CE4625: Coaching and Mentoring
| School | Continuing and Professional Education |
| Department Code | LEARN |
| Module Code | CE4625 |
| External Subject Code | L550 |
| Number of Credits | 10 |
| Level | L4 |
| Language of Delivery | English |
| Module Leader | Ms Louise Gray |
| Semester | Autumn Semester |
| Academic Year | 2014/5 |
Outline Description of Module
Mentoring is used more and more, supporting individuals achieve their goals in many areas of life. As a mentor the course will develop your ability to establish rapport, develop listening skills and the ability to pick up and respond to issues raised by your mentee. Although highly practical the course will also include theory in order for you to reflect and evaluate mentoring practice.
To identify the components and processes for establishing, monitoring and reviewing an effective mentoring relationship.
On completion of the module a student should be able to
Understand and use their knowledge and skills to establish a mentoring relationship that supports a mentee achieving their goals. Thoughtfully reflect on the process and evaluate his/her own performance in the mentoring relationship.
Knowledge and Understanding:
Display a broad introductory knowledge of how the mentoring relationship supports a mentee achieving their goals.
Identify key relevant theory and demonstrate understanding in practise.
Intellectual Skills:
Demonstrate an appropriate use of a range of strategies and techniques to motivate and support a mentee.
Identify and reflect upon prejudice and assumption.
Discipline Specific (including practical) Skills:
Demonstrate the ability to establish and monitor a mentoring relationship with mentee.
Demonstrate the use of mechanisms to evaluate his/her own performance in the mentoring relationship.
How the module will be delivered
All sessions will be interactive, involving whole group and small group discussion.
Class exercises will involve role-play and team / whole group feedback and reflection.
Activities may include information gathering, analysis and class presentations.
Total contact hours: 20
Skills that will be practised and developed
Effective communication skills.
Awareness of confidentiality.
Identification of different approaches to issues and problems.
Critical evaluation of these approaches in action.
How the module will be assessed
Written work up to a maximum of 1500 words.
A review portfolio that demonstrates an understanding of the mentoring relationship in theory and the ability to put strategies and techniques in practice.
Assessment Breakdown
| Type | % | Title | Duration(hrs) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Written Assessment | 100 | Coaching And Mentoring | N/A |
Syllabus content
Components of a mentoring relationship
How rapport is established – communication skills / active listening.
Confidentiality.
Support techniques – Egan Skilled Helper
Motivation strategies – Goal setting
Objective measures for monitoring achievement
Evaluation mechanisms
Reflection
Essential Reading and Resource List
Please see Background Reading List for an indicative list.
Background Reading and Resource List
The Mentoring Process
Clutterbuck, D. (2004) Everyone Needs a Mentor: Fostering talent in your organisation. 4th edition, London: CIPD
Clutterbuck, D. and Ragins, B.R., (2002) Mentoring and Diversity: An International Perspective. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann
Conway, C. (1998) Strategies for Mentoring: A Blueprint for Successful Organisational Development, Chichester: John Wiley
Miller, A., (2002) Mentoring students and young people: A handbook of effective practice. London: Kogan Page.