Postgraduate - Course4217 - Master in Organisational Leadership

This course leads to a qualification in organisational learning and leadership for professionals working in a range of educational, human service and corporate sector organisations. The course provides students with knowledge of systematic and integrated responses to organisational processes and imperatives relating to new concepts of leadership, the effective functioning of knowledge management and approaches to learning, team-based approaches to work and learning, and organisational designs for the future.

These course outcomes are aligned with the Australian Qualifications Framework level 9, the Bologna Cycle 2 and Monash Graduate AttributesAustralian Qualifications Framework level 9, the Bologna Cycle 2 and Monash Graduate Attributes (http://opvclt.monash.edu.au/curriculum-by-design/aligning-course-outcomes-with-aqf-bologna.html).

Upon successful completion of this course it is expected that graduates will be able to:

• examine relationships between leaders and educators and between leadership and learning within organisations
• investigate organisational processes
• evaluate a variety of leadership concepts
• understand the effective functioning of knowledge management within organisations and teams
• engage in reflective practices in dynamic, learning communities
• develop critical analytical skills in discussing relevant research and academic concepts
• demonstrate capacity in synthesising and communicating ideas at an advanced academic level.

Students who have completed prior studies may be eligible for credit for prior studiescredit for prior studies (http://www.education.monash.edu.au/students/prospective/credit.html). Students with two or more years of full-time relevant informal learning may be eligible for recognition of prior learningrecognition of prior learning (http://www.education.monash.edu.au/students/prospective/credit.html).

This course consists of orientation units, a key constructs unit, enhanced professional learning units, and professional inquiry or research units.

Students must complete:

(a.) two orientation units (24 points):

• EDF4610 Interacting with research in education contexts
• EDF4611 Investigating education issues in global contexts

(b.) one or two of the following key constructs units (12 or 24 points):

• EDF5620 Leading education and work
• EDF5623 Transforming education for sustainability

(c.) three enhanced professional learning units (36 points):

• EDF5635 Leading capable organisations
• EDF5636 Leading and managing change
• EDF5637 Inner leadership: Understanding self and others

(d.) professional inquiry units through one of the following two options (12 or 24 points):

Option 1:

One or two of the following professional inquiry units, depending on how many units are completed at (b.):

• EDF5691 Professional project
• EDF5693 Using and evaluating research evidence
• EDF5694 Taking a stand in education debates
• EDF5695 Self-study as professional inquiry
• EDF5814 Creative research approaches

Option 2:

A possible pathway to research is available to students who achieve a weighted average mark of at least 65 per cent in the units of this course. The pathway is by invitation to students who meet this criterion and is not offered at the point of entry. However, students interested in this possibility must make space to pursue two units of professional inquiry by taking only one key constructs unit in (b.) above. Students invited into this pathway take the following two units:

• EDF5613 Research approaches in education
• EDF5614 Research project in education

Refer to the course mapcourse map (http://monash.edu/education/current-students/courses/maps/2014/2014-map-4217-mol-ft.pdf) for the Master in Organisational Leadership for course progression advice.

Students may exit this course early and apply to graduate with the following, provided they have satisfied the requirements for that award:

• Graduate Diploma in Education Studies after successful completion of 48 points of study.

Master in Organisational Leadership