TECHCOMM 7038 - Leadership of Organisations
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Course Details
| Course Code | TECHCOMM 7038 |
| Course | Leadership of Organisations |
| Coordinating Unit | The Entrepreneurship, Commercialisation and Innovation Centre, Faculty of Engineering, Computer & Mathematical Sciences |
| Term | Semester 1 2013 |
| Mode | Internal |
| Level | Postgraduate Coursework |
| Location/s | North Terrace |
| Units | 3 |
| Contact | Intensive - a minimum of 36 hours |
| Prerequisites | Not applicable |
| Corequisites | Not applicable |
| Incompatible | Not applicable |
| Assumed Knowledge | Not applicable |
| Restrictions | Not applicable |
| Quota | Not applicable |
| Course Description | The objective of this course is to develop an understanding of the role of leadership in both traditional and complex organisations. Traditional organisations include government organisations and corporations, including those for profit and those not for profit organisations. Complex organisations include those addressing significant change and adaptation. The content includes: being aware of current leadership and management theories, including the bases of authority, transformational leadership, values based leadership, situational leadership and the role of emotional intelligence supporting leadership; having an understanding of the differences in personality types and the influence of the participant's personality type on their leadership style; having a basic knowledge of people management practices to align team performance with project outcomes within organisations with a range of different goals, values and stakeholders; and, understanding people management policies and programs and identifying organisational strategy and leading change. Behaviours such as managing feedback effectively and encouraging motivation of staff are also examined. The context of the course is engineering, technology and information technology design and production, operations and processes, which include consulting, production, procurement, maintenance and logistics supply for technology based operations, including defence, construction, and manufacture, and IT provision for ongoing businesses, assessment of efficiency, risk and quality management, and related aspects. |
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The Entrepreneurship, Commercialisation and Innovation Centre
