GMD5002 · Global leadership in the pharmaceutical sciences

Overview

This unit has been designed to stimulate your thinking about leadership within the pharmaceutical sciences and to foster a sense of responsibility for your personal and professional development. The unit will expose you to various constructs of thinking surrounding leadership, including principles and practices of leaders. It will also explore ethics as it pertains to leadership and business principles within the pharmaceutical industry and discuss different methods to handle employees within the workplace. The unit is intended to challenge you to reflect on the complexities surrounding leadership and leading others, as well as what is motivating you to lead in the pharmaceutical science and global medicines development context. Each class session, the assigned activities, and the assessments require your preparation and thoughtful engagement.

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

In-semester assessment: 100%

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

The Handbook lists no prerequisite, corequisite or prohibition for this unit.

Learning outcomes

1. Demonstrate skills used by leaders to navigate and influence change
2. Explain the value of mission statements and strategic plans in establishing a clear direction for an organization and for yourself
3. Design effective teams to achieve a common goal
4. Describe how to effectively engage and empower co-workers
5. Demonstrate communication skills to ensure the best outcomes from a variety of challenging encounters
6. Modify your leadership style based on reflections of your personal identities, values, and strengths.

Workload

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of in-person and online learning activities as well as independent study. The unit requires on average 10-12 hours of learning activities per week, including teacher directed learning, independent study and reading time, participation in online discussions, research and preparation for assignments.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.