• Offered by ANU Wide
  • ANU College ANU Wide
  • Classification Transitional
  • Course subject Education
  • Academic career PGRD
  • Mode of delivery In Person
  • Offered in First Semester 2014
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This course is currently not being offered to new students in 2013

The course provides participants with an opportunity to explore a number of models of leadership/management and a variety of leadership/management styles.

Central themes in the course are the importance of a leader/manager having:

  • the flexibility and agility to operate with a variety of models and styles, and the situational judgement to use the best model/style for the situation
  • a broad repertoire of leadership/management skills and styles.

The course has a strong practical focus and provides many opportunities for you to extend your repertoire of skills. Particular attention is given to the self-management skills that underpin the effectiveness in leading and managing others.

A full listing of course topics is available at:

http://chelt.anu.edu.au/career-development/academic-leadership-management

 

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

The course is designed to provide you with opportunities to develop:

  • an enhanced understanding of the challenges of academic leadership and management
  • an understanding of a range of models and theories of leadership and management and their application to the academic context
  • a more clearly articulated approach to academic leadership and management
  • a lively appreciation of your strengths in leadership and management
  • a broader repertoire of skills and techniques
  • a set of goals and plans for your leadership and management development  and a robust process for sustaining your skills development.

Other Information

Staff Development Scholarship Scheme

The Vice Chancellor is encouraging eligible staff to undertake the Graduate Certificate in Higher Education or the Master of Higher Education, by making this course (and the total program) available to eligible applicants through the Staff Development Scholarship Scheme (i.e. HECS-HELP/tuition fees are waived) http://www.anu.edu.au/sas/admission/sds/index.php

Indicative Assessment

Assessment will be based on a leadership portfolio, comprising:

  • completed exercises from each week's course notes, relating course concepts to experience and practice
  • reflections on each week's readings and class discussions
  • a review of the course participant’s approach to skills development
  • an interview-based analysis of the leadership & management practice of an academic leader/manager;
  • action learning reviews analysing and assessing critical incidents in course participants’ current or past practice
  • an evaluation of current leadership & management competencies, and a plan for the further skills development
  • other material which, in the view of course participants, documents the way in which they have been expanding their understanding of academic leadership & management, and critiquing and enriching their approach.

Assessment will be determined as satisfactory/unsatisfactory. The portfolio can be resubmitted, if necessary.

The ANU uses Turnitin to enhance student citation and referencing techniques, and to assess assignment submissions as a component of the University's approach to managing Academic Integrity. While the use of Turnitin is not mandatory, the ANU highly recommends Turnitin is used by both teaching staff and students. For additional information regarding Turnitin please visit the ANU Online website.

Workload

Course delivery

Twelve classes on Tuesdays, during the teaching periods in Semester 1, starting on 21 February

  • Nine classes of 1.5 hours (12.15 to 1.45 pm)
  • Three workshops of 2.75 hours (from 12.15 to 3pm)

An average of 4 hours per week reading the notes/reading(s) provided each week and completing the reflective activities in the notes. 

An average of 4 hours per week in preparing assessments and the portfolio, and in further reading outside the notes/readings provided each week. 


Prescribed Texts

Ramsden, P. 1998, Learning to Lead in Higher Education, Routledge, London and New York.

Bolman, L. G. & Gallos, J. V. 2011, Reframing Academic Leadership, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco.

Fees

Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.  

If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Students continuing in their current program of study will have their tuition fees indexed annually from the year in which you commenced your program. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.

Student Contribution Band:
5
Unit value:
6 units

If you are an undergraduate student and 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). You can find your student contribution amount for each course 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
Domestic fee paying students
Year Fee Description
1994-2003 $852
2014 $1488
2013 $1482
2012 $1482
2011 $1386
2010 $1266
2009 $1134
2008 $1134
2007 $1134
2006 $1134
2005 $852
2004 $852
International fee paying students
Year Fee
1994-2003 $738
2014 $3762
2013 $3756
2012 $3756
2011 $3756
2010 $3750
2009 $3240
2008 $2592
2007 $2592
2006 $2592
2005 $738
2004 $738
Note: Please note that fee information is for current year only.

Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links

ANU utilises MyTimetable to enable students to view the timetable for their enrolled courses, browse, then self-allocate to small teaching activities / tutorials so they can better plan their time. Find out more on the Timetable webpage.

The list of offerings for future years is indicative only.
Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.

First Semester

Class number Class start date Last day to enrol Census date Class end date Mode Of Delivery Class Summary
2886 17 Feb 2014 07 Mar 2014 31 Mar 2014 30 May 2014 In Person N/A

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