Leading
36 hours
One Semester or equivalent
Hawthorn
Available to incoming Study Abroad and Exchange students
Overview
This unit provides a strong insight into and experience of leading, following and working in cross-functional and cross-cultural teams. It entails an understanding and experience of teamwork as the key to working with the complexity of contemporary business and enterprise, whether global or local.
Requisites
Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Term 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-March-2025
13-April-2025
13-April-2025
Last self-enrolment date
03-March-2025
Census date
14-March-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
28-March-2025
Results released date
13-May-2025
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Apply coherent and advanced knowledge of the reciprocal interpersonal dynamics which involve self and others
- Critically evaluate responses triggered by the anxiety associated with complexity and ‘wicked’ problems
- Apply problem solving to explain how groups function and how you and others influence that functioning in conscious and unconscious ways
- Reflect on and take responsibility for their learning and self-management to improve your leadership capability
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Face to Face Contact (Phasing out) Block Teaching | 3.00 | 12 weeks | 36 |
| Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out) Independent Learning | 9.50 | 12 weeks | 114 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Swinburne Online
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning | 12.50 | 12 weeks | 150 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assignment | Individual | 10 - 20% | 2,3,4 |
| Journal | Individual | 40 - 60% | 1,2,4 |
| Project | Group | 30 - 40% | 1,2,3,4 |
Content
- Understanding leadership and the choice to lead
- Performing in multi-functional/cultural teams
- Group development and decision-making; real-time awareness of group processes (conscious, unconscious)
- Reflective practice: observing, generalising and applying learning
- An introduction to group dynamics
- Relevance of “Self “and “Other†awareness, psychological presence and teamwork
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.