No extensions will be granted. Late tasks will be accepted up to 72 hours after the submission deadline.  There will be a deduction of 20% of the total available marks made from the total awarded mark for each 24 hour period or part thereof that the submission is late (for example, 25 hours late in submission – 40% penalty). This penalty does not apply for cases in which an application for special consideration is made and approved.

The textbook for this subject (available from Co-Op Bookshop) is:

The Leadership Experience, Asia Pacific Edition. 1st edition by Richard L. Daft & Andrew Pirola-Merlo, Cengage Learning Australia, 2009.

This contains all the required chapter readings, self-assessments and case studies in addition to material posted on iLearn. The required text can be purchased from the Macquarie University Co-op Bookshop. A copy of the required text is also available in the Reserve section of Macquarie University Library.

Key research databases for your study of human resource management include Ebsco host: Academic Search Elite and Business Source Premier. Also search the websites of well-known consulting organisations such as Watson Wyatt, PWC, Deloitte, DDI, Hewitt Associates etc.

To succeed in this unit, students are required to:

1. Attend classes and understand the material covered to be able to discuss this with their peers. Students are expected to participate in class.

2. Critically analyse the leadership debates through their coursework to show how it influences students' own roles and careers. This is an essential requirement for all the assessment.

3. Students are expected to work individually and with their peers throughout the course.

4. Students must achieve an overall pass grade.

Technology Used and Required

Students are required to use various technology tools including word processing, Power Point, Turnitin and iLearn. The latter is a software tool used by Macquarie to manage teaching and learning practices: https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/. To log on, you must first obtain a log on password from IT services or the library then click through to BUS832. Please check this site each week for possible lecture slides and other announcements and material. 

Timetable

The timetable for this unit can be accessed from this portal: http://timetables.mq.edu.au

IT Help and IT Policy

To receive IT Help online, on the phone, by email or simply walking in use the following link. When using the University’s IT, you must adhere to the Acceptable Use Policy. The policy applies to all who connect to the MQ network including students and it outlines what can be done. Access to all student computing facilities within the Faculty of Business and Economics is restricted to authorised coursework for approved units. Student ID cards must be displayed in the locations provided at all times. Students are expected to act responsibly when using University IT facilities.

Student Support

Macquarie University provides a range of Academic Student Support Services.

Students with disability are encouraged to contact the Disability Support Unit who can provide appropriate help with any issues that arise during their studies.

University possesses vast online and human resources to help students learn:

• Online resources on Learning Skills
• Workshops and other Learning Skills resources for Postgraduate Students (ALPS)
• Personal assistance with your learning & study related questions.
• The Learning Help Desk is located in the Library foyer (level 2).
• Online and on-campus orientation events run by Mentors@Macquarie.

No tutors are used in the delivery or assessment of this unit.