Week One – Introduction: Management Roles and Responsibilities

8th January – 12th January

Day 1 – Introduction

Day 2 – Buddy icebreaker

Day 3 – What is so different about management? (Briefing)

Day 4 – A Day in the Life (Story)

Day 5 – A Day in the Life (Task)

Week Two – Strategic Planning

15th - 19th January

Day 6 – Strategic Planning: an Overview (Briefing)

Day 7 – Strategic Planning Techniques

Day 8 – Looking Ahead/Making Do

Day 9 – Developing a Library Strategy (Story)

Day 10 – Developing a Library Strategy (Task)

Week Three – Managing Human Resources

22nd – 26th January

Day 11 – Quiz - Handling Challenging Situations

Day 12 – Good Practice in HRM (Conversation briefing)

Day 13 – Groundhog Day (Choices and Decisions)

Day 14 – Innovative HRM Practices (Case studies)

Day 15 – Improving Staff Morale (Task)

Week Four – Managing Financial Resources

29th January – 2nd February

Day 16 – Financial Management: An Overview (Briefing)

Day 17 – Budgetary Monitoring and Control (Task)

Day 18 – Catch-up Day

Day 19 – A New Year Dawns (Exercise)

Day 20 – Competition

Week Five – Managing Projects

5th February – 9th February

Day 21 – Planning a Project (Story)

Day 22 – Essentials of Project Management

Day 23 – Project Management Techniques (Briefing)

Day 24 – Project Management Troubleshooting

Day 25 – Project Management Case Study

Week Six – Evaluation and Ongoing Managerial Development

12th – 16th February

Day 26 – Identifying managerial development needs (Story)

Day 27 – Identifying managerial development needs (Task)

Day 28 – Quiz Answers

Day 29 – Course summary

Day 30 – Evaluation and Conclusion

Week Seven - Portfolio Preparation

19th - 23rd February

Competition results

Weeks Eight – Portfolio Submission

26th February 2007 – 2nd March 2007

Submission deadline: Friday 2nd March 2007