Leadership

Unit code: BMO2014 | Study level: Undergraduate
Credit points
12
(Generally, 1 credit = 10 hours of classes and independent study.)
Location
City Campus
Footscray Park
India Online
Online Real Time
VU Online
Prerequisites
N/A
Overview
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Overview


Discover how leadership impacts human experience at work and beyond with the Leadership unit at Victoria University. You will study the various approaches, styles and principles of leadership.


You will learn:

  • the importance of indispensable technical skills such as Emotional Intelligence when dealing with people

  • how to create a compelling vision and values in leading and inspiring people.

  • leadership resilience from exemplary leaders on and how they handle stress, setbacks and manage through the turbulence in times of uncertainty

  • to design your personal authentic leadership plan

You will develop knowledge and capability in being an authentic resilient leader to lead people in the modern organisation.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

  1. Critically review leaders and leadership styles, approaches and principles;
  2. Reflect on and strategise how to mobilise yourself as a leader to inspire others;
  3. Analyse and debate complex and uncertain business contexts and consider how to lead with resilience; and,
  4. Determine and communicate organisation vision and goals using leadership hack thinking.

Assessment

For Melbourne campuses

Assessment type: Presentation
|
Grade: 30%
Critical presentation of 1 leader (analysing style, approach and principles)
Assessment type: Journal
|
Grade: 30%
Reflect on self-emotional intelligence and address “who am I as a leader”
Assessment type: Report
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Grade: 40%
Research an organisation and provide solution using leadership hack principle (Group)

Required reading

Leadership: Theory and practice
Northouse, P.G., 2021| Sage publications
Leadership Hacks: Clever Shortcuts to Boost Your Impact and Results
Stein, S., 2018| John Wiley & Sons

As part of a course

This unit is not compulsory for any specific course. Depending on the course you study, this unit may be taken as an elective.

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