Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Deborah Howlett
Contact via Email
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
((15cp at 100 level or above) including BBA102) and admission to BBusLeadCom
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
Leadership begins with knowing who you are. In this unit, students will be introduced to tools for self-reflection. Students will examine methods, skills, and strategies that will help them achieve career objectives. This unit also examines leadership theories, traits and behaviours and will provide students with discipline specific knowledge and skills, as well as the opportunity to conduct a comprehensive self-analysis. Outcomes from this unit will help students understand themselves and the foundations of leadership.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Essay | 40% | No | Week 6 |
Journal Writing | 30% | No | Weeks 7 and 10 |
Video Presentation | 30% | No | Week 12 |
Due: Week 6
Weighting: 40%
Late essays must also be submitted through Turnitin. No extensions will be granted. There will be a deduction of 10% made from the total available marks for each 24 hour period or part there of that the submission is late (for example, 25 hours late in submission incurs a 20% deduction). Late submissions will be accepted up to 96 hours after the due date and time.
This penalty does not apply for cases in which an application for Special Consideration is made and approved. Note: applications for Special Consideration Policy must be made within 5 (five) business days of the due date and time.
Due: Weeks 7 and 10
Weighting: 30%
Late essays must also be submitted through Turnitin. No extensions will be granted. There will be a deduction of 10% made from the total available marks for each 24 hour period or part there of that the submission is late (for example, 25 hours late in submission incurs a 20% deduction). Late submissions will be accepted up to 96 hours after the due date and time.
This penalty does not apply for cases in which an application for Special Consideration is made and approved. Note: applications for Special Consideration Policy must be made within 5 (five) business days of the due date and time.
Due: Week 12
Weighting: 30%
Late essays must also be submitted through Turnitin. No extensions will be granted. There will be a deduction of 10% of the total available marks for each 24 hour period or part there of that the submission is late (for example, 25 hours late in submission incurs a 20%). Late submissions will be accepted up to 96 hours after the due date and time.
This penalty does not apply for cases in which an application for Special Consideration is made and approved. Note: applications for Special Consideration Policy must be made within 5 (five) business days of the due date and time.
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Unit web page | The web page for this unit can be found at: https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/login/ |
Technology Used and Required | Students will need to be familiar with a web browser to access the unit web page. Students will need to be able to have access to video equipment (eg camera, smartphone etc) to complete the final assessment. |
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Recommended readings | Recommended readings are provided in the weekly iLearn offerings. |
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We want our graduates to have emotional intelligence and sound interpersonal skills and to demonstrate discernment and common sense in their professional and personal judgement. They will exercise initiative as needed. They will be capable of risk assessment, and be able to handle ambiguity and complexity, enabling them to be adaptable in diverse and changing environments.
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We want our graduates to be capable of reasoning, questioning and analysing, and to integrate and synthesise learning and knowledge from a range of sources and environments; to be able to critique constraints, assumptions and limitations; to be able to think independently and systemically in relation to scholarly activity, in the workplace, and in the world. We want them to have a level of scientific and information technology literacy.
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We want to develop in our students the ability to communicate and convey their views in forms effective with different audiences. We want our graduates to take with them the capability to read, listen, question, gather and evaluate information resources in a variety of formats, assess, write clearly, speak effectively, and to use visual communication and communication technologies as appropriate.
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Program Learning Outcomes have been added to the Unit Guide and unit material has been updated.
The topic areas of global contexts and sustainability are underpinned in this unit by both the lecture content and readings assigned and uploaded on iLearn. The focus is centred around the leadership applications of sustainability and the importance of leaders operating and understanding the global context.
Students are expected within their assessment task to acknowledge these concepts (if applicable) and apply them accordingly.
This unit supports the development of Program Learning Outcomes (PLO) for degree(s) delivered by the Faculty of Business and Economics. PLOs describe the educational outcomes of a degree and what you should be able to know, understand and do by the end of your degree.
Unit learning outcomes 1,2, 3,& 4 and assessments contribute to the following BBLC PLOs:
PLO 1: Demonstrate knowledge of leadership theories and their application to practice
PLO 3: Conduct comprehensive self-analysis
PLO 9: Demonstrate effective written communication in a business environment
This unit draws on research from a variety of sources. Students are encourage to conduct their own independent research on topics relevant to the course. Lectures and tutorials will include regular discussions about current practice as well as theoretical application.
Students can utilise a range of websites, journals and texts in conducting their own research. Examples of these are:
Sydney Morning Herald - http://www.smh.com.au
The Conversation - https://theconversation.com/au
The Leadership Quarterly
Harvard Business Review
This unit will give you extensive practice in applying theoretical knowledge to real world examples.