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Managing Teams (MGMT90265)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Term 2
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Emma Power - emma.power@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
| Availability | Term 2 - Online |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
In Managing Teams, students will learn and apply core knowledge, skills and tools for leading teams in a context of digital transformation and dynamic competitive environments. The subject focuses in particular on how to cultivate individual and collective capacity for collaboration.
To this end the subject focuses on leadership competencies in four domains:
- Communication (including presenting clearly, with impact and the importance of authenticity)
- Teams (including dynamics, group decision making and sharing of leadership)
- Performance Management (including setting goals and providing feedback)
- Conflict and negotiation (including diagnosing types and causes of conflict, and negotiation and conflict resolution practices)
Building on current academic research and leadership practice, students will devise actionable strategies to address complex day-to-day team leadership challenges in a context of organizational complexity, disruptive technologies, and diverse stakeholder needs and demands. Students will develop skills for critical analysis and reflection, for individual and collective decision making, and for supporting team member well-being in uncertain and challenging conditions. This subject includes lectures with leading experts, case studies, contemporary readings and resources, webinars, and facilitated online group discussions.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Critically evaluate the impact of effective communication, performance management and collaboration on the development and management of high-performing teams
- Demonstrate theoretical understanding and knowledge of current research, debates, and practices with respect to team effectiveness
- Apply leadership theories and research to address complex leadership challenges, enhance team dynamics and support the delivery of organisational strategy
- Identify and navigate conflict to achieve optimal outcomes for key stakeholders, particularly within effective teams.
Generic skills
- Self-knowledge and regulation
- Reflecting critically on their own learning and development
- Taking values-based action
- Understanding and demonstrating ethical behaviour in leadership
- Systems thinking
- Analysis and problem solving
- Written and oral communication
- Giving and receiving effective feedback
- Effective teamwork and interdisciplinary collaboration (including online)
- Synthesising ideas, theories and data when developing solutions to problems related to management
- Retrieving relevant information from a variety of sources and applying it in their workplaces
Last updated: 9 April 2024
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: 9 April 2024
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Online contribution and live webinar participation | Throughout the semester | 20% |
ePortfolio of Leadership Development Activity (includes 4 tasks), due at the end of each module
| During the teaching period | 70% |
Final leadership action plan
| During the assessment period | 10% |
Last updated: 9 April 2024
Dates & times
- Term 2 - Online
Coordinator Emma Power Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 24 hours of online contact; 56 hours of case study analysis; 20 hours of online forum discussion activity; 70 hours of online activities, participation in simulations, and other management related analyses. Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 22 April 2024 Pre teaching requirements During the pre-teaching period, students should familiarise themselves with the learning platform and the subject requirements. Teaching period 29 April 2024 to 23 June 2024 Last self-enrol date 23 April 2024 Census date 17 May 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 7 June 2024 Assessment period ends 30 June 2024 Term 2 contact information
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Emma Power - emma.power@unimelb.edu.au
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Last updated: 9 April 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
Last updated: 9 April 2024