UNIT OUTLINE

MGT301
Leadership

Semester 2, 2019

Academic Staff
Jasmin Craufurd-Hill

Course Coordinator

Dr Sudhir Lodh
Email: sudhir.lodh@pia.edu.au

CRICOS Provider Code: 03535M

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contact Details ............................................................................................................................. 3
PIA Policies and Procedures ......................................................................................................... 3
Unit Description ........................................................................................................................... 3
Pre-Requisite Unit(s) .................................................................................................................... 3
Enrolment in the Unit ................................................................................................................... 3
When does the Unit commence?................................................................................................. 4
Student Feedback ......................................................................................................................... 4
Learning Outcomes ...................................................................................................................... 4
Learning Expectations and Teaching Strategies/Approach ......................................................... 5
Learning Resources ...................................................................................................................... 6
Textbooks and Readings........................................................................................................................ 6
Details of Teaching Arrangements ............................................................................................... 6
Attendance Requirements .................................................................................................................... 6
Unit Requirements ....................................................................................................................... 7
Assessment................................................................................................................................... 7
Assessment 1 – Case Study Analysis I ................................................................................................... 7
Assessment Item 2 – Case Study Analysis II .......................................................................................... 8
Assessment Item 3 – Self reflection on your personal approach to leadership ................................... 8
Submission of Assessment Items ................................................................................................. 8
Lodging Assessment Items .................................................................................................................... 8
Late Assessments and Extensions ......................................................................................................... 9
Academic Referencing and Style Guide ................................................................................................ 9
Grades and Results ..................................................................................................................... 10
Grades Awarded .................................................................................................................................. 10
Review of an Assessment Decision ..................................................................................................... 10
Further Support and Assistance ................................................................................................. 11
Academic Misconduct and Plagiarism ....................................................................................... 11
Study Schedule ........................................................................................................................... 12

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Contact Details
Academic Staff: Jasmin Craufurd-Hill
Email: jasmin@pia.edu.au
Consultation: by appointment

PIA Policies and Procedures

Standards of academic conduct are defined by, and subject to, Polytechnic Institute Australia’s (PIA’s)
documented policies and procedures. Please make sure you read this Unit Outline in conjunction with
all academic and administrative policies, as some of these may affect the outcome of your studies.
All academic and administrative policies and procedures are available via the Polytechnic Institute
Australia website at: http://www.pia.edu.au/student-info/policies-procedures

Unit Description
What does it mean to be a leader? What does ‘effective leadership’ mean? Why do leaders succeed and
why do they fail? Can I become a better leader?
Our aim will to explore the what? how? and why? of leadership at both the conceptual and practical
levels, with a greater emphasis on the practical.
The unit will cover the foundation concepts of leadership and will then focus on concepts, behavioural
strategies, tools and techniques for Adaptive Leadership and Ethical Leadership.
The class sessions will include some lecturing, but most of the time will be spent on discussion of issues,
case studies, exercises and role plays.
This unit encourages you to engage with the questions posed above in pursuit of the following
objectives:
1. to understand, critically analyse and apply concepts of leadership to improve your own effectiveness
as a leader
2. to develop your personal theory of leadership, including the behavioural strategies, tools and
techniques you will use to put that theory into practice.

Pre-Requisite Unit(s)
The prerequisites for this unit are:
MGT100 Principles of Management.

Enrolment in the Unit

Unless there are exceptional circumstances, students should not enrol in this unit after the end of week
two of term, as the Polytechnic Institute Australia (PIA) cannot guarantee that:
• any extra assistance will be provided by the teaching team in respect of work covered in the
period prior to enrolment; and
• penalties will not be applied for late submission of any piece or pieces of assessment that
were due during this period.

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When does the Unit commence?
The unit's teaching schedule commences in the week beginning Monday 8 July 2019.

Student Feedback
At the conclusion of this unit, you will be asked to provide responses to a number of matters relating to
the learning and teaching within the unit. You are asked to respond honestly to these questions, as all
information received is used to enhance the delivery of future offerings.

Changes to this unit based on previous student feedback

Following feedback from students, we have changed the learning methodology for this unit away from
traditional lectures and tutorials, to a blended model of learning, based on active student engagement
and participation.
You must ensure that you purchase the text book online or hard copy from the publisher directly or
from co-op bookshop and bring it with you to your seminar each week. This is compulsory. You will
obtain a code from the textbook publisher along with the instruction from them of how to obtain the
textbook.

