• Offered by Research School of Management
  • ANU College ANU College of Business and Economics
  • Course subject Management
  • Areas of interest Business Information Systems, International Business, Management, Marketing, Business Administration
  • Academic career PGRD
  • Course convener
    • Gretchen Gagel
    • Prof Giles Hirst
  • Mode of delivery Online or In Person
  • Offered in First Semester 2021
     Second Semester 2021
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Leading People and Change (MGMT8270)

This course is accessible online only. See the Class Summary for further information

This course introduces you to leadership and organisational change theories and frameworks, and provides opportunities to develop skills and practices for effectively achieving personal, interpersonal, and organisational goals.  In leading people, you will explore ethical and values-based leadership, and develop skills to motivate others, negotiate, and make decisions.  In leading change, you will develop skills for setting and communicating a compelling vision, gaining support, and leading yourself and others through transformational change processes. 

 

Learning Outcomes

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

Upon successful completion of the requirements for this course, students will be able to:
  1. Distinguish between various leadership and change models and frameworks, their relevant foundations, and their strengths and weaknesses. (EBM: Ask and Understand)
  2. Choose appropriate models and approaches for addressing specific leadership and change challenges. (EBM: Acquire and Apply)
  3. Summarize relevant contextual information and factors influencing effective leadership and change management practice. (EBM: Aggregate and Analyse)
  4. Critique the factors and events contributing to failures in leadership and change implementation using applicable models and frameworks. (EBM: Appraise and Evaluate)
  5. Reflect on feedback provided during cases and exercises to improve leadership and change skills. (EBM: Assess and Evaluate)
  6. Integrate evidence from real-world leadership and change problems to find solutions. (EBM: Aggregate and Create)
  7. Generate a plan for implementing a solution to leadership and change challenges in one’s life and work roles. (EBM: Apply and Create)
 

Indicative Assessment

1. Case Plan (15%)
2. Topical Preparation Questions (15%)
3. Case Analysis (30%)
4. Critical Research- or Case-based Analysis (30%)
5. Self-Reflective Evaluation Assessment (2 x 5%) 

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Workload

Students taking this course in First or Second Semester are expected to commit at least 10 hours per week to completing the work. This will include 3 hours per week in class and at least 7 hours a week on average on course reading, research, writing and assessment work.

Where this course is offered in intensive delivery mode as a continuous block over a shorter period of time, the expected total time commitment for this course will be 130 hours.
 

Requisite and Incompatibility

To enrol in this course you must have successfully completed BUSI7280, MGMT7020, MGMT7250 and MKTG7260, or by permission of the Research School of Management (enquiries.rsm@anu.edu.au)

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:
34
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 International
Domestic fee paying students
Year Fee
2021 $3360
International fee paying students
Year Fee
2021 $5580
Note: Please note that fee information is for current year only.

Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links

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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.
2021
2022
2023

First Semester

Class number Class start date Last day to enrol Census date Class end date Mode Of Delivery Class Summary
On-campus
3003 22 Feb 2021 01 Mar 2021 31 Mar 2021 28 May 2021 In Person View

Second Semester

Class number Class start date Last day to enrol Census date Class end date Mode Of Delivery Class Summary
On-campus
6001 26 Jul 2021 02 Aug 2021 14 Sep 2021 29 Oct 2021 In Person View
MBA
6148 26 Jul 2021 02 Aug 2021 14 Sep 2021 29 Oct 2021 In Person View

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