WELF 7018 Leadership in Organisations

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Credit Points 10

Legacy Code 102392

Coordinator Michael Houlbrook Opens in new window

Description This subject focuses on leadership in human service organisations and the social and economic factors that influence and frame practice. Students in the subject will briefly review the contemporary political economic circumstances underpinning human services and the ongoing changes to policy and practice. The subject will examine the idea of what leadership is and present major leadership theories relevant to the human services. The content will address contexts of leadership including setting organisational culture, situational leadership in relation to practice and people, management and governance and leading through change. The subject will also examine trust, ethics and fairness in leadership and leadership in difficult circumstances. The emphasis of the subject will be to equip students with the means to describe, question and reshape leadership practice.

School Social Sciences

Discipline Social Work

Student Contribution Band HECS Band 4 10cp

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Level Postgraduate Coursework Level 7 subject

Restrictions

Students must be enrolled in 1792 Master of Social Work (Qualifying)

Assessment

The following table summarises the standard assessment tasks for this subject. Please note this is a guide only. Assessment tasks are regularly updated, where there is a difference your Learning Guide takes precedence.

Item Length Percent Threshold Individual/Group Task
Essay 1000 words 40 N Individual
Applied Project 500 words 10 N Group
Report 1500 words 50 N Individual

Prescribed Texts

  • Howieson, B. and Hodges, J, 2014, Public and Third Sector Leadership: Experience speaks,Emerald: UK 

Teaching Periods