Students

MGMT3906 – Leadership and Influence in Action

2024 – Session 1, In person-scheduled-weekday, North Ryde

General Information

Download as PDF
Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit convenor
Senia Kalfa
senia.kalfa@mq.edu.au
Credit points Credit points
10
Prerequisites Prerequisites
150cp including 50cp at 2000 level or above
Corequisites Corequisites
Co-badged status Co-badged status
Unit description Unit description

This unit examines decision-making challenges, managing difficult relationships and building successful ones, and provides a range of competitive and cooperative negotiation strategies. It develops students' ability to develop effective strategies to influence others. Through a series of practical workshops, the unit aims to enhance students' practical skills of influence and persuasion, and further improve their effectiveness as leaders.

Important Academic Dates

Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  • ULO1: Apply leadership and influencing skills in a range of contexts.
  • ULO2: Evaluate the skills that effective leaders and influencers employ
  • ULO3: Investigate how different forms of power, relationships and ethical considerations can influence a negotiation process.

General Assessment Information

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 apply for Special Consideration.

Assessment Tasks

Name Weighting Hurdle Due
Active engagement 30% No Ongoing
Case Study 40% No Week 8
Reflection 30% No Week 11

Active engagement

Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 30 hours
Due: Ongoing
Weighting: 30%

 

This participatory task will comprise of students' completion of tasks in-class, contribution to tutorial discussions, and meaningful interaction with peers and teaching staff in tutorials.

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Apply leadership and influencing skills in a range of contexts.
  • Evaluate the skills that effective leaders and influencers employ

Case Study

Assessment Type 1: Case study/analysis
Indicative Time on Task 2: 30 hours
Due: Week 8
Weighting: 40%

 

Students will analyse a case study. The purpose of this assessment is to engage students in a scenario focused on the need to enact change and influence others. Students will draw on knowledge and skills developed in the unit to determine appropriate courses of action and propose recommendations for OR evaluate the actions of the protagonist of the case study.

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Apply leadership and influencing skills in a range of contexts.
  • Investigate how different forms of power, relationships and ethical considerations can influence a negotiation process.

Reflection

Assessment Type 1: Reflective Writing
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: Week 11
Weighting: 30%

 

The purpose of this assessment is to challenge students to critically and deeply think about how their learnings in this course are developing their knowledge, skills and abilities in leadership and, more broadly, are contributing to their professional and personal development. Students will be asked to reflect on their learning and development over the course of this unit, identify which areas are most important to them and why, and set feasible developmental goals to link their study to their careers.

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Evaluate the skills that effective leaders and influencers employ
  • Investigate how different forms of power, relationships and ethical considerations can influence a negotiation process.

1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:

  • the academic teaching staff in your unit for guidance in understanding or completing this type of assessment
  • the Writing Centre for academic skills support.

2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation

Delivery and Resources

Please refer to iLearn

Unit Schedule

Please refer to iLearn

Policies and Procedures

Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central (https://policies.mq.edu.au). Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:

Students seeking more policy resources can visit Student Policies (https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/policies). It is your one-stop-shop for the key policies you need to know about throughout your undergraduate student journey.

To find other policies relating to Teaching and Learning, visit Policy Central (https://policies.mq.edu.au) and use the search tool.

Student Code of Conduct

Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/admin/other-resources/student-conduct

Results

Results published on platform other than eStudent, (eg. iLearn, Coursera etc.) or released directly by your Unit Convenor, are not confirmed as they are subject to final approval by the University. Once approved, final results will be sent to your student email address and will be made available in eStudent. For more information visit connect.mq.edu.au or if you are a Global MBA student contact globalmba.support@mq.edu.au

Academic Integrity

At Macquarie, we believe academic integrity – honesty, respect, trust, responsibility, fairness and courage – is at the core of learning, teaching and research. We recognise that meeting the expectations required to complete your assessments can be challenging. So, we offer you a range of resources and services to help you reach your potential, including free online writing and maths support, academic skills development and wellbeing consultations.

Student Support

Macquarie University provides a range of support services for students. For details, visit http://students.mq.edu.au/support/

The Writing Centre

The Writing Centre provides resources to develop your English language proficiency, academic writing, and communication skills.

The Library provides online and face to face support to help you find and use relevant information resources. 

Student Services and Support

Macquarie University offers a range of Student Support Services including:

Student Enquiries

Got a question? Ask us via the Service Connect Portal, or contact Service Connect.

IT Help

For help with University computer systems and technology, visit http://www.mq.edu.au/about_us/offices_and_units/information_technology/help/. 

When using the University's IT, you must adhere to the Acceptable Use of IT Resources Policy. The policy applies to all who connect to the MQ network including students.

Unit information based on version 2024.04 of the Handbook