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Leadership in a Changing World (BUSA90557)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 6.25Online
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
July
Overview
Availability(Quotas apply) | July - Online |
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Fees | Look up fees |
Leadership involves influencing individuals and teams to strive to attain a goal or objective. This subject addresses the leadership principles and skills that managers need to be effective in today’s complex and rapidly changing environment, where organisations are increasingly global with a diverse workforce.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Articulate a business case for diversity in organisations and then critically evaluate the business case
- Lead, as well as work with, individuals in diverse workplaces
- Influence others toward desired outcomes
- Identify appropriate leadership principles for a situation and then apply those principles
- Identify potential workplace conflicts and then effectively manage those conflicts
Generic skills
- Team working skills
- Interpersonal and networking skills
- Communication skills
- Organisational skills
- Critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills
Last updated: 28 March 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
BUSA90556 | Business Foundations for Managers |
September (Online)
March (Online)
October (Online)
May (Online)
July (Online)
|
12.5 |
BUSA90552 | Business Essentials |
September (On Campus - Parkville)
January (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
Summer Term (Online)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
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: 28 March 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Individual Assessment
| Week 1 | 20% |
Individual Assessment
| Week 2 | 10% |
Individual assessment
| Week 3 | 30% |
Individual Assessment
| End of the teaching period | 40% |
Last updated: 28 March 2024
Quotas apply to this subject
Dates & times
- July - Online
Mode of delivery Online Contact hours Total time commitment 85 hours Teaching period 8 July 2024 to 16 August 2024 Last self-enrol date 8 July 2024 Census date 19 July 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 9 August 2024 Assessment period ends 23 August 2024 July contact information
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- Student Learning Entitlement. This applies to all students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).
Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement.
Last updated: 28 March 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
Last updated: 28 March 2024