Learning Outcomes
Assessment task 1 – Case Study Analysis I
Assessment task 2 – Case Study Analysis II
Assessment task 3 – Self-reflection on your personal approach to leadership
Unit Learning outcomes:
i. Identify and critically assess different theories of leadership X X X
ii. Demonstrate an understanding of the psychology of both leadership and X X X
‘followership’
iii. Describe the ways that leadership theory can be practically applied in a business X
setting
iv. Describe and discuss the role of ‘vision’ in contemporary business, and the X X
difference between leadership and management
v. Identify and assess the individual qualities that constitute both good and bad X X X
leadership
vi. Demonstrate an understanding of the values and ethics of leadership X X X
Course Learning Outcomes
i. Critically analyse relevant concepts to understand practice in business and related X X X
professions in a global workplace
ii. Demonstrate interrelationships between differing business and related disciplines
iii. Locate and critically evaluate relevant data and literature to address business
problems through a research approach
iv. Apply critical and creative thinking to address issues in business X X X
v. Convey information clearly and fluently in high-quality written form appropriate X X X
for their audience
vi. Use oral communication appropriately to convey information clearly and fluently X
vii. Demonstrate and critically reflect on how individuals work in teams in an inclusive
manner
viii. Critically analyse business decisions in terms of ethical practice and social X X X
responsibility
ix. Critically analyse sustainability principles for various stakeholders in relation to X X
business contexts

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x. Apply technical and professional skills necessary to operate effectively in business
and related professions
Graduate Attributes:
i. Communicate effectively in a professional or community context X X X
ii. Can work independently as well as collaboratively
iii. Engage in and value life-long learning
iv. Are information and technology literate
v. Respond to a changing workforces, cultures and values reflecting a global work X X X
environment
vi. Demonstrate critical thinking, problem solving and decision-making abilities X X X
vii. Act in an ethical manner X X X

Learning Expectations and Teaching Strategies/Approach

The Institute is committed to a high standard of professional conduct in all activities, and holds its
commitment and responsibilities to its students as being of paramount importance. Likewise, it holds
expectations about the responsibilities students have as they pursue their studies within the special
environment the Institute offers.

Students are expected to participate actively and positively in the teaching/learning environment. They
must attend classes when and as required, strive to maintain steady progress within the or unit
framework, comply with workload expectations, and submit required work on time.
During the first four weeks of this term, your participation and engagement in this unit will be
monitored. If you do not demonstrate evidence of having engaged actively with this unit by Week 4 of
term, your enrolment may be cancelled or you may be withdrawn from the unit.
These are some of the expectations we have of you as a student enrolled in this unit.
We have the expectation that you commit at least 10 hours per week to your study of this unit. Students
who are not allocating this amount of time to this unit are unlikely to be successful.
It is suggested that you allocate the 10 hours in the way:

Completion of the weekly learning activities 3 to 4 hours

prior to attendance at the weekly seminar (i.e.
viewing online learning activities, completion of
learning activities, completion of
required readings)

Attendance and active participation in your 3 hours

weekly face to face seminar.

Preparation for tests, assignments, exam and 3 to 4 hours

other assessment items

Total 10 hours

Student Seminar Attendance

Face to face learning activities are conducted by means of a weekly seminar. These seminars commence
in Week 1.
Students at PIA from Semester 2 2019 are required to attend minimum 80% classes for each enrolled
unit. As well, attendance at your allocated seminar is compulsory – you will note, from the assessment

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information, that each week there will be seminar activity. During each seminar (commencing in week
2), in addition to schedule assessment tasks, you will be required to complete a short activity and will
involve written and/or oral communication skills.
You will be automatically allocated a seminar time by the MyPIA system and you should check in your
groups area in MyPIA as to your seminar time and location.

Learning Resources
Textbooks and Readings
The textbook for this Unit is:
Gary, Y. (2013), Leadership in Organisations, 8th edition, Pearson, Harlow 2013

You will need the book in order to do the case study assessment tasks. The weekly PowerPoint slides
are NOT a summary of the textbook.

It is available for purchase via these links:

Pearson (direct from the publisher – softcover and eBook options available)
https://pearson.com.au/9780273765660

Additional required reading material may be included in the weekly folders on Moodle for this unit.
Please ensure that you must purchase the text book online from the respective publisher directly and
bring it to your seminar/lecture each week. Please note that from Semester 2, 2019 all PIA students
must collect a code from PIA Admin to purchase the textbook. This is compulsory.
The link to buy the book is:
The publisher will provide a code. This will be provided by week 1.

