| Effective Term: | 2024/05 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Innovation, Science & Sustainability |
| Unit Title: | Fundamentals of Leadership |
| Unit ID: | BSMAN2007 |
| Credit Points: | 15.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | Nil |
| Co-requisite(s): | Nil |
| Exclusion(s): | Nil |
| ASCED: | 080307 |
| Other Change: | |
| Brief description of the Unit |
This course is designed to introduce students to the principles of leadership behaviour. It examines leadership styles and behaviours and the capacity of leaders to network and motivate and influence others in creating a positive, professional work environment. Students will analyse and discuss the role of leaders in defining and or delivering organizational mission, goals and strategies
The course requires students to develop their understanding of leaders in team development, change management and risk mitigation within the context of legislative and legal requirements. Students are required to develop their understanding of the role of leaders in modelling professional competence and ethical organizational behaviours.
Students will apply the theoretical understanding of leadership skills to their own personal and professional development. |
| Grade Scheme: | Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF) |
| Work Experience Indicator: |
| No work experience |
| Placement Component: No |
| Supplementary Assessment:Yes |
| Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment |
| Course Level: |
| Level of Unit in Course | AQF Level(s) of Course | | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | | Introductory | | | | | | | | Intermediate | | |  | | | | | Advanced | | | | | | |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
| Knowledge: |
| K1. | Recognize different leadership styles and characteristics of effective leaders within different organisational environments |
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| K2. | Appreciate the underlying concepts relevant to the principles of teamwork and characteristics of teams and how this applies to a business |
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| K3. | Identify theories of motivation and their role, appreciating the knowledge and skills needed to facilitate a leadership role |
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| K4. | Value the relationship between organizational mission, objectives and values and the role of leaders in implementing plans and strategies to achieve organizational goals |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Encourage support from key groups and individuals, communicate and inspire trust and confidence to obtain their cooperation and support. |
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| S2. | Analyse, identify and develop mitigation strategies for identified risks. |
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| S3. | Review organisational goals and objectives within a real organization |
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| S4. | Identify effective leadership and motivation principles and apply this knowledge to assessing the leadership requirements within an organization |
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| S5. | Identify team types, their strengths and weaknesses and applicability to the organisational environment |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Use initiative and judgement in demonstrating leadership characteristics and team development within an applied workplace environment |
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| A2. | Adapt fundamentals of leadership knowledge and skills to suit different organizational requirements. |
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| A3. | Present the results of business research, analysis and planning in a brief, proposal or report with confidence and autonomy, using professional judgement. |
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| Unit Content: |
This course is designed to introduce students to the principles of leadership behaviour and examines, leadership styles, motivating and influencing others and the networking skills required to engender support for concepts and ideas. Topics include the level of professionalism needed to create a positive work environment to deliver organisational mission and goals, plans and strategies and the development of team and personal and professional competence. Further topics cover business ethics and their application in achieving sustainability and social responsibility, the impact of legislation, codes and by laws on leaders, the role of leaders in identifying and mitigating organizational risks and the role of leaders in the change process.
Students will research, analyse and discuss the characteristics of effective teams, the principles of team structures and cohesion, roles of team members and the potential advantages and disadvantages of teams. Students will apply the theoretical understanding of leadership skills to their own personal and professional development in exploring the management of diversity, communication skills required by effective leaders, conflict management, leadership strategies, leadership styles and characteristics of effective leaders and the role of leaders in the motivation and influencing of others. |
| Graduate Attributes: |
| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | | 1. | K1, K2, K3, S1, S4, S5, A2, A3 | Analyse managing diversity scenarios and evaluate communication skills, conflict management and leadership strategies. | Case studies / Essay / Group Presentation/ Workplace Portfolio/ Reflective Journal/ | 10-30% | | 2. | K1, K2, K3, S1, S4, S5, A1, A2, A3 | Research, analyse and discuss the principles of teams, characteristics of effective teams, roles of team members and potential team advantages and disadvantages. | Report / Assignment / Essay/Workplace Portfolio/Online Tasks | 20-40% | | 3. | K1, K2, K3, K4, S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, A1, A2, A3 | Research, analyse and discuss leadership styles in relation to creating a positive work environment, including effective communication and gaining support from key individuals & groups. This may include managing a diverse workforce and teams to achieve organizational goals, lead change, and identify and mitigate risk within the context of ethical and legal requirements. | Presentation / Analytical Report/Project | 50% |
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