Faculty of Business and Law

School: Business

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

    Effective Workplace Participation
  • Unit Code

    MBA6130
  • Year

    2015
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    20
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

This unit focuses on the key skills that underpin effective management practice in the contemporary workplace. You will engage with various interpersonal, teamworking and communication skills learning that integrates the latest theory with practical activities and assessments. You will also develop skills in self-advocacy, decision-making and personal and career management through the application of diagnostic tools and active learning. The use of case studies, team projects, role-plays, reflective learning are just some examples of activities that may be used to enhance your learning in this unit.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded MBA6020

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply effective strategies to oral and written communications and presentations adapted to suit various workplace audiences.
  2. Critically analyse ethical dilemmas in the workplace to script responses based on personal and organisational values.
  3. Demonstrate interdependent and individual accountability by participating constructively in operational teamwork processes.
  4. Develop self-management and interpersonal skills in order to build, manage and maintain relationships in the workplace.
  5. Generate solutions using problem-solving and decision-making techniques.
  6. Negotiate effectively in authentic workplace scenarios using collaborative conflict management strategies.

Unit Content

  1. Career management and networking.
  2. Communication factors for effective workplace participation.
  3. Conducting effective team meetings.
  4. Dealing with ethical issues in the workplace.
  5. Emotional and social intelligence.
  6. Interaction styles and self-awareness diagnostic tools.
  7. Negotiation and conflict management.
  8. Objectives and strategies of oral and written presentations.
  9. Problem-solving and decision-making.
  10. Working effectively with others in teams.

Additional Learning Experience Information

The teaching and learning approach is student-centred with practical activities utilised in the development and application of content knowledge. Activities may include: psychometric testing to establish career profiles; role-plays; and/or, authentic case-based scenarios, from which to build skills for effective workplace participation. You will be expected to complete selected readings and self-study material prior to sessions to ensure full participation in class and with your colleagues. There is also the expectation and opportunity to reflect on your learning and performance as part of the metacognitive process throughout the unit. Assessment methods include individual and team assessments, providing you with the opportunity to demonstrate your learning knowledge, while futher developing your personal and collaborative workplace effectiveness. Guest speakers in the unit will assist learners to make the connections between theory and practice.

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 Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
TestNegotiation test30%
Case StudyIndividual assignment30%
ProjectTeam project40%

Text References

  • ^ Dwyer, J. (2013). Communication for business and the professions (5th ed.). Frenchs Forest, NSW: Pearson Australia. Note: Prescribed Text:
  • Carlopio, J., & Andrewartha, G. (2012). Developing management skills: A comprehensive guide for leaders (5th ed.). Frenchs Forest: Pearson Australia.
  • De Janasz, S., Wood, G., Gottschalk, L., Dowd, K., & Schneider, B. (2009). Interpersonal skills in organisations. North Ryde: McGraw Hill.
  • Bretag, T., Crossman, J., & Bordia, S. (2009). Communications skills (2nd ed.). North Ryde: McGraw Hill.
  • Gentile, M. (2010). Giving voice to values: Speaking your mind when you know what's right. New Haven: Yale University Press.
  • Kossen, C., Kiernan, E., & Lawrence, J. (2013). Communicating for success. Frenchs Forest: Pearson Australia.
  • Goleman, D. (1998). Emotional intelligence: Why it can matter more than IQ. London: Bloomsbury.

Journal References

  • Education and Training
  • Business Communication Quarterly
  • Journal of Workplace Learning

^ Mandatory reference


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.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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Faculty of Business and Law

School: Business

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

    Effective Workplace Participation
  • Unit Code

    MBA6130
  • Year

    2015
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    20
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

This unit focuses on the key skills that underpin effective management practice in the contemporary workplace. You will engage with various interpersonal, teamworking and communication skills learning that integrates the latest theory with practical activities and assessments. You will also develop skills in self-advocacy, decision-making and personal and career management through the application of diagnostic tools and active learning. The use of case studies, team projects, role-plays, reflective learning are just some examples of activities that may be used to enhance your learning in this unit.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded MBA6020

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply effective strategies to oral and written communications and presentations adapted to suit various workplace audiences.
  2. Critically analyse ethical dilemmas in the workplace to script responses based on personal and organisational values.
  3. Demonstrate interdependent and individual accountability by participating constructively in operational teamwork processes.
  4. Develop self-management and interpersonal skills in order to build, manage and maintain relationships in the workplace.
  5. Generate solutions using problem-solving and decision-making techniques.
  6. Negotiate effectively in authentic workplace scenarios using collaborative conflict management strategies.

Unit Content

  1. Career management and networking.
  2. Communication factors for effective workplace participation.
  3. Conducting effective team meetings.
  4. Dealing with ethical issues in the workplace.
  5. Emotional and social intelligence.
  6. Interaction styles and self-awareness diagnostic tools.
  7. Negotiation and conflict management.
  8. Objectives and strategies of oral and written presentations.
  9. Problem-solving and decision-making.
  10. Working effectively with others in teams.

Additional Learning Experience Information

The teaching and learning approach is student-centred with practical activities utilised in the development and application of content knowledge. Activities may include: psychometric testing to establish career profiles; role-plays; and/or, authentic case-based scenarios, from which to build skills for effective workplace participation. You will be expected to complete selected readings and self-study material prior to sessions to ensure full participation in class and with your colleagues. There is also the expectation and opportunity to reflect on your learning and performance as part of the metacognitive process throughout the unit. Assessment methods include individual and team assessments, providing you with the opportunity to demonstrate your learning knowledge, while futher developing your personal and collaborative workplace effectiveness. Guest speakers in the unit will assist learners to make the connections between theory and practice.

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 Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
TestNegotiation test30%
Case StudyIndividual assignment30%
ProjectTeam project40%

Text References

  • ^ Dwyer, J. (2013). Communication for business and the professions (5th ed.). Frenchs Forest, NSW: Pearson Australia. Note: Prescribed Text:
  • Carlopio, J., & Andrewartha, G. (2012). Developing management skills: A comprehensive guide for leaders (5th ed.). Frenchs Forest: Pearson Australia.
  • De Janasz, S., Wood, G., Gottschalk, L., Dowd, K., & Schneider, B. (2009). Interpersonal skills in organisations. North Ryde: McGraw Hill.
  • Bretag, T., Crossman, J., & Bordia, S. (2009). Communications skills (2nd ed.). North Ryde: McGraw Hill.
  • Gentile, M. (2010). Giving voice to values: Speaking your mind when you know what's right. New Haven: Yale University Press.
  • Kossen, C., Kiernan, E., & Lawrence, J. (2013). Communicating for success. Frenchs Forest: Pearson Australia.
  • Goleman, D. (1998). Emotional intelligence: Why it can matter more than IQ. London: Bloomsbury.

Journal References

  • Education and Training
  • Business Communication Quarterly
  • Journal of Workplace Learning

^ Mandatory reference


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.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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