Unit Outline

The development of organisational capability via formal and informal leadership is often diminished due to ineffective processes or misaligned culture. Leaders therefore must be cognisant of how processual tools at their disposal can generate appropriate responses to internal and external challenges. As part of a suite of units examining leadership and the central function of organisational capability development the premise of this unit rests heavily on how process and informal leadership contributes to well-functioning organisations and how improvements can be made to leverage capability. The unit encourages you to think broadly about the role of diversity and culture in supporting informal leadership.

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.	Identify and critically appraise organisational processes that support, promote or generate organisational capability in organisations.
2.	Integrate diverse views on the role of organisational culture and informal leadership in enabling organisational capability.
3.	Critically analyse the nexus between formal and informal leadership and the development of organisational capability in diverse organisational contexts.
4.	Communicate well reasoned arguments utilising an academic writing style and appropriate referencing.

Alterations as a result of student feedback

To Be Determined.

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:	Portfolio	Week 5	20 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
Assessment Task 2:	Report & Reflection	Week 9	40 %	LO1, LO4
Assessment Task 3:	Team Case Analysis	Week 13	40 %	LO2, LO3, LO4

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: Portfolio

Task Description:

The purpose of this assessment is to focus your attention on 'seeing' leadership, organisational processes, and capability.
To complete this assessment, you will need to contribute posts to a shared class pebblepad. In each post, you need to include a picture, link, meme, infographic, news story, or the like and explain - in no more than 140 characters (like a Twitter post!) - how you have captured an enactment of leadership, organisational process, and/or capability.
You also need to interact with and respond to your classmates' posts.

Task Length:

Please see MyLO for details

Due Date:

Week 5

Weight:

20 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Collate and critically appraise at least four artefacts drawing on relevant theory	LO1, LO2
2	Evaluate the ways in which culture is supported or diminished by the application of organisational processes	LO3
3	Using evidence from the literature, generate recommendations that improve the organisational process with a particular focus on supporting informal leadership	LO2, LO3, LO4

Assessment Task 2: Report & Reflection

Task Description:

The purpose of this assessment is to consider real-world organisational challenges and develop recommendations by drawing on academic theory.

To complete this assessment, you will identify key challenges facing organisations and develop recommendations to address them. You will also engage in debate with your peers and practice critical reflection to refine your analysis and recommendations.

Task Length:

Please see MyLO for details

Due Date:

Week 9

Weight:

40 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Access, utilise and reference relevant material from academic journals and publicly available sources to inform your responses	LO4
2	Generate a coherent argument regarding the strategic importance of the key challenges under scrutiny	LO1
3	Critically appraise extant theory as appropriate responses to current organisational challenges	LO1, LO4

Assessment Task 3: Team Case Analysis

Task Description:

For this assessment, you will work in teams to conduct a case analysis and produce a multi-media presentation conveying your analysis and recommendations. This assessment also includes an individual reflective component.

Task Length:

Please see MyLO for details

Due Date:

Week 13

Weight:

40 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Drawing on relevant theory, critically appraise the ways in which organisational processes support or inhibit the development of capabilities relevant to the context in which the organisation operates	LO2
2	With specific focus on the interaction between formal and informal leadership structures discuss the interplay of organisational culture, context and capability.	LO3
3	Generate and communicate convincing recommendations to support the improvement of processes to support appropriate organisational culture.	LO4
4	Write clearly in an academic style using Harvard referencing style throughout	LO4

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.

Academic integrity

Academic integrity is about acting responsibly, honestly, ethically, and collegially when using, producing, and communicating information with other students and staff members.

In written work, you must correctly reference the work of others to maintain academic integrity. To find out the referencing style for this unit, see the assessment information in the MyLO site, or contact your teaching staff. For more detail about Academic Integrity, see Important Guidelines & Support.

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.