Leadership has been a critical element in governance as long as human societies have existed. Yet the art of effective leadership too often remains a mystery. This course explores the challenges that attend leadership in the public policy process, and it equips pariticapnts with the skills to surmount those challenges. How do leaders build effective teams, oversee organisational change, work across institutional boundaries, and operate in a global context? Class sessions explore these and additional questions, drawing on scholarly debates and case studies.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- Demonstrate a critical understanding of the key debates and thinking about the role of leadership;
- Exercise ethical and responsible leadership in the policy process;
- Influence debates and analysis of public policy issues and practical challenges across diverse cultural, developmental and institutional contexts;
- Demonstrate an applied understanding of the elements of effective teams and how to lead in different governance contexts;
- Demonstrate an understanding of how to exercise effective leadership while working across institutions and in global contexts.
Indicative Assessment
- Team-building paper: Students are asked to pick one example of successful team-building from their experience and explain in a 500-word paper whether it confirms or defies the conventional wisdom in this regard. What were the major challenges? How might (even) more effective teamwork have been established? (20) [LO 1,2,4]
- Intelligence briefing: Students are to imagine that they have been posted to an embassy abroad to write an intelligence assessment of one of that country’s top current leaders. The task is to write a concise, 1000-word memo that explains how the leader is transforming an important organisation within their country. Explain how the leader is approaching this task, how successful he or she has been thus far, and what the lessons and implications are for your government. (30) [LO 1,2,3]
- Case study analysis: Working in small groups, students will analyse a case study that highlights the way in which globalisation challenges leaders to work across institutions and operate in a global context. Students will give a short group presentation (worth 10%) and write a 2,500-word paper (worth 40%) about their case. (50) [LO 1,2,3,5]
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Workload
120 hours: 40 hours in class and the remainder in individual and group studyInherent Requirements
Not applicable
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
See Wattle
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 14
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $4440 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $6360 |
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