| Effective Term: | 2025/05 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Innovation, Science & Sustainability |
| Unit Title: | Leadership and Change |
| Unit ID: | BUMGT3105 |
| Credit Points: | 15.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | (BEHAV2003 or BUECO2301) |
| Co-requisite(s): | Nil |
| Exclusion(s): | (BUMGT2623) |
| ASCED: | 080307 |
| Other Change: | |
| Brief description of the Unit |
Businesses and other organisations are constantly changing in response to the challenges and opportunities presented by social, economic, environmental and technological developments. This unit explores the critical role of leadership during times of organisational change. Students are introduced to fundamental concepts in change management and will examine approaches to leadership for effective organisational change.
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| Grade Scheme: | Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF) |
| Work Experience Indicator: |
| No work experience |
| Placement Component: No |
| Supplementary Assessment: |
| 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: |
| On successful completion of the unit the students are expected to be able to: |
| Knowledge: |
| K1. | Identify leadership approaches and organisational changes required to support progress on SDGs |
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| K2. | Identify and explain key models and theories of organisational change processes |
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| K3. | Recognise the critical role and elements of leadership in supporting effective organisational change |
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| K4. | Identify and explain key approaches to leadership, and the attitudes, values, skills and behaviours of effective leaders |
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| K5. | Identify key business challenges and opportunities presented by the Fourth Industrial Revolution |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Reflect on personal experiences of leadership and change management, and analyse these experiences in terms of relevant leadership and change management models and theories. |
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| S2. | Evaluate the effectiveness of leadership styles in various workplace contexts and scenarios |
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| S3. | Analyse relevance and impact of various social, environmental and technological drivers on organisations |
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| S4. | Assess change management strategies to plan for technological change in an organisation |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Apply leadership principles and practices to personal goals |
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| A2. | Develop specific leadership skills and practically apply these in the classroom, team-based activities and individual assignments |
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| A3. | Develop and present a plan to lead an organisation through an organisational change process |
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| Unit Content: |
Topics may include:
1. Introduction: What is leadership and how does it differ from management?
2. SDGs and organisations in transition
3. Organisational change processes and models
4. Understanding resistance to change
5. Leadership: theories, traits and behaviours
6. Leading for change: attitudes, skills and approaches
7. Leadership, values and organisational culture
8. Leadership and the Fourth Industrial Revolution
9. Digital transformation
10. Strategy and structure: planning for change
11. Challenges and opportunities in a changing society
12. Future directions in leadership and change |
| Graduate Attributes: |
| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | | 1. | K1, K2, K3, S1, S2, A1, A2
| Personal reflection on organisational change | Written ePortfolio and/or video recordings | 20%-40% | | 2. | K4, K5, S4, A2
| Individual leadership poster | Digital poster | 20%-40% | | 3. | K3, K4, S3, S4, A2, A3
| Group presentation outlining a leadership approach and change management plan for a specific technological change in an organisation | Presentation | 20%-40% |
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