Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Convenor
Dr Bates Gill
Contact via please use email
B644, Level 6, 25B Wally's Walk (Faculty of Arts precinct)
by appointment
Convenor
Dr Andrew Kapos
Contact via please use email
B546, Level 5, 25B Wally's Walk (Faculty of Arts precinct)
by appointment
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
50cp at 2000 level or above and admission to BSecStudMCTerrorism or BSecStudMCrim or BSecStudMCyberSecAnalysis or BSecStudMIntell or BSecStudMSecStrategicStud
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit is only available for students that are enrolled in the vertical degree program. The aim of the unit to prepare students for future senior decision-making positions in government or the private sector. To achieve this, students will first gain a deep theoretical and conceptional understanding of leadership and decision-making. In particular, the unit will explore the limits of rationality, human cognition and other decision-making hazards. Second, the unit will invite senior leaders and decision-makers to speak to the unit (e.g. from government, academia, the media or the think-tank community). Students will be provided with ample time to ask questions and learn directly from the guest's experiences and lessons learnt. Finally, students will undertake a major independent research project where they will combine the theoretical and practical elements of leadership and decision making. |
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
LATE ASSESSMENT SUBMISSION PENALTY
Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, a 5% penalty (of the total possible mark) will be applied each day a written assessment is not submitted, up until the 7th day (including weekends). After the 7th day, a mark of ‘0’ (zero) will be awarded even if the assessment is submitted. Submission time for all written assessments is set at 11.55pm. A 1-hour grace period is provided to students who experience a technical issue.
This late penalty will apply to written reports and recordings only. Late submission of time sensitive tasks (such as tests/exams, performance assessments/presentations, scheduled practical assessments/labs will be addressed by the unit convenor in a Special consideration application.
WORD LIMITS FOR ASSESSMENT TASKS
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Leadership Focus Project | 50% | No | Presentation due in Week 13; essay due 11/11/22. |
Leadership profile | 20% | No | 30/9/2022 |
Op-ed essay | 30% | No | Week 7 |
Assessment Type 1: Project
Indicative Time on Task 2: 50 hours
Due: Presentation due in Week 13; essay due 11/11/22.
Weighting: 50%
Drawing from a list of biographies/autobiographies of leaders, students will be formed in groups to focus on one of the books and asked to develop a jointly prepared research presentation for the rest of the class. Students will also prepare and submit an individual critical research essay of 3000 words on their selected leader.
Assessment Type 1: Case study/analysis
Indicative Time on Task 2: 15 hours
Due: 30/9/2022
Weighting: 20%
Students will be asked to prepare a 500-word "leadership profile" for one of the guest lecturers, with background information, assessment of the guest's accomplishments/skills, and three incisive questions to be raised with the guest.
Assessment Type 1: Non-academic writing
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: Week 7
Weighting: 30%
Students to write a 700-word standard oped assessing a particular decision by a different leader than the one for their research project.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
UNIT REQUIREMENTS AND EXPECTATIONS
REQUIRED READINGS
TECHNOLOGY USED AND REQUIRED
SUBMITTING ASSESSMENT TASKS
LATE ASSESSMENT SUBMISSION PENALTY
Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, a 5% penalty (of the total possible mark) will be applied each day a written assessment is not submitted, up until the 7th day (including weekends). After the 7th day, a mark of ‘0’ (zero) will be awarded even if the assessment is submitted. Submission time for all written assessments is set at 11.55pm. A 1-hour grace period is provided to students who experience a technical issue.
This late penalty will apply to written reports and recordings only. Late submission of time sensitive tasks (such as tests/exams, performance assessments/presentations, scheduled practical assessments/labs will be addressed by the unit convenor in a Special consideration application.
WORD LIMITS FOR ASSESSMENT TASKS
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Date | Description |
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22/07/2022 | added second staff contact |
19/07/2022 | added second convenor |
Unit information based on version 2022.02 of the Handbook