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Leadership (BUSA90480)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 6.25On Campus (Parkville) and Online
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
September
Overview
Availability | Summer Term - On Campus March - On Campus March - On Campus June - On Campus Winter Term - On Campus September - On Campus October - Online |
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Fees | Look up fees |
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 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.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Appreciate and work with diversity and discover the value of collaboration
- Heighten their self‐awareness and self‐knowledge
- Apply their leadership to individuals, groups and organisations
- Better relate to and influence others
- Communicate and manage conflict more effectively
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Prerequisites
Admission into the MC-BA218 Master of Business Administration, GD-BA Graduate Diploma in Business Administration, MC-BAPTME Master of Business Administration, GC-BA Graduate Certificate in Business Administration, PR-BA Professional Certificate in Business Administration, 294PN Master of Marketing, GD-MKTG Graduate Diploma in Marketing
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Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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BUSA90552 | Business Essentials |
October (Online)
August (Online)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
July (Online)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
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12.5 |
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: 31 January 2024
Assessment
June
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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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% |
September
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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In class assessment
| Throughout the teaching period | 40% |
Syndicate assignment equivalent of individual 1,500 word assignment
| End of the teaching period | 60% |
Summer Term
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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In class assessment
| Throughout the teaching period | 40% |
Syndicate assignment equivalent of individual 1,500 word assignment
| End of the teaching period | 60% |
Additional details
Part Time (Summer Term, September)
EMBA (June)
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Summer Term - On Campus
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total time commitment 70 hours Pre teaching start date 3 January 2023 Pre teaching requirements students are required to complete approximately 15 hours of readings to prepare for the subject during the pre-teaching period Teaching period 6 January 2023 to 8 January 2023 Last self-enrol date 3 January 2023 Census date 6 January 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 11 January 2023 Assessment period ends 15 January 2023 - March - On Campus
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total time commitment 70 hours Pre teaching start date 9 February 2023 Pre teaching requirements Students are required to complete approximately 30 hours of readings to prepare for the subject during pre-teaching period Teaching period 9 March 2023 to 16 April 2023 Last self-enrol date 14 February 2023 Census date 10 March 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 24 March 2023 Assessment period ends 16 April 2023 - March - On Campus
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total time commitment 70 hours Pre teaching start date 24 March 2023 Pre teaching requirements students are required to complete approximately 15 hours of readings to prepare for the subject during the pre-teaching period Teaching period 31 March 2023 to 2 April 2023 Last self-enrol date 24 March 2023 Census date 31 March 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 4 April 2023 Assessment period ends 9 April 2023 - June - On Campus
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total time commitment 70 hours Pre teaching start date 23 June 2023 Pre teaching requirements students are required to complete approximately 15 hours of readings to prepare for the subject during the pre-teaching period Teaching period 30 June 2023 to 2 July 2023 Last self-enrol date 23 June 2023 Census date 30 June 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 4 July 2023 Assessment period ends 9 July 2023 - Winter Term - On Campus
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total time commitment 70 hours Pre teaching start date 7 July 2023 Pre teaching requirements students are required to complete approximately 15 hours of readings to prepare for the subject during pre-teaching period Teaching period 14 July 2023 to 16 July 2023 Last self-enrol date 7 July 2023 Census date 14 July 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 18 July 2023 Assessment period ends 23 July 2023 - September - On Campus
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 15 hours Total time commitment 70 hours Pre teaching start date 8 September 2023 Pre teaching requirements students are required to complete approximately 5 hours of readings to prepare for the subject during pre-teaching period Teaching period 15 September 2023 to 17 September 2023 Last self-enrol date 8 September 2023 Census date 15 September 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 19 September 2023 Assessment period ends 24 September 2023 September contact information
- October - Online
Mode of delivery Online Contact hours Total time commitment 70 hours Teaching period 23 October 2023 to 1 December 2023 Last self-enrol date 23 October 2023 Census date 2 November 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 17 November 2023 Assessment period ends 8 December 2023
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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: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Subject notes
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
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Business Administration Course Master of Marketing Course Master of Marketing Course Master of Marketing Course Master of Business Administration Course Graduate Diploma in Marketing Course Graduate Diploma in Business Administration
Last updated: 31 January 2024