analyse power dynamics and cultural influences: 

• Examine sources and implications of leadership power
• Evaluate delegation and authority structures
• Assess cultural impacts on change processes

3.Evaluate ethical dimensions and contemporary challenges: 

• Analyse ethical considerations in leadership
• Assess equality and diversity initiatives
• Evaluate sustainability practices

Ensure critical analysis using relevant frameworks and evidence-based examples throughout.

Student Guidance

Your work should clearly demonstrate your achievement of the above learning outcomes.

At this academic level you are expected to consider the issues you raise and discuss how the knowledge can be applied to and develop public health/health protection practice.

Read and discuss a wide range of relevant current literature and use this to support your arguments, with appropriate referencing.

In marking your essay/presentation, the marker will be looking for the following: 

A concise, logical and coherent summary of all the main issues covered in the paper/presentation. No new material has been included in the conclusion

• Ensure that your work is word processed, and double line spaced with your Keele number (in the header of the document) and word count clearly identified after the conclusion
• Your work should be written in the passive tense
• Ensure that you have included a complete and accurate reference list that follows the APA (7th edition) referencing system – you can find guidance to help you with this on the KLE. Your reference list does NOT count in your essay word count
• Proofread your work carefully and check for accuracy of grammar, spelling and punctuation