Management related courses are generally monotonous. Our lecturer Jane Burns made it clear on the first day itself that she is going to make this course interesting but in her own way. So, the first assignment she comes up with is a group activity and that was “A Scavenger Hunt”. Which I believe was a brilliant idea to get to know your fellow classmates (Yes! It was an Ice-Breaker) and understand management process i.e., team goal, collaboration, teamwork, and most importantly communication. This course was a really new experience for me both from the learning point of view and performance wise. I learned that innovation requires collaboration, creativity especially during the synthesis of concepts for your topic or project.
The aim of this module is to enable students to develop their management skills on a number of levels. Jane has been consistent in helping students to develop their skills to write reflectively. This was done through reading material and encouraging student reflection. I am so glad that Jane arranged a lot of prestigious guest lecturers who shared knowledge and experience of their journey. To be honest, I had very minimal knowledge about librarians and libraries but, after listening to the guest speakers I realized managing library and people is not that easy. I never knew special librarians existed until Niamh O’Sullivan arrived as a guest lecturer and who is also a Special librarian.
Also, Jane told us a very important thing, ‘management professionals should always have contingency measures in different emergency and situation so that your task can be carried out smoothly”.
I believe this module will be useful throughout my degree and in my future professional and private life.
Reference:
https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/01435121011013421?fullSc=1
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