Leadership (BUSA90480)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 6.25On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
Contact information
Summer Term
June
September
Please refer to the LMS for up-to-date subject information, including assessment and participation requirements, for subjects being offered in 2020.
Overview
| Availability | Summer Term March March June September September |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
Part Time:
Organizations face many adaptive challenges to survive and thrive in a context of a complex and uncertain environment driven by forces such as globalization and technology. Managers maintain the status quo efficiently but leaders help individuals, teams, organizations, and societies to do adaptive work. Leadership has been defined as “the process of influencing others to understand and agree about what needs to be done, and how to do it, and the process of facilitating individual and collective efforts to achieve shared objectives” (Yukl, 2006). Leadership is not a position but a process and it is often emergent and shared by individuals who choose to be leaders and have developed leadership capability. Leadership is particularly important in new organization structures that are flat, flexible, diverse, and global rather than hierarchical, stable, and homogenous. There is substantial evidence that leadership can be learned and this introductory subject is aimed at developing the capability to lead individuals and teams through intrapersonal (i.e., self-awareness and self-management) and interpersonal (i.e., social awareness and social skill) development. This subject is a two and a half day intensive that includes theoretical and conceptual content alongside solo and group exercises designed to prepare students for leadership experiences in the MBA program and their future careers.
Full Time:
Organizations face many adaptive challenges to survive and thrive in a context of a complex and uncertain environment driven by forces such as globalization and technology. Managers maintain the status quo efficiently but leaders help individuals, teams, organizations, and societies to do adaptive work. Leadership has been defined as “the process of influencing others to understand and agree about what needs to be done, and how to do it, and the process of facilitating individual and collective efforts to achieve shared objectives” (Yukl, 2006). Leadership is not a position but a process and it is often emergent and shared by individuals who choose to be leaders and have developed leadership capability. Leadership is particularly important in new organization structures that are flat, flexible, diverse, and global rather than hierarchical, stable, and homogenous. There is substantial evidence that leadership can be learned and this introductory subject is aimed at developing the capability to lead individuals and teams through intrapersonal (i.e., self-awareness and self-management) and interpersonal (i.e., social awareness and social skill) development. This subject is a five day intensive that includes theoretical and conceptual content alongside solo and group exercises designed to prepare students for leadership experiences in the MBA program and their future careers.
EMBA:
Effective leadership provides direction, alignment and commitment for the collective. It is about courage, visibility and approachability. It is about learning to disappoint people a little less!
Intended learning outcomes
Part Time:
On completion of this subject, students should:
- Integrate into the MBS community and begin the creation of a cohort culture
- Appreciate and work with diversity and discover the value of collaboration
- Heighten their self-awareness and self-knowledge
- Learn skills to develop, lead and participate in teams
- Enhance their ability to relate to and influence others
- Improve their ability to communicate effectively and manage conflict
Full Time:
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Integrate into the MBS community and begin the creation of a cohort culture
- Appreciate and work with diversity and discover the value of collaboration
- Heighten their self-awareness and self-knowledge
- Develop, lead and participate in teams
- Enhance their ability to relate to and influence others
- Improve their ability to communicate effectively and manage conflict
- Work effectively in cross cultural groups
- Enhance their ability to manage their emotions to more effectively interact with others
- Develop power bases and use influence tactics appropriately
- Intervene strategically in dyadic and group settings
EMBA:
On completion of this subject, students should have:
- A basic understanding of leadership and encourage critical evaluation of leadership concepts and theories, e.g. management vs. leadership, transformational leadership, emotional intelligence in leadership, authentic leadership, dark side of leadership.
- The ability to work and lead in diverse teams including influencing, communicating and presenting skills, managing cross-cultural and gender differences (in-group/out group effects), conflict management.
- Developed the capacity for self-awareness, looking back and understanding how one’s history and crucibles experiences shape strengths and challenges, single loop and double loop learning, understanding one’s impact on others, the emotional dimensions of leadership and emotional intelligence, strategies for managing stress such as resilience and self-care.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
June
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
In class assessment Hurdle requirement | Throughout the teaching period | 40% |
Syndicate assignment equivalent of individual 2,500 word assignment
| End of the teaching period | 60% |
Class participation; Attendance at lectures, peer and instructor evaluation of contribution to class learning throughout first Residential Module | Throughout the teaching period | 10% |
Individual assignment 1
| 2 weeks prior to first Residential Module | 10% |
Individual assignment 2
| 2 weeks prior to first Residential Module | 15% |
Individual assignment 3
| 1.5 weeks prior to first Residential Module | 15% |
Individual group discussion 1 start of Day 1 of first Residential Module
| Day 1 | 25% |
Individual group discussion 2 end of Day 1 of first Residential Module
| Day 1 | 25% |
Summer Term
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
In class assessment Hurdle requirement | Throughout the teaching period | 40% |
Syndicate assignment equivalent of individual 1,500 word assignment
| End of the teaching period | 60% |
In class assessment Hurdle requirement | Throughout the teaching period | 40% |
Syndicate assignment equivalent of individual 2,500 word assignment
| End of the teaching period | 60% |
Additional details
Part Time (Summer Term)
Full Time (March)
EMBA (June)
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Summer Term
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 15 hours Total time commitment 85 hours Pre teaching start date 1 January 2020 Pre teaching requirements students are required to complete approximately 5 hours of readings to prepare for the subject during pre-teaching period Teaching period 3 January 2020 to 5 January 2020 Last self-enrol date 1 January 2020 Census date 3 January 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 8 January 2020 Assessment period ends 12 January 2020 Summer Term contact information
- March
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total time commitment 85 hours Pre teaching start date 5 February 2020 Pre teaching requirements Students are required to complete approximately 30 hours of readings to prepare for the subject during pre-teaching period Teaching period 5 March 2020 to 5 April 2020 Last self-enrol date 10 February 2020 Census date 6 March 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 13 March 2020 Assessment period ends 5 April 2020 - March
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 15 hours Total time commitment 85 hours Pre teaching start date 25 March 2020 Pre teaching requirements Students are required to complete approximately 5 hours of readings to prepare for the subject during the pre-teaching period Teaching period 27 March 2020 to 29 March 2020 Last self-enrol date 25 March 2020 Census date 27 March 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 1 April 2020 Assessment period ends 5 April 2020 - June
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 15 hours Total time commitment 85 hours Pre teaching start date 17 June 2020 Pre teaching requirements students are required to complete approximately 5 hours of readings to prepare for the subject during pre-teaching period Teaching period 19 June 2020 to 21 June 2020 Last self-enrol date 17 June 2020 Census date 19 June 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 24 June 2020 Assessment period ends 28 June 2020 June contact information
- September
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 15 hours Total time commitment 85 hours Pre teaching start date 9 September 2020 Pre teaching requirements students are required to complete approximately 5 hours of readings to prepare for the subject during pre-teaching period Teaching period 11 September 2020 to 13 September 2020 Last self-enrol date 9 September 2020 Census date 11 September 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 16 September 2020 Assessment period ends 20 September 2020 September contact information
- September
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total time commitment 85 hours Pre teaching start date 15 September 2020 Pre teaching requirements students are required to complete approximately 5 hours of readings to prepare for the subject during pre-teaching period Teaching period 17 September 2020 to 19 September 2020 Last self-enrol date 15 September 2020 Census date 18 September 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 September 2020 Assessment period ends 26 September 2020
Additional delivery details
This subject is only available to students admitted to GD-BA, GD-MKTG, MC-BAPT, MC-BAPTME, or students with permission of the MBA Course coordinator
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
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- Subject notes
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Last updated: 3 November 2022