1. MGMT 302 lectures will NOT be recorded. 
2. Attendance will be taken at each tutorial.
3. Students are required to individually research and write their response to the essay topic and the reflection/discussion paper. These are not collaborative exercises and must be the sole work of the individual student.
4. Students MAY be required to discuss their submitted essay content with the Lecturer to ensure student authorship.
5. Teamwork is a component of this unit and failure to join a team, is at the detriment of the student. No student can undertake the Presentation/activity assessment task as an individual.
6. Students will need to note the different submission requirements for each assessment task as highlighted within the Assessment Tasks Section.
7. In the event of a misadventure impacting your ability to submit an assessment, you will need to apply for Disruption to Study, as no extensions will be granted allowing students to submit an assessment task late. This is highlighted within the Assessment Task Section for each assessment.
8. All students will undertake a peer assessment on the contribution of team members in the team presentation/activity task.

1. This unit is comprised of weekly seminar classes comprising a three hour duration of lecture content, activities and exercises.
2. The class is held every Wednesday 6-9 pm at E4B 314 (see http://timetables.mq.edu.au)
3. Attendance will be taken in the class. Attendance at class will allow the student to gain the maximum benefit, as will be the expected interaction within the class environment
4. To pass this course, students need to achieve an overall grade of 50%.
5. Students are expected to have read prescribed material before class, join in discussion and attempt all assessments. Reflection is critical to integrating unit material. Therefore, active participation in discussions and exercises is of utmost importance not only to the participating student but to the whole class. 
6. Staff will respond to emails within 48 hours. Staff will not respond to emails on weekends or public holidays.
7. Students are expected to arrive on time and not leave until class ends.
8. Mobile phones are to be set on silent during class. Texting or other mobile phone activity during class is distracting to the student concerned, the lecturer and other students and is strictly forbidden. Students violating this requirement will be asked to leave the class.
9. Students checking their social media accounts during class will be asked to leave the class. 
10. Photography as well as audio/video recording by students is not permitted. 

Required and Recommended Texts and/or Materials

Prescribed Text

There is NO prescribed text for this unit, but various readings and other materials will be made available via the library e-Reserve section.

Recommended Readings:

Summers, J & Smith, B (2014) Communication Skills Handbook. 4th Ed John Wiley & sons.Qld.

Eunson, B (2016)  C21: Communication in the 21st Century. 4th Ed John Wiley & sons.  Qld.

Watson, G & Reissner, S (eds) (2015) Developing Skills for Business Leadership.2nd Ed. CIPD England

De Janasz, S; Crossman, J; Campbell, N & Power, M. (2014) Interpersonal; Skills in Organisations. 2nd Ed McGraw-Hill Education. Australia

Lencioni, P (2004) Death by Meeting: A Leadership Fable Jossey- Bass New York

Note:

It is imperative that students keep abreast of current developments both in Australia and abroad via the public and popular media in respect to leadership. At the beginning of each lecture, students will be asked to participate in a discussion of the preceding week’s newsworthy items.

Technology Used and Required

Students are required to have access to a personal computer and familiarise themselves with iLearn (https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/login/MQ/). iLearn will be used to post lecture slides, assessment details, student grades and as a means of communication between staff members and students. If you have difficulties logging on to iLearn, please contact the university's technical support staff. Do not contact the lecturer as she is not be able to help you with technical queries.

Students are expected to check their university email account and contact the teaching staff through it. Gmail, hotmail and other personal email accounts are often blocked through the university's spam filter; communicating through those risks that your query will not be answered.

Unit Web Page

The web page for this unit can be found at: iLearn http://learn.mq.edu.au

COURSE MATERIAL

1. You are expected to save and/or print copies of the lecture slides and bring them along to class. No printouts will be given by the lecturer.
2. You are expected to save and/or print copies of material necessary for each seminar. No printouts will be given by the lecturer.
3. All important announcements will be made on iLearn and you are expected to view the announcements page of the course website at least once a week. 

UNIT SCHEDULE:

As a guide:

Lectures – The role of lectures is to build on the relevant core readings to set out main ideas, theories and conceptual frameworks. Lectures are assumed to last 2 hours.

Tutorials – The tutorials provide an interactive environment to allow the development of knowledge and practice of skills through exercises and scenarios. Tutorials are assumed to last 1 hour.

1. This unit draws on extensive research from numerous sources.  
2. Conducting research independently is encouraged and rewarded
3. The topic of Communication in a leadership context is applicable across the globe. This will be discussed in the application of business communication in a cross - cultural environment in an organisational sphere.
4. Issues of sustainability in communication and leadership are integrated throughout the unit.