MGF5670 Leadership
Faculty of Business and Economics
MGF5670 Leadership is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics, offered in 2020 in Semester 1 at Caulfield. It needs MGF5960.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 1
- Caulfield
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before MGF5670
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
After MGF5670
No unit lists MGF5670 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Corequisite: Students must be enrolled in course B6002, B6009, B6010, B6018, B6020 or E6010, or be granted permission by the Chief Examiner to undertake this unit.
Prerequisite: If students are enrolled in course E6010, there is no prerequisite.
Overview
This unit will involve a comprehensive examination of executive leadership in Australia and internationally. Students will study individual, group and organisational issues, specifically in terms of current and traditional leadership models and paradigms; gender, ethical, and strategic issues; and the relationships between leadership and performance, group dynamics, and organisational culture.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Caulfield | Evening |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
define the purposes and scope of leadership theories and research outcomes, and identify their applications to real-life situations
- 2
describe and evaluate the principles and practices of management, their differences and similarities to leadership, and their relationship to leadership in an organisational setting
- 3
evaluate the multifaceted nature of leadership in Australia and internationally, and enhance students' own leadership skills in the process
- 4
evaluate the trends in and implications of leadership and management research in organisations and their impact on work environments
- 5
critically analyse the development of leadership in relation to research outcomes and practical applications.
Workload and teaching
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 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. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Associate Professor Herman Tse
- Unit Coordinators
- Associate Professor Herman Tse
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for MGF5670?
You need MGF5960 before you enrol. Enrolment rules also apply.
When is MGF5670 offered?
In 2020, MGF5670 runs in Semester 1 at Caulfield.
How much work is MGF5670?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.