Program Overview

Overview

This unit aims to develop leadership skills through practice. Topics covered include individual leadership skills such as active listening, recognition and developmental feedback, confrontation, as well as team dynamics, coaching, complex group dynamics, and leadership within a complex environment. This unit provides students with an opportunity to repeatedly practice skills and behaviours 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: Written assignment
  • Description: Written task
  • Weight: 50%
  • Due: Mid-semester break, Due date: 05 Oct 2022 at 17:00
  • Length: 2500 words
  • Outcomes assessed: LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5, LO6
• Type: Team project
  • Description: Written task, presentation
  • Weight: 40%
  • Due: Week 05, Due date: 16 Sep 2022 at 17:00
  • Length: 1500 words, 30 minutes
  • Outcomes assessed: LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5, LO6
• Type: Class participation
  • Description: Participation
  • Weight: 10%
  • Due: Weekly
  • Length: n/a
  • Outcomes assessed: LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5, LO6

Assessment Summary

The University awards common result grades, set out in the Coursework Policy 2014 (Schedule 1).

• Result name: High distinction
  • Mark range: 85 - 100
  • Description: Awarded when you demonstrate the learning outcomes for the unit at an exceptional standard, as defined by grade descriptors or exemplars outlined by your faculty or school.
• Result name: Distinction
  • Mark range: 75 - 84
  • Description: Awarded when you demonstrate the learning outcomes for the unit at a very high standard, as defined by grade descriptors or exemplars outlined by your faculty or school.
• Result name: Credit
  • Mark range: 65 - 74
  • Description: Awarded when you demonstrate the learning outcomes for the unit at a good standard, as defined by grade descriptors or exemplars outlined by your faculty or school.
• Result name: Pass
  • Mark range: 50 - 64
  • Description: Awarded when you demonstrate the learning outcomes for the unit at an acceptable standard, as defined by grade descriptors or exemplars outlined by your faculty or school.
• Result name: Fail
  • Mark range: 0 - 49
  • Description: When you don’t meet the learning outcomes of the unit to a satisfactory standard.

Late Submission

In accordance with University policy, these penalties apply when written work is submitted after 11:59pm on the due date:

• 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 and will treat all allegations of academic integrity breaches seriously.

• Use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and automated writing tools: You may only use generative AI and automated writing tools in assessment tasks if you are permitted to by your unit coordinator. If you do use these tools, you must acknowledge this in your work, either in a footnote or an acknowledgement section.

Learning Support

• Simple extensions: If you encounter a problem submitting your work on time, you may be able to apply for an extension of five calendar days through a simple extension.
• Special consideration: If exceptional circumstances mean you can’t complete an assessment, you need consideration for a longer period of time, or if you have essential commitments which impact your performance in an assessment, you may be eligible for special consideration or special arrangements.

Weekly Schedule

WK | Topic | Learning activity | Learning outcomes ---|---|---|--- Week 01 | Introduction | Workshop (4 hr) | Leadership models and capabilities | Workshop (4 hr) | Week 02 | Team processes and dynamics; Team setup, team simulation, Teamwork models | Workshop (4 hr) | Feedback and difficult conversations | Workshop (4 hr) | Week 03 | Diversity and inclusive leadership | Workshop (4 hr) | Leader Presence | Workshop (4 hr) | Week 04 | Power and influence | Workshop (4 hr) | Leading Change | Workshop (8 hr) | Week 05 | Presentations | Workshop (4 hr) | Presentations | Workshop (4 hr) |

Study Commitment

Typically, there is a 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, you 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. Appreciate the impact of ethical orientations on leadership perspectives and team cohesion
• 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 life long 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 | Graduate qualities ---|--- GQ1 | GQ2 | GQ3 | GQ4 | GQ5 | GQ6 | GQ7 | GQ8 | GQ9

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.
• This unit of study outline was last modified on 11 Jul 2022.