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Leadership and Team Dynamics (MGMT90013)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Semester 1
Dr Andrew Yu andrew.yu@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
Availability | Semester 1 - Online |
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One of the main challenges for today's managers is effectively communicating vision and inspiring employees to achieve that vision within team-based work structures. This subject deals with this challenge by examining the interaction of leadership and team processes. A focus will be on critically evaluating the role of leaders in organisations with high involvement work practices (for example, employee involvement and empowerment) and the role of human resource practices in identifying and developing organisational leaders. Topics considered will include: contemporary theories of leadership; the role of managers as organisational leaders; human resources and leadership challenges of the team-based organisational structure; managing team dynamics; the effectiveness of shared leadership; human resource strategies for developing organisational leaders; and the impact of high involvement work practices on leading and managing teams.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Examine and evaluate the integrated nature of HRM strategy, policy and practice across the individual, group/team and organisational levels;
- Explore the interaction of human systems and processes across these three levels;
- Analyse the role played by stakeholders in the development of organisational policy and practice; and
- Develop a critical appreciation of the nature of organisational leadership and the role of leaders.
Generic skills
On successful completion of this subject, students should have improved the following generic skills:
- The ability to examine their own ideas and beliefs about team dynamics and leadership and compare them with the theories and observations of others;
- An appreciation of the integrated nature of HRM and group processes associated with team dynamics and leadership; and
- An understanding of a range of ideas concerning the role played by HRM in the emergence of effective leaders.
Last updated: 9 April 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Entry into the Master of Management (Human Resources) or the Master of Management.
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: 9 April 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Seminar preparation and participation
| Throughout the semester | 10% |
Group assignment (groups of 5)
| From Week 5 to Week 10 | 25% |
Group presentation (groups of 3-5)
| Week 11 | 10% |
Individual assignment
| Week 12 | 20% |
End of semester examination
| During the examination period | 35% |
Additional details
Important online examination information: This examination is the equivalent of a 2-hour assessment; however, students are provided with 3-hours to accommodate the time that will be required for typesetting of mathematical expressions and/or the uploading of documents.
Last updated: 9 April 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1 - Online
Principal coordinator Andrew Yu Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 36 hours (1.5hr lecture plus 1.5hr workshop each week) Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 1 March 2021 to 30 May 2021 Last self-enrol date 12 March 2021 Census date 31 March 2021 Last date to withdraw without fail 7 May 2021 Assessment period ends 25 June 2021 Semester 1 contact information
Dr Andrew Yu andrew.yu@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
Estimated total time commitment of 170 hours per semester
Last updated: 9 April 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
None
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Public Administration Course Master of Public Administration (Enhanced) Course Master of Management (Human Resources) Course Master of Management - Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 9 April 2024