units

EDF6822

Faculty of Education

18 September 2017 19 April 2024
Monash University

Postgraduate - Unit

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12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

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LevelPostgraduate
FacultyFaculty of Education
OfferedSingapore Term 2 2015 (Online)
Coordinator(s)Dr Nicholas Allix

Synopsis

In this unit participants study the definitions of leadership and models of organisational leadership. Topics include leadership formation and leadership as a career; the values and styles of leaders; organisational vision and mission statements; the identities of leaders; succession, selection and induction processes; heroic and post-heroic models of leadership, including distributed leadership; and leadership standards.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. have a better understanding of the nature of leadership as a context-bound, attributed status; leadership as a socially and institutionally constructed phenomenon
  2. understand the typical means by which leaders learn and acquire their leadership and construct career trajectories
  3. understand current issues, topics and recent trends in leadership theory and practice, particularly as these apply in a variety of policy contexts, educational and non-educational settings
  4. understand the demands confronting all types of leaders in a variety of contexts and workplaces.

Assessment

Essay 1 (4000 words, 50%)
Essay 2 (4000 words, 50%)

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload equals 288 hours per semester/term comprising:

(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students

  • 6 seminars x 4 hours (one session per week - compulsory)
  • 5 tutorials x 3 hours (on weeks when seminars not offered - optional)

(b.) Requirements for offshore Kaplan based students:

  • one intensive block comprising two week nights and weekend days, normally from Thursday to Sunday
  • at least fourteen hours of online study per term

(c.) Additional requirements (all students):

  • independent study to make up the minimum required hours per week

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Chief examiner(s)

Dr Nicholas Allix