Superiority complex

Many people have every right to feel themselves superior to others, although this can result in problems in life that can over-inflate an individual's sense of their own worth and can lead to unexpected behaviours.

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Students achieving more than 10 GCSEs, more than 3 "A stars" at A Level, entry to a prestigious University and graduating from that University with a "First" or its near neighbour, the "Twun" and successfully avoiding the "Desmond" have every expectation that they will feel themselves superior.  Their sense of superiority will be strengthened by being courted by some of the largest corporate employers in the world, being put on the "fast track" to Management and by absorbing ever higher starting salaries, designed to crowd out the market for "top" talent.

The opportunities to learn a little humility on their stellar journey are often ignored, shunned or avoided.

So, I have designed a compulsory undergraduate module in Food Bank Management.

Intended Learning outcomes are pretty much the same as for Bank Management:

Knowledge and Understanding 
- explain the key drivers for change in Food banking environments;
- discuss the concepts and theories that underpin modern Food banking and financial charitable institutions;
-analyse specific management issues in Food banking institutions.
Subject-specific skills
- interpret accounting information from the perspectives of the Food banker, the management of a Food bank and the regulation of a Food bank;
- apply relevant appraisal techniques to donating propositions.
Key/transferable skills
- work collaboratively
- research individual organisations and markets;
- develop professional report writing skills.

Any takers?