| Effective Term: | 2026/05 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Innovation, Science & Sustainability |
| Unit Title: | Leadership and Change |
| Unit ID: | BUMGT3105 |
| Credit Points: | 15.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | (BUMGT1100) |
| Co-requisite(s): | Nil |
| Exclusion(s): | Nil |
| ASCED: | 080307 |
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| 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. |
| 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. | 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: |
| Federation University recognises that students require key transferable employability skills to prepare them for their future workplace and society. FEDTASKS (Transferable Attributes Skills and Knowledge) provide a targeted focus on five key transferable Attributes, Skills, and Knowledge that are be embedded within curriculum, developed gradually towards successful measures and interlinked with cross-discipline and Co-operative Learning opportunities. One or more FEDTASK, transferable Attributes, Skills or Knowledge must be evident in the specified learning outcomes and assessment for each FedUni Unit, and all must be directly assessed in each Course.
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| FED TASK and descriptor | Development and acquisition of FEDTASKS in the Unit | | Level | FEDTASK 1
Interpersonal | Students will demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate, inter-act and work with others both individually and in groups. Students will be required to display skills in-person and/or online in: • Using effective verbal and non-verbal communication • Listening for meaning and influencing via active listening • Showing empathy for others • Negotiating and demonstrating conflict resolution skills • Working respectfully in cross-cultural and diverse teams. | Level 3 - Student works independently with limited guidance or works within self-determined guidelines appropriate to context | FEDTASK 2
Leadership | Students will demonstrate the ability to apply professional skills and behaviours in leading others. Students will be required to display skills in: • Creating a collegial environment • Showing self -awareness and the ability to self-reflect • Inspiring and convincing others • Making informed decisions • Displaying initiative | Level 3 - Student works independently with limited guidance or works within self-determined guidelines appropriate to context | FEDTASK 3
Critical Thinking and Creativity | Students will demonstrate an ability to work in complexity and ambiguity using the imagination to create new ideas. Students will be required to display skills in: • Reflecting critically • Evaluating ideas, concepts and information • Considering alternative perspectives to refine ideas • Challenging conventional thinking to clarify concepts • Forming creative solutions in problem solving. | Level 3 - Student works independently with limited guidance or works within self-determined guidelines appropriate to context | FEDTASK 4
Digital Literacy | Students will demonstrate the ability to work fluently across a range of tools, platforms and applications to achieve a range of tasks. Students will be required to display skills in: • Finding, evaluating, managing, curating, organising and sharing digital information • Collating, managing, accessing and using digital data securely • Receiving and responding to messages in a range of digital media • Contributing actively to digital teams and working groups • Participating in and benefiting from digital learning opportunities. | Level 3 - Student works independently with limited guidance or works within self-determined guidelines appropriate to context | FEDTASK 5
Sustainable and Ethical Mindset | Students will demonstrate the ability to consider and assess the consequences and impact of ideas and actions in enacting ethical and sustainable decisions. Students will be required to display skills in: • Making informed judgments that consider the impact of devising solutions in global economic environmental and societal contexts • Committing to social responsibility as a professional and a citizen • Evaluating ethical, socially responsible and/or sustainable challenges and generating and articulating responses • Embracing lifelong, life-wide and life-deep learning to be open to diverse others • Implementing required actions to foster sustainability in their professional and personal life. | Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines |
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| | 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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