Details of Teaching Arrangements

Learning materials in this unit will be placed on MyPIA, an internet service adopted by the Institute.
Therefore, all students require regular and reliable internet access.
Apart from accessing learning materials, you will need to use the site regularly to check for
announcements by the Unit Coordinator, to ask questions on the discussion forum and to participate in
any other learning activities. You are encouraged to pose questions about learning materials via MyPIA
rather than by email to the Unit Coordinator, as this allows everybody in the unit to participate in the
discussion.
Students are expected to read the relevant text chapters and/or assigned reading materials each week
BEFORE attending the 3-hour seminar. Copies of the PowerPoint slides presented in the seminar will be
available on MyPIA. These should be downloaded and printed, so that students can take notes on them
during the seminar.
From Week 2, each seminar will commence with your participation in activities related to the prior
week's topic in order to build your understanding. By attending the seminar, you should be able to
satisfy yourself that you understand the important issues related to each topic. You should also take the
opportunity to ask questions. You must be prepared to actively contribute to group work and class
discussions in the seminar.

Attendance Requirements
PIA requires students to attend a minimum of 80% of classes and to actively engage in each unit you
are enrolled in. Students who have not engaged, downloaded, accessed unit material in the first 4 weeks
of the teaching period, as per the Progression Policy may have their enrolment and visa cancelled.

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Seminars begin and end at set times. When students come late, it can disrupt the flow of a lecture or
discussion, distract other students, impede learning, and generally erode class morale.
Therefore, you are expected to arrive at the starting time, and so you should aim to be at least 5 minutes
early. You must also stay until the end when the teaching staff dismiss you.
Lateness and absences will be recorded and may be considered in relation to any application you
make for special consideration.
15-30 minutes late: Recorded as LATE
More than 30 minutes late: Recorded as ABSENT
Any students intending to leave early should seek permission to do so BEFORE the class commences.
Leave early without prior permission: Recorded as ABSENT

Unit Requirements
In order to pass this unit students must satisfy the requirements below:
1. complete and submit all assessment items
2. achieve a minimum overall score of 50% in the unit

Assessment
Assessment 1 – Case Study Analysis I
Task description: The assigned Case Study will be handed out in the second class. The Case
Study Analysis is designed to enable you to apply the theory and empirical
research discussed in the course to real-world situations. Related goals
include the development of skills in teamwork, intra-group dynamics,
project management and professional report writing. To assist you in
developing the practical skills needed for successful completion of this
assignment, a portion of seminar time will be devoted to relevant learning
and training.
Specifically, you are required to:
a. analyse and systematically evaluate the effectiveness of leadership
styles and techniques used by the team leaders in the Case Study, utilising
the models discussed in the first two classes of the course
b. submit your Case Study Analysis report before the designated time (late
submissions will have their marks reduced per the Institute’s guidelines)
via Turnitin. The report for Case Study Analysis I is to be a maximum of
3,000 words (please use 1.5 or double spacing) including any references,
but excluding an optional appendix of maximum four pages, and excluding
the cover page.
Please refer to Appendix 2 when preparing the report. Individual grades
will be the same for the whole team, unless a written complaint is lodged
with the Course Coordinator and Facilitator, investigated and found to
warrant allotment of individual grades.
Task length: 2,500 to 3,000 words maximum, no ±10%.

Due date: 5:00 pm Friday Week 5 - 2 August 2019 Friday by 5:00 pm Turnitin
Submission
Value: 35% of the total Unit’s marks

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Assessment Item 2 – Case Study Analysis II
Task description: The assigned Case Study will be handed out in class in Week 4. The
requirements for this Case Study Analysis are the same as those for Case
Study Analysis I
In addition, you will need to prepare an Executive Summary
Presentation of your key findings and conclusions for Case Study Analysis
II and deliver it to the class during Weeks 10, 11, and 12. You will be
assigned a class and an order to present and you are not able to change
that allocated day or order.
This presentation must be made in 10 minutes or less.
Please refer to Appendix 3 when preparing your presentation.
Task length: 2,500 to 3,000 words maximum, no ±10%.

Due date: 5.00 pm Friday Week 9: 30 August 2019 Friday by 5:00 pm Turnitin
Submission
Value: 35% of the total Unit’s marks

Assessment Item 3 – Self-reflection on your personal approach to leadership

Task description: Analyse your personal approach to leadership using selected frameworks
and theories from the readings for the Unit. Use the frameworks and
concepts from the literature and class to analyse your behaviour and
support your analyses with concrete examples.

The most important grading factor will be depth of reflection (that is, did
you really try to think things through carefully?) and use of theory (that
is, do you fully understand the theory and are you able to critically
reflect on its usefulness for analysis of your experiences?).

