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Personal and Interpersonal Leadership (EDUC90137)

Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)

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This subject addresses development and understanding of self and others, interpersonal relationships, management of organisation and individual stress, assertive and non-assertive behaviour, conflict management, and negotiation skills from a leadership perspective. The subject is based on the assumption that leadership is distributed so that everyone is a leader.

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this subject, students should be able to:

  • Understand, analyse and critically evaluate the role of personal leadership in developing individual and organisational effectiveness;
  • Understand, analyse and critically evaluate the various approaches to helping individuals and groups become more skilled
  • Understand, analyse and critically evaluate effectiveness in terms of being self-confident, motivated and productive in organisations
  • Have further developed interpersonal skills for working more effectively in organizations

Generic skills

On completion of this subject, students should be able to:

  • be self reflective in a range of contexts
  • manage one's self and change behaviour
  • critically analyse and understand self in relation to others
  • problem-solve;
  • learn, adapt and work effectively with others in different organisational settings;
  • prioritise.

Last updated: 16 August 2023