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Unit of Study MNG03217 - Leading and Managing People (2014)

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Unit description

Introduces students to theories and practices of contemporary leadership and management in a global setting. Various leadership styles will be canvassed and applied reflexively in developing students own approach to leading and managing, as two separate but interrelated skill sets.

Unit content

Topic 1: Introducing Leadership: Beginning to Form Your Personal Leadership Model
Topic 2: Teams, Leadership and Virtual Leadership
Topic 3: Ethical Leadership
Topic 4: Leadership in a Global and Multicultural Society
Topic 5: The Evolution of Western Management and Leadership Theory
Topic 6: The Psychology of Leadership
Topic 7: Management and Leadership
Topic 8: Politics and Leadership
Topic 9: Philosophy and Leadership
Topic 10: Practicing Leadership: It's Your Turn

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Gold Coast Session 2 Session 2
New Zealand - MIT Session 2 Session 2
Online Session 2 Session 2
Papua New Guinea - Air Niugini N/A Session 2
Sydney N/A Session 2

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

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

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 Critically assess leadership styles, management skills, communications skills and ethical decisionmaking, both personally and in a range of workplace contexts
2 Apply individual and team working skills, as well as contemporary knowledge, concepts and models, to progressing organisational goals.
3 Critically analyse contemporary theories and practices of leadership as these apply to competence across diverse cultural settings.
4 Demonstrate an ability to engage in continuous reflection and learning and to apply that reflexivity in students own practice as leaders and managers.

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

  1. Critically assess leadership styles, management skills, communications skills and ethical decisionmaking, both personally and in a range of workplace contexts
    • GA3:
    • GA6:
    • GA7:
  2. Apply individual and team working skills, as well as contemporary knowledge, concepts and models, to progressing organisational goals.
    • GA6:
    • GA7:
  3. Critically analyse contemporary theories and practices of leadership as these apply to competence across diverse cultural settings.
    • GA6:
    • GA7:
  4. Demonstrate an ability to engage in continuous reflection and learning and to apply that reflexivity in students own practice as leaders and managers.
    • GA3:
    • GA5:

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