Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Dynamics of Leadership & Strategy
Credit Points: 12.00
Course Coordinator: Dr Carol Bond
Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925
Course Coordinator Email: carol.bond@rmit.edu.au
Course Coordinator Location: 080.09.065
Course Coordinator Availability: On appointment
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
Assumed knowledge and prior studies in the Leadership & Strategy major underpins the content in this course. Please contact the Course Coordinator for further information.
Course Description
This course will give students the opportunity to critically reflect on and consolidate knowledge learned in the Leadership & Strategy Major. You will apply theories, frameworks, matrices, and other tools to solve real world challenges facing contemporary organisations.
This course incorporates Work Integrated Learning (WIL) with an industry partner for a truly authentic and applied experience. By the end of this course, you will be able to critically and adaptively integrate leadership & strategy theory useful for making evidence-based decisions. This course empowers you to effectively manage yourself, teams, and organisations in today’s dynamic, multi-cultural, Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)-aware, business context.
You will be asked to draw on all 6 of the AoL capabilities and all your program PLOs as you work through your assessments.
This course is a component of the Leadership and Strategy major.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
Ethical Global Citizen (1A, 1B, 1C), Connected (2A, 2B), Adaptive (3A, 3B), Digitally Adept (4), Expert (5), Critically Engaged (6)
If you are taking this course as part of a major, this course will complement the learning outcomes you are developing in your program.
CLO1: Identify and evaluate the effects of emerging technologies on global commerce and analyse their ethical, social, environmental, and economic impacts.
CLO2: Formulate, justify, and communicate strategic solutions for specific real-world commercial contexts utilising advanced commerce
concepts and research.
CLO3: Analyse and develop cultural and diversity frameworks actionable by business leaders to design inclusion strategies and create a positive commercial environment.
CLO4: Apply critical thinking and problem-solving in diverse teams to address assigned business issues at global, local, and national levels of analysis using contemporary digital technologies.
CLO5: Design an adaptive leadership approach using your collaboration skills to contribute to an organisational change strategy for specific commercial environments.
Overview of Learning Activities
This course is delivered as a blend of face-to-face activities and online learning. Learning will be supported through in-class and online activities such as: personal development activities, guest speakers/expert commentators, case studies, prescribed readings, practical tasks, seeking and providing peer feedback, and reflective praxis.
Overview of Learning Resources
Various learning resources are available online through MyRMIT Studies/Canvas: https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/my-course/canvas
The lecture notes and workshop notes are posted on Canvas. RMIT Library provides extensive resources, services and study spaces. All RMIT students have access to scholarly resources including course related material, books, e-books, journals and databases.
Contact: Ask the Library for assistance and information on Library resources and services: http://www.rmit.edu.au/library.
Study support is available for assistance with assignment preparation, academic writing, information literacy, referencing, maths and study skills.
Additional resources and/or sources to assist your learning will be identified by your course coordinator and will be made available to you as required during the teaching period.
Overview of Assessment
The assessment tasks, their weighting, and the course learning outcomes to which they are aligned are as follows.
Assessment Task 1 – 20%
Linked CLOs: 2, 3
Assessment Task 2 - 40%
Linked CLOs: 4, 5
Assessment Task 3 – 40%
Linked CLOs: 1, 3
Feedback will be provided throughout the semester in class and/or in online forums through individual and group feedback on progress, outcomes and approaches, and by individual consultation.
If you have a long-term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.
Your course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies, procedures, and instructions.