Please use this as an opportunity for your own personal learning rather
than worry about the grade. There are no right or wrong answers here. I
will not scale the grading, so you are not in any way competing with your
classmates.

Submit your Self-reflection before the designated time (late submissions

will have their marks reduced per the Institute’s guidelines) via Turnitin
(see Assignment submission in Appendix 2 below).

Further details about writing a Self-reflection are available on the

Moodle site for this assessment
Task length: 2,000 words maximum, no ±10%.

Due date: 5.00 pm Friday Week 12: 27 September 2019 Friday by 5:00 pm
Turnitin Submission
Value: 30% of the total Unit’s marks

Submission of Assessment Items

Lodging Assessment Items
Full details of the Institute’s assignment submission procedure are available in the Student Assessment
Policy and Procedure which can be accessed at http://www.pia.edu.au/student-info/policies-
procedures
All assignments must be submitted electronically through the relevant assignment link in MyPIA. You
must ensure that the PIA Assessment Coversheet is completed and ATTACHED as the first page of

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your submission. If this information is missing, the assignment will not be accepted and, therefore,
will not be marked.
To do this, you need
1. Convert your assignment to pdf format
2. Download the Assessment Coversheet
3. Complete and sign it
4. Scan it and save as pdf
5. Attach it to the front of your assignment
You should also include your name and student ID in the footer of every page of the assignment.
Where relevant, your Unit Coordinator may also request you to submit a paper version of your
assignment. Please remember that you are responsible for lodging your assessment items on or before
the due date and time. You are required to keep a copy which must be produced if requested. Even in
a perfect system, items sometimes go astray.
Turnitin
The Student Assessment Policy and Procedure states that:
The Institute allows students to submit their assignment to Turnitin for checking before it is
submitted for marking. Once the assignment has been electronically submitted for marking, it
will be automatically sent to Turnitin for final checking and a report will be available to the Unit
Coordinator.

Late Assessments and Extensions

1. In this section,
• ‘day’ refers to all days of the week including weekends and public holidays
• ‘late’ means after the submission time on the due date
• ‘assessment items’ includes all in-term non-examination based forms of assessment
2. Students are expected to submit assessment items on or before the due date and time specified in
the Unit Outline. The onus is on the student to prove the date and time of submission.
3. Students who have a serious medical condition or special circumstances may apply for an extension.
Requests for extensions are to be made in writing to the Unit Coordinator before the due date.
Students must provide independent supporting documentation to substantiate their claims.
Note: No extensions will be granted on the day the assignment is due.
4. Late submission of assessment items will incur a penalty of 10% of the total marks possible for that
piece of assessment for each day or part thereof that the assessment item is late unless an extension
had been granted before the relevant due date.
5. Assessment items submitted more than seven (7) days late will not be marked and will receive a
mark of zero.
6. Academic staff do NOT have the discretion to waive a late penalty.

Academic Referencing and Style Guide

PIA's assessment policies and procedures can be located at: http://www.pia.edu.au/student-
info/policies-procedures. Prior to submitting assignments students should make themselves familiar
with all relevant policies and procedures.
Before starting your assignments, you are advised to familiarise yourself with the following electronic
resources.

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The first online resource is the Harvard Referencing System Style Guide, an excellent summary of which
is provided online at http://utas.libguides.com/referencing/Harvard. The Harvard style is the
appropriate referencing style for this unit and the guide provides information on presentation of
assignments, including referencing styles. In your written work you will need to support your ideas by
referring to scholarly literature, works of art and/or inventions. It is important that you understand how
to correctly refer to the work of others and maintain academic integrity.
Failure to appropriately acknowledge the ideas of others constitutes academic dishonesty (plagiarism),
a matter considered as a serious offence by Polytechnic Institute Australia and treated accordingly.
You should submit an appropriately formatted reference list for all written assignments and reports.
The reference list should contain only those works that you cite or quote in your assignments.
The second online resource is the Guide to Writing Assignments available on the University of Tasmania
website at http://www.utas.edu.au/business-and-economics/student-resources/assignment-guide.
This guide provides you with useful information about the structure and style of assignments required
by PIA.

