Program Overview

Overview

The FMBA5001 unit aims to develop leadership skills through practice, covering topics such as individual leadership skills, team dynamics, coaching, and leadership within complex environments. This unit provides students with opportunities to practice skills and behaviors with support from peers, coaches, and faculty to accelerate development.

Unit Details and Rules

• Academic unit: Management Education
• Credit points: 6
• Prerequisites: None
• Corequisites: None
• Prohibitions: SMBA6001
• Assumed knowledge: None
• Available to study abroad and exchange students: No

Teaching Staff

• Coordinator: Kevin Lowe

Assessment

• Type: Team project, written assignment, class participation
• Weight: 40% (team project), 50% (written assignment), 10% (class participation)
• Due dates:
  • Team project: Week 05, 15 Sep 2023 at 17:00
  • Written assignment: Week 08, 06 Oct 2023 at 17:00
  • Class participation: Weekly
• Length:
  • Team project: 1500 words, 30 minutes presentation
  • Written assignment: 2500 words
• Outcomes assessed: LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5, LO6

Assessment Summary

• Class participation: Contributions made to all sessions, demonstrating knowledge of concepts from readings and intention to apply and practice these concepts and insights from class.
• Team project: A memo and in-class presentation of findings and process, identifying a business challenge or problem and researching and exploring the nature of the issue.
• Written assignment: An individual written reflection outlining personal learning journey during the team project and throughout the unit.

Assessment Criteria

• Result name: High distinction, distinction, credit, pass, fail
• Mark range:
  • High distinction: 85-100
  • Distinction: 75-84
  • Credit: 65-74
  • Pass: 50-64
  • Fail: 0-49
• Description:
  • High distinction: Exceptional standard
  • Distinction: Very high standard
  • Credit: Good standard
  • Pass: Acceptable standard
  • Fail: Does not meet learning outcomes

Late Submission

• Penalties:
  • Deduction of 5% of the maximum mark for each calendar day after the due date
  • After ten calendar days late, a mark of zero will be awarded

Academic Integrity

• The University expects students and staff to act ethically and honestly, treating all allegations of academic integrity breaches seriously.
• Similarity detection software is used to detect potential instances of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breaches.

Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Automated Writing Tools

• Students may only use generative AI and automated writing tools in assessment tasks if permitted by the unit coordinator.
• Acknowledgement of AI tool use is required in the work, either in a footnote or an acknowledgement section.

Learning Support

• Simple extensions: Application for an extension of five calendar days through a simple extension.
• Special consideration: Application for consideration for a longer period of time or special arrangements due to exceptional circumstances.

Weekly Schedule

• Week 01: Introduction, leadership models and capabilities
• Week 02: Team processes and dynamics, feedback and difficult conversations
• Week 03: Diversity and inclusive leadership, leader presence
• Week 04: Power and influence, leading change
• Week 05: Presentations

Study Commitment

• Minimum expectation of 1.5-2 hours of student effort per week per credit point for units of study offered over a full semester.
• For a 6 credit point unit, this equates to roughly 120-150 hours of student effort in total.

Learning Outcomes

• At the completion of this unit, students should be able to:
  • LO1: Understand and assess a leadership journey against models validated by research, and apply this understanding to leadership practice and development.
  • LO2: Understand how to relate to others in a team context and in one-on-one interactions, and identify how this influences the ability to achieve goals and manifest purpose.
  • LO3: Appreciate and work with different perspectives and become comfortable with complexity, uncertainty, and diversity.
  • LO4: Demonstrate a consistent, collaborative, and constructive approach in dealing with others, and facilitate the engagement and contribution of others.
  • LO5: Proactively manage personal leadership development and career through identifying life and career values and purpose.
  • LO6: Apply reflective practice principles in daily work and develop a lifelong commitment to self-development.

Graduate Qualities

• The graduate qualities are the qualities and skills that all University of Sydney graduates must demonstrate on successful completion of an award course.
• GQ1: Depth of disciplinary expertise
• GQ2: Critical thinking and problem solving
• GQ3: Oral and written communication
• GQ4: Information and digital literacy
• GQ5: Inventiveness
• GQ6: Cultural competence
• GQ7: Interdisciplinary effectiveness
• GQ8: Integrated professional, ethical, and personal identity
• GQ9: Influence

Outcome Map

• Learning outcomes are aligned with the University's graduate qualities and are assessed as part of the curriculum.

Responding to Student Feedback

• This section outlines changes made to this unit following staff and student reviews.
• No changes have been made since this unit was last offered.

Additional Information

• Business School Policies
• Maths in Business Workshops
• Peer-Assisted Study Sessions (PASS)
• Disclaimer: The University reserves the right to amend units of study or no longer offer certain units, including where there are low enrolment numbers.