Unit Outline

This unit will critically examine the processes and activities to identify, monitor and improve key elements of aged care organisational functioning, within complex health networks. A review and critique of governance arrangements, including accountability and transparency requirements for staff, managers and boards will be undertaken. Requirements for performance metrics, organisational and clinical outcomes and reporting arrangements will be debated. Students will have opportunities to hear from experts across Australia and participate in industry case studies and analysis.

Intended Learning Outcomes

As per the Assessment and Results Policy 1.3, your results will reflect your achievement against specified learning outcomes.

On completion of this unit, you will be able to:


1.	Explain current concepts in leadership and management theory as related to health and aged care
2.	Reflect on the styles and applications of leadership and management skills in an aged care context(s)
3.	Analyse how leadership theories can be applied to managing people in health and aged care settings

Requisites


REQUISITE TYPE	REQUISITES
Pre-requisite	Complete 25 credit points at intermediate level in any discipline

Alterations as a result of student feedback

How will I be Assessed?

For more detailed assessment information please see MyLO.

Assessment schedule


ASSESSMENT TASK #	ASSESSMENT TASK NAME	DATE DUE	WEIGHT	LINKS TO INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Assessment Task 1:	Critique	Week 2	36 %	LO1, LO2, LO3
Assessment Task 2:	Presentation	Week 5	24 %	LO1, LO2, LO3
Assessment Task 3:	Essay	Week 13	40 %	LO1, LO2, LO3

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: Critique

Task Description:

Fortnightly reflections will commence in Week 2. A student will require to submit 6 reflections in total. Details of the questions for each reflection will be posted on MyLO “Assessment Item” page in the content tab. The due date for each fortnightly reflection submission is provided in the study schedule. You are required to make a genuine, solid attempt at the relevant questions, developing a portfolio of your progress in this unit. You will have the option to raise any queries about the reflection questions in the “Discussions” forum via the “Communication” tab. The purpose of this assessment is to enable you to practise answering questions on the work you have covered online. The assessment task will also give you timely feedback on your progress and areas in need of attention.

Due date for assessment task 1: Week 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12

Task Length:

These will be short answer questions of 650 words(+/- 10%) for each fortnightly reflection.

Due Date:

Week 2

Weight:

36 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Explain the holistic and relational role of leadership and management theory as it relates to health and aged care.	LO1, LO2
2	Overview and analysis of leadership and management theory.	LO1
3	Analysis of the implications of applying leadership and management theories and concepts in practice.	LO3

Assessment Task 2: Presentation

Task Description:

This assessment will involve students presenting and providing written summary of a business plan in an aged care organisation. The presentation should be in PPT (with embedded voice), following the presentation formatting guidelines in the Writing and Presentation Style Guide to be made available in MyLO. The summary of the business plan in the word document should follow the “essay” formatting guidelines in the Writing and Presentation Style Guide to be made available in MyLO.

Task Length:

650 words (+/- 10%) summary of business plan and a Power-point presentation of approximately 10 minutes

Due Date:

Week 5

Weight:

24 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Overview of the aged care organisation including an analysis of the organisation’s internal and external environment (key issues, challenges, and risks)	LO2
2	Justification of the alignment between the business plan and the organisation’s stated vision, mission, and values	LO2
3	Exploration of resident’s care needs/stakeholder engagement in the relevant aged care environment/industry	LO3
4	Argument for steps/strategies in the business plan including resourcing, success planning/ factors, and evaluation	LO1
5	Presentation quality and adherence to professional standards	LO3

Assessment Task 3: Essay

Task Description:

The MyLO module/s on leading change processes has identified some models, tools, and approaches to leading and managing change. In this essay you have the opportunity to analyse the challenge of changing an existing business or care process in your organisation. This will give you the opportunity write a well-articulated essay, presenting an organisational change and to reflect on your own role in the change process.

Task Length:

Overall, the essay should be 2500 words (+/- 10%). Any other variance will attract a penalty. The word count includes such items as headings, quotes, and in-text citations. It does not include appendices and reference list.

Due Date:

Week 13

Weight:

40 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Explanation of proposed organisational and service change, stakeholder management, and evaluation strategies.	LO1
2	Analysis of the models, approaches, and tools for the proposed organisational and service change, as relevant to context	LO1, LO2
3	Analysis of organisational conditions and readiness for change	LO2, LO3
4	Propose approaches/strategies for change implementation success	LO3
5	Presentation quality and adherence to professional standards	LO3

How your final result is determined

To pass this unit, you need to demonstrate your attainment of each of the Intended Learning Outcomes, achieve a final unit grade of 50% or greater, and pass any hurdle tasks.

Submission of assignments

Where practicable, assignments should be submitted to an assignment submission folder in MYLO. You must submit assignments by the due date or receive a penalty (unless an extension of time has been approved by the Unit Coordinator). Students submitting any assignment in hard copy, or because of a practicum finalisation, must attach a student cover sheet and signed declaration for the submission to be accepted for marking.

Requests for extensions

If you are unable to submit an assessment task by the due date, you should apply for an extension.

A request for an extension should first be discussed with your Unit Coordinator or teaching support team where possible. A request for an extension must be submitted by the assessment due date, except where you can provide evidence it was not possible to do so. Typically, an application for an extension will be supported by documentary evidence: however, where it is not possible for you to provide evidence please contact your Unit Coordinator.

The Unit Coordinator must notify you of the outcome of an extension request within 3 working days of receiving the request.

Late penalties

Assignments submitted after the deadline will receive a late penalty of 5% of the original available mark for each calendar day (or part day) that the assignment is late. Late submissions will not be accepted more than 10 calendar days after the due date, or after assignments have been returned to other students on a scheduled date, whichever occurs first. Further information on Late Penalties can be found on the Assessments and Results Procedure.

Review of results and appeals

You are entitled to ask for a review of the marking and grading of your assessment task if there is an irregularity in the marking standards or an error in the process for determining the outcome of an assessment. Details on how to request a review of a mark for an assignment are outlined in the Review and Appeal of Academic Decisions Procedure.