Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Abas Mirzaei
Contact via via email
4ER, Room 214
By appointment
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Credit points |
Credit points
5
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to GMBA or GradCertGlobalBusPrac
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
Faced with complex and ambiguous environments, how do leaders envision the future and instill their vision in a way that conveys its meaningfulness and drives change and innovation? This unit addresses this challenge using the lenses of leadership, vision and identity. Drawing on theories such as internal marketing, the unit explores how students, as leaders, can create a compelling vision and understand how to communicate with impact and meaning. Students will also understand how to build personal power to exert influence and how to harness the transformative power of social identity to sustain commitment to the vision. Special attention will be given to the role of identity in leading across cultures and borders. In exploring these concepts, the unit will also build an understanding of how storytelling can engage and influence people beyond traditional approaches to communication. This unit will also explore the role of brands and visual identity in organisational success. Students will develop awareness of brand identity and the role of brand in clarifying and reinforcing the vision, both within the organisation, and for partners and customers. |
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Late submissions of assessments
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 grade of ‘0’ 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 concern.
For any late submissions of time-sensitive tasks, such as scheduled tests/exams, performance assessments/presentations, and/or scheduled practical assessments/labs, students need to submit an application for Special Consideration.
Special Consideration
To request an extension on the due date/time for a timed or non-timed assessment task, you must submit a Special Consideration application. An application for Special Consideration does not guarantee approval.
The approved extension date for a student becomes the new due date for that student. The late submission penalties above then apply as of the new due date.
Word limits
Anything beyond a stated assessment word limit (other than your reference list) may not be marked. Seek any further clarification from the unit convenor.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Reflection and analysis | 40% | No | Week 3 |
Purposeful meaning making | 60% | No | Week 6 |
Assessment Type 1: Report
Indicative Time on Task 2: 10 hours
Due: Week 3
Weighting: 40%
Length: max 1,000 words (excl. references) Format: Written report Task: You will be asked to analyse and synthesise factors that contribute to meaning and meaninglessness at work.
Assessment Type 1: Report
Indicative Time on Task 2: 14 hours
Due: Week 6
Weighting: 60%
Length: 1,800 - 2,000 words (excl. references) Format: Written report Task: In this task, you will be asked to identify and analyse factors that contribute the most to successful/unsuccessful higher purpose meaning making. Please refer to the section Course Resources - Assessment Information in your online unit for detailed information on this assignment as well as the marking criteria. You will be asked to submit your completed task via the Assignment submission link in your online unit.
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2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
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Unit information based on version 2023.01R of the Handbook