Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Tess Howes
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MBA or GradCertBusAdmin or GradDipBusAdmin or GradCertMgtPostMBA or GradDipMgt
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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 focuses on the nature and practice of leadership and the development of the leadership capabilities necessary to operate effectively in complex and rapidly changing organisational environments. It deals with a variety of leader behaviours and capabilities reflecting self-leadership, the leadership of others, and leadership within broader organisational and business contexts. |
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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 8 am (Sydney time). 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. See any further clarification from the unit convenor.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Leadership Reflection | 20% | No | Monday, Week 5, 08:00 AEST |
Group Leadership Presentation | 30% | No | Monday, Week 8, 08:00 AEST |
Leadership Interview Report | 50% | No | Monday, Week 10, 08:00 AEST |
Assessment Type 1: Reflective Writing
Indicative Time on Task 2: 10 hours
Due: Monday, Week 5, 08:00 AEST
Weighting: 20%
Reflection of up to 1,000 words. This assessment evaluates students’ ability to critically reflect on the leadership ideas and practices that they have learned in this unit
Assessment Type 1: Presentation
Indicative Time on Task 2: 10 hours
Due: Monday, Week 8, 08:00 AEST
Weighting: 30%
A group presentation of up to 20 minutes. This assessment evaluates students' ability to critically analyse real-life leadership examples.
Assessment Type 1: Qualitative analysis task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 25 hours
Due: Monday, Week 10, 08:00 AEST
Weighting: 50%
Leadership report of up to 3,000 words. This assessment evaluates students' ability to conduct interviews, synthesise the leadership insights shared by the study participants and present findings that demonstrate current understandings of leadership in contemporary contexts.
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
This unit of study is offered as a 5-day on-campus intensive supplemented by a 1-hour weekly online workshop and series of themed online discussions for students to apply the leadership theories and concepts to case studies, videos and required readings and share insights as a class of leadership scholars.
Topic 1: Leadership insights and perceptions Topic 2: Leadership and followership: two sides of the same coin Topic 3: Effective leaders are masterful and mindful communicators Topic 4: Leadership interviews [preparation for A3 Leadership Interview Report] Topic 5: Leadership vision and credibility: the heart of transformational leadership Topic 6: Situational and Servant leadership: developing and serving others Topic 7: The art of persuasion and influence Topic 8: Leadership as an adaptive and agile process Topic 9: Power, credibility and conflict resolution Topic 10: Inclusive leadership: leaders for the future
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Unit information based on version 2024.06 of the Handbook