MBA5244 Leadership in organisations
Faculty of Business and Economics
MBA5244 Leadership in organisations is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics, offered in 2025 in Semester 1 at Caulfield. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 1
- Caulfield
- Assessment
- No exam
- 1 task
- Workload
- 153 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before MBA5244
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After MBA5244
No unit lists MBA5244 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
You must be enrolled in course B6017, B6054 or B9001 to undertake this unit.
Overview
Effective executives have strong self-awareness, high levels of emotional intelligence, a commitment to service and a learning orientation. Leadership in Organisations examines the critical and strategic role of leadership in organisations and develops the knowledge and capabilities for effective, responsible and inclusive leadership practice. In this unit, you will develop, evaluate and apply different frameworks and approaches to leadership, with due regard to issues of organisational diversity, communication and change.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Caulfield | On campus, block |
Assessment
- Within semester assessment100%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
define and analyse the purposes and scope of traditional and contemporary approaches to leadership, and assess their application to real-life situations
- 2
identify and evaluate the leadership and strategic HR implications of gender, diversity & inclusion, and ethics in contemporary organisations, and critically apply frameworks, concepts and tools for addressing them
- 3
critically analyse strategy and leadership as interconnected and dynamic processes, and implications for the responsible leadership and management of organisational change
- 4
assess and articulate the development of your self-reflective and communicative competencies for organisational leadership
Workload and teaching
- Assessments10 hours
- Seminars45 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 153 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. You are expected to complete all pre-class activities prior to your scheduled class, and post-class activities should be completed after your scheduled class. Learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed, peer directed and online engagement activities.
This unit engages you in actively applying your knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Barbara Heilemann
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for MBA5244?
MBA5244 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is MBA5244 offered?
In 2025, MBA5244 runs in Semester 1 at Caulfield.
How much work is MBA5244?
The handbook expects about 153 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does MBA5244 have an exam?
No. MBA5244 has 1 assessment task and no exam.