Unit Outline

No organisation operates in a vacuum. Developing an appreciation of global issues and the capacity to determine regional or local consequences for organisations is imperative for good leadership and appropriate management. Leaders, therefore, must be cognisant of contemporary issues that are or will impact the organisation, its people and the communities in which they operate. Leaders must make informed decisions as to the most appropriate response to mitigate risk, leverage opportunity and maintain relevance. As part of a suite of units examining leadership and the central function of organisational capability development the premise of this unit is to generate curiosity about global issues and local consequence for leaders. It aims to connect current affairs to the development of capability to respond appropriately to identified or possible consequences. The unit encourages you to think more expansively about contemporary issues, particularly those on a global scale but with local or regional impact utilising learning generated from other units in the Leadership and Organisational Capability suite.

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	Review and critique organisational responses to current challenges faced by organisations in local, national and global contexts.
2	Critically analyse the relevance and effectiveness of reported leadership behaviours and approaches in responding to current internal and external challenges.
3	Generate and communicate practical responses to contemporary business challenges by melding relevant extant theory, non-traditional and context-based approaches associated with leadership and organisational capability.
4	Communicate well reasoned arguments utilising an academic writing style and appropriate referencing.

Requisites


REQUISITE TYPE	REQUISITES
Anti-requisite (mutual excl)	BMA726, MBA726

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:	Forum Discussion	See the MyLO site for the due date	20 %	LO1, LO2
Assessment Task 2:	Podcast	Week 8	40 %	LO1, LO2, LO3
Assessment Task 3:	Case Study	Week 12	40 %	LO2, LO3, LO4

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: Forum Discussion

Task Description:

In response to three weekly forum posts, respond to each by illustrating how the topic has relevance to your organisation or one that you are familiar with. In addition, you are to add your thoughts, arguments and analysis to at least one other post or discussion thread per week.

Due dates: 13/10, 20/10 & 27/10 (weeks 4, 5, 6)

Task Length:

200 words per forum post (x3) one 100-word (min) response per week

Due Date:

See the MyLO site for the due date

Weight:

20 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Access and integrate material from robust current affairs sources to inform your posts and critical responses to the posts of others	LO1
2	Generate a coherent argument regarding the impact, relevance or influence of current global or regional events/topics in a local context	LO1
3	With specific reference to leadership behaviours, argue how leaders should/could respond to the challenge/matter/topic under discussion	LO2

Assessment Task 2: Podcast

Task Description:

In pairs, develop a 10-minute podcast as an explainer piece for senior leaders. Following a collaboratively developed script you should identify two global issues that have local* impact (e.g., sustainability, crises responses, the ‘great resignation’). Integrating current affairs material with references to academic material and theory, present an examination of each issue and how it will have relevance to local organisations. The podcast should end with recommendations for leaders of local organisations on how to develop capability to respond to identified issues. Recommendations should maintain sensitivity to context. Specific focus on leadership behaviours should be included.

Both students should have equal input to the assessment task.

(Local meaning either Tasmania or the students’ place of residence)

Due date: 7th November (Week 8)

Task Length:

10 minutes of podcast time + referenced script

Due Date:

Week 8

Weight:

40 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Explain and evaluate two global issues clearly identifying relevance to local organisations (local meaning either Tasmania or the students’ place of residence)	LO1
2	Determine and communicate to an audience of leaders evidence informed practical responses to identified global issues	LO3
3	Using evidence from the literature, generate recommendations that improve the capacity for organisational capability to respond to the consequences of global issues with specific reference to leadership behaviours	LO2, LO3

Assessment Task 3: Case Study

Task Description:

Review the allocated case study and respond to the associated questions.

Due date: 5th December (Week 12)

Task Length:

2500 words

Due Date:

Week 12

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.