Grades and Results

Grades Awarded
Code Explanation
HD High Distinction An outstanding performance. Indicates that the student has
produced outstanding work, and has demonstrated
a high level of understanding across the entire content of the
course.
D Distinction A superior performance. Indicates that the student has
demonstrated superior ability to consider the course and its
assessment requirements from a number of perspectives and to
explore their interrelation.
C Credit A good performance. Indicates that the student has demonstrated
the ability to think analytically and contextually about the course
and its assessment requirements, and to understand/present
alternative points of view/perspectives and supporting evidence.
P Pass An acceptable level of performance. Indicates that the student has
addressed the assessment requirements of the course and has
demonstrated an acceptable understanding of the issues entailed.
F Fail Unsatisfactory performance, below the minimum expected level.
This grade characterises work which shows a significant lack of
understanding of the topic or its context and is therefore
unsatisfactory.
FW Fail Withdrawn Withdrawn from the Unit after census date
WU Withheld Unavailable

Review of an Assessment Decision

Under the Institute's Student Assessment Policy and Procedure, a student may request a review of an
assessment decision. All requests for review of an assessment decision must be made in accordance
with PIA policies
In the first instance, students should approach the lecturer, where appropriate, to discuss their concerns
about the assessment decision.
Where the issue regarding the assessment decision is unable to be resolved at this level, a request for a
review may be made in writing on the prescribed form and lodged with Student Services within five (5)
working days of formal notification of the assessment result (the post date indicated in Turnitin).

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The grounds upon which the student may request a review of an assessment decision are detailed on
the Grade Appeal form.

Further Support and Assistance

If you are experiencing difficulties with your studies or assessment items, have personal or life‐ planning
issues, disability or illness that may affect your study, then you are advised to raise these with seminar
leader or unit coordinator in the first instance. Students are also encouraged to contact the Student
Support Officer who will be able to help in identifying the issues that need to be addressed, give general
advice, assist by liaising with academic staff, as well as referring students to any relevant Institute
approved service.

Academic Misconduct and Plagiarism

Academic misconduct includes cheating, plagiarism, allowing another student to copy work for an
assignment or an examination, and any other conduct by which a student:
(a) seeks to gain, for themselves or for any other person, any academic advantage or advancement
to which they or that other person are not entitled; or
(b) improperly disadvantages any other student.
Students engaging in any form of academic misconduct may be dealt with under the Student Academic
Integrity and Honesty Policy and Procedure. This can include imposition of penalties that range from a
deduction/cancellation of marks to exclusion from a unit or the Institute.
Plagiarism is a form of cheating. It is taking and using someone else’s thoughts, writings or inventions
and representing them as your own, for example:
• using an author’s words without putting them in quotation marks and citing the source;
• using an author’s ideas without proper acknowledgment and citation; or
• copying another student’s work.
It also means using one’s own work from previously submitted assessment items if repeating a unit.
If you have any doubts about how to refer to the work of others in your assignments, please consult
your seminar leader or unit coordinator for relevant referencing guidelines. The intentional copying of
someone else’s work as one’s own is a serious offence punishable by penalties that may range from a
fine or deduction/cancellation of marks and, in the most serious of cases, to exclusion from a unit, a
course, or the Institute.
The Institute and any persons authorised by the Institute may submit your assessable works to a
plagiarism checking service, to obtain a report on possible instances of plagiarism. Assessable works
may also be included in a reference database. It is a condition of this arrangement that the original
author’s permission is required before a work within the database can be viewed.

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Study Schedule
W# Week Topics Chapters / Items due
commencing Readings Weekly Seminar Activity
(to be read (WSA)
before class)
1 8 July 2019 Introduction and 1 and 2 n/a
Management vs
Leadership
2 15 July 2019 Leadership Behaviours 3 WSA#1 - TBA
3 22 July 2019 Change Leadership 4 WSA#3 - TBA
4 29 July 2019 Empowerment 5 WSA#3
Assessment 1 due: 2
August 2019 Friday by 5:00
pm Turnitin Submission
5 5 August 2019 Traits 6 WSA#4 - TBA
6 12 August 2019 Contingency theories 7 WSA#5 - TBA
7 19 August 2019 Power, Influence and 8 and 9 WSA#6 - TBA
Followership
8 26 August 2019 Teams 10 WSA#7
Assessment 2
Assessment 1 due: 30
August 2019 Friday by 5:00
pm Turnitin Submission
9 2 September Strategic Leadership 11 WSA#8
2019
10 9 September Charisma, Transformation 12 WSA#9
2019 and Transactions
11 16 September Ethics, Culture and 13 and 14 WSA#10
2019 Diversity
12 23 September Developing Leadership 15 Assessment 3
2019 Assessment 1 due: 27
September 2019 Friday by
5:00 pm Turnitin
Submission

(Please note there is no final exam for this unit)

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