School: Business and Law

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

    Strategic Leadership & Stakeholder Management
  • Unit Code

    MBA6140
  • Year

    2018
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    20
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    A/Prof Llandis Gareth BARRATT-PUGH

Description

This unit builds on concepts introduced in the Managing People and Organisations unit and aims to establish and expand on the fundamentals of Strategy, Strategic Planning, Organisational Change and Transformational Leadership. Through a combination of theoretical approaches and business case studies, students will expand their strategic thinking, visioning and leadership capability. Students will develop a Strategic Plan and learn how to hold its vision, elicit the alignment and ownership of the stakeholders and effectively manage change. The overarching intention is to deepen their capacity to apply the art and craft of leadership and management.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass FBL5010

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. 'develop a vision'.
  2. Apply different approaches to managing organisational change.
  3. Build leadership skills necessary to lead change efforts.
  4. Create a strategic plan.
  5. Examine the role of internal and external stakeholders in business planning.
  6. Recognise the need for organisational change and transformation.

Unit Content

  1. Communication.
  2. Decision making, critical thinking and reflection.
  3. Failures of organisational change and transformation.
  4. Leadership today.
  5. Leading change.
  6. Management versus leadership.
  7. Organisational change and transformation.
  8. Power and influence position, politics and hierarchy.
  9. Stakeholder management.
  10. Strategic planning - A future based approach.
  11. Strategy- bringing the vision to life.
  12. Your influence Authentic leadership and your pathway.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 1Not Offered13 x 3 hour seminarNot Offered
Semester 2Not Offered13 x 3 hour seminarNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

This unit will impart fundamental theories and models which will be grounded in practice by way of discussion of current issues in the media, case studies, group work, role-plays and in-basket exercises. Students will be asked to work independently and in groups, in-class and outside, to gain an in-depth understanding of current issues relating to strategy, strategic planning, organisational change and transformational leadership.

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
ProjectProject - Analysis of a leader40%
ReportStrategic Leadership Plan50%
ParticipationParticipation (discussion board and in-session)10%

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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School: Business and Law

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

    Strategic Leadership & Stakeholder Management
  • Unit Code

    MBA6140
  • Year

    2018
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    3
  • Credit Points

    20
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Pieter-jan BEZEMER

Description

This unit builds on concepts introduced in the Managing People and Organisations unit and aims to establish and expand on the fundamentals of Strategy, Strategic Planning, Organisational Change and Transformational Leadership. Through a combination of theoretical approaches and business case studies, students will expand their strategic thinking, visioning and leadership capability. Students will develop a Strategic Plan and learn how to hold its vision, elicit the alignment and ownership of the stakeholders and effectively manage change. The overarching intention is to deepen their capacity to apply the art and craft of leadership and management.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass FBL5010

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply knowledge of leadership practice in the global environment.
  2. Provide evidence of the capability to integrate leadership theory and practice.
  3. Develop relevant research principles and methods applicable for researching an organisational environment.
  4. Demonstrate knowledge, skills and initiative in proposing and justifying a strategic plan for a new organisational situation.
  5. Produce a clear vision for innovative organisational change for all stakeholders.
  6. Exhibit personal autonomy and accountability in the execution of a substantial research or industry project to produce a strategic plan.

Unit Content

  1. Communication.
  2. Decision making, critical thinking and reflection.
  3. Failures of organisational change and transformation.
  4. Leadership today.
  5. Leading change.
  6. Management versus leadership.
  7. Organisational change and transformation.
  8. Power and influence position, politics and hierarchy.
  9. Stakeholder management.
  10. Strategic planning - A future based approach.
  11. Strategy - bringing the vision to life.
  12. Your influence Authentic leadership and your pathway.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 1Not Offered13 x 3 hour seminarNot Offered
Semester 2Not Offered13 x 3 hour seminarNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

This unit will impart fundamental theories and models which will be grounded in practice by way of discussion of current issues in the media, case studies, group work, role-plays and in-basket exercises. Students will be asked to work independently and in groups, in-class and prior to attending classes, to gain an in-depth understanding of current issues relating to strategy, strategic planning, organisational change and transformational leadership.

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
ProjectProject - Analysis of a leader40%
ReportStrategic Leadership Plan50%
ParticipationParticipation (discussion board and in-session)10%

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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