MGF5928 · Strategic leadership

Overview

This unit will critically evaluate the dynamic nature of strategy making and strategic leadership. You will become familiar with key strategic concepts and frameworks to analyse organisational strategy, and understand the importance of strategic thinking in leadership development. You will learn the principles of analysing industry dynamics and strategic responses to competitive challenges in order to improve organisational performance. Using the understanding of strategy and leadership principles you will learn to develop strategic leader competence while assessing the impact of culture and gender on leadership style and advancement. You will also appreciate that strategy making and organisational leadership are not top down processes, they are both top down and bottom up.

Offerings

Assessment

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

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. critically analyse the strategic nature of organisational leadership
2. develop an understanding of strategy and leadership as dynamic processes
3. analyse the role of strategic decisions in a range of contexts and understand approaches to addressing strategic decision-making challenges
4. develop creative solutions to challenges associated with industry dynamics when responding to competitive challenges, and improving organisational performance
5. demonstrate knowledge or skills for crafting sustainable futures for people, organisations, communities, and/or the environment.

Workload

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. You are expected to complete all pre-class activities prior to your scheduled class, and post-class activities should be completed after your scheduled class. Learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed, peer directed and online engagement activities.

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