BUSM 7058 Leading Contemporary Organisations

Credit Points 10

Legacy Code 200833

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Description This subject explores the processes and challenges encountered by leaders in contemporary organisations, taking into account rapidly changing environments. Through an in-depth appraisal of various leadership theories and concepts, it encourages students to reflect on the key competencies required for effective leadership. It also emphasises the importance of self-knowledge, values and ethics for contemporary leaders. Students will be required to design a leadership development program to address current and future leadership issues.

School Business

Discipline Organisation Management

Student Contribution Band HECS Band 4 10cp

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Level Postgraduate Coursework Level 7 subject

Restrictions

Students must be enrolled in a postgraduate Business program or 1850 - Master of Education (Leadership and Management).

Learning Outcomes

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

  1. Identify the key individual competencies, processes and challenges for effective leadership;
  2. Justify the importance of values and ethics in leadership;
  3. Apply critical, reflective and creative skills to leadership-related processes;
  4. Forecast relevant issues and competencies in leadership for the future;
  5. Design a leadership development program to address current and future leadership issues.

Subject Content

- The leadership/management dichotomy
- leadership as A ?eprocess of interaction?f in A social context
- individual and Collective leadership competencies
- leadership for self-knowledge
- leading in changing organisational and industry contexts
- leadership in diverse cultural contexts
- leading in A Global context
- leadership for The future

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.

Type Length Percent Threshold Individual/Group Task
Essay 1,000 words 25 N Individual
Presentation 1,000 words 30 N Group
Report 1,500 words and 5 minutes 45 N Individual

Prescribed Texts

  • Northouse, Peter G., 2022, 9th ed., Leadership (International Student Edition) Theory and Practice, SAGE Publications Inc. Thousand Oaks, CA

Teaching Periods

Quarter 3 (2023)

Parramatta City - Macquarie St

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Sydney City Campus Quarter 3 (2023)

Sydney City

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Vietnam Quarter 3 (2023)

Vietnam

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Vietnam Quarter 4 (2023)

Vietnam

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Vietnam Quarter 2 (2024)

Vietnam

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Quarter 3 (2024)

Parramatta City - Macquarie St

On-site

Subject Contact Marion Cornish Opens in new window

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Sydney City Campus Quarter 3 (2024)

Sydney City

On-site

Subject Contact Daniel Townsend Opens in new window

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Vietnam Quarter 3 (2024)

Vietnam

On-site

Subject Contact Marion Cornish Opens in new window

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