School: Business and Law

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Leadership
  • Unit Code

    MAN3121
  • Year

    2024
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Andrei Alexander LUX

Description

Leadership is a fundamental part of professional development in any field. This unit encourages students to develop their own leadership capabilities first by examining different leadership theories and styles, with an emphasis on contemporary positive approaches. Students then consider important leadership skills such as building self-awareness, effective communication, and leading teams. The skills that students learn in this unit will be useful both inside and outside of the workplace, at all stages of their career. Important topics such as ethics, change, and cultural diversity are discussed throughout to develop a holistic perspective. Students do not need to be in employment.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Communicate leadership knowledge and concepts in a clear and persuasive manner.
  2. Apply relevant leadership knowledge and theory to local and global business situations.
  3. Conceptualise the issues and outcomes of leadership behaviours and styles through analysis, evaluation, and synthesis.
  4. Appraise learning opportunities that address leadership development needs for professional growth.

Unit Content

  1. Personality and traits.
  2. Leadership theories and styles.
  3. Leadership behaviour.
  4. Developing self-awareness and personal mastery as a leader.
  5. Developing cultural intelligence for leadership roles.
  6. Leading change, teams and individual followers.
  7. Effective communication by leaders.

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU's LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 113 x 3 hour seminarNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 213 x 3 hour seminarNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences via ECU’s LMS as well as additional ECU learning technologies

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures are used to introduce the central concepts of the unit. Students will have the opportunity to discuss research concepts, present ideas orally, analyse situations and outcomes and to develop critical perspectives from written sources. Students are expected to work through the lecture slides, listen to the audio lectures, complete weekly exercises, and engage regularly either in class or on the online Discussion Board. Practical examples help illustrate the concepts, but students must translate these theories into their own life experiences.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentLeadership Analysis40%
Reflective PracticePersonal Reflection20%
ReportCommunication Report40%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentLeadership Analysis40%
Reflective PracticePersonal Reflection20%
ReportCommunication Report40%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Assessment

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. Informal vivas may be conducted as part of an assessment task, where staff require further information to confirm the learning outcomes have been met. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

Academic Integrity

Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work as well as any generative artificial intelligence tools that may have been used. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.

Breaches of academic integrity can include:

Plagiarism

Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people or generative artificial intelligence tools, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).

Unauthorised collaboration (collusion)

Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).

Contract cheating

Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.

Cheating in an exam

Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.

Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.

ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.

All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.

Assessment Extension

In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.

Special Consideration

Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.

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School: Business and Law

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Leadership
  • Unit Code

    MAN3121
  • Year

    2024
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    3
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Andrei LUX

Description

Leadership is a fundamental part of professional development in any field. This unit encourages students to develop their own leadership capabilities first by examining different leadership theories and styles, with an emphasis on contemporary positive approaches. Students then consider important leadership skills such as building self-awareness, effective communication, and leading teams. The skills that students learn in this unit will be useful both inside and outside of the workplace, at all stages of their career. Important topics such as ethics, change, and cultural diversity are discussed throughout to develop a holistic perspective. Students do not need to be in employment.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Communicate leadership knowledge and concepts in a clear and persuasive manner.
  2. Apply relevant leadership knowledge and theory to local and global business situations.
  3. Conceptualise the issues and outcomes of leadership behaviours and styles through analysis, evaluation, and synthesis.
  4. Appraise learning opportunities that address leadership development needs for professional growth.
  5. Generate creative leadership approaches for exceptional outcomes in business contexts.

Unit Content

  1. Personality and traits.
  2. Leadership theories and styles.
  3. Leadership behaviour.
  4. Developing self-awareness and personal mastery as a leader.
  5. Developing cultural intelligence for leadership roles.
  6. Leading change, teams and individual followers.
  7. Effective communication by leaders.

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU's LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 113 x 3 hour seminarNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 213 x 3 hour seminarNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences via ECU’s LMS as well as additional ECU learning technologies

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures are used to introduce the central concepts of the unit. Students will have the opportunity to discuss research concepts, present ideas orally, analyse situations and outcomes and to develop critical perspectives from written sources. Students are expected to work through the lecture slides, listen to the audio lectures, complete weekly exercises, and engage regularly either in class or on the online Discussion Board. Practical examples help illustrate the concepts, but students must translate these theories into their own life experiences.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentLeadership Analysis40%
Reflective PracticePersonal Reflection20%
ReportCommunication Report40%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentLeadership Analysis40%
Reflective PracticePersonal Reflection20%
ReportCommunication Report40%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Assessment

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. Informal vivas may be conducted as part of an assessment task, where staff require further information to confirm the learning outcomes have been met. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

Academic Integrity

Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work as well as any generative artificial intelligence tools that may have been used. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.

Breaches of academic integrity can include:

Plagiarism

Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people or generative artificial intelligence tools, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).

Unauthorised collaboration (collusion)

Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).

Contract cheating

Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.

Cheating in an exam

Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.

Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.

ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.

All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.

Assessment Extension

In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.

Special Consideration

Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.

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