Outline

Overview

This unit of study introduces students to the knowledge and skills required to successfully lead and influence people in an increasingly global and diverse workplace. Unit content is drawn from relevant theories and evidence with students applying the underpinning principles from these theories to develop effective interpersonal skills, self-reflective practices, self-development goals and plans, leadership and employability skills. The knowledge and skills developed in this unit are important to building a career regardless of disciplinary specialisation. Example topics include: the importance of understanding and reflecting on one's own values and career goals/interests, communication, teamwork, ethical and social responsibility, inclusive leadership, cultural awareness and competency, as well as professional skills.

Unit details and rules

Unit code	BUSS2000
Academic unit	Work and Organisational Studies
Credit points	6
Prohibitions ?	None
Prerequisites ?	Completion of at least 48 credit points (including BUSS1000 or BUSS1001)
Corequisites ?	None
Assumed knowledge ?	None
Available to study abroad and exchange students	No

Teaching staff

Coordinator	Helena Nguyen, helena.nguyen@sydney.edu.au

Type	Description	Weight	Due	Length
Final exam	Final exam Extended response and MCQ	35%	Formal exam period	2 hours
Outcomes assessed:
Participation	Workshop attendance and participation Attendance and participation	10%	Ongoing	Ongoing
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Assignment	Career plan report Report	30%	Week 07 Due date: 06 Apr 2020 at 10:00 Closing date: 04 May 2020	2000 words
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Presentation	Team presentation Oral presentation	10%	Week 10	10 minutes
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Assignment	Team report Report	15%	Week 12 Due date: 18 May 2020 at 10:00 Closing date: 25 May 2020	1200 words
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= group assignment ?

Assessment summary

Career plan report: You will reflect on and develop your understanding of yourself, your future career direction, your strengths and areas for development as it relates to your career choices and goals. Specifically, this assessment will require you to reflect on and integrate the materials from the online materials, workshop activities and required readings for Theme 1.
Team presentation: You will work in a team (with approximately 4-5 team members) to develop an innovative business proposal and plan for a new product or service that will engage young people caught in the rising level of long-term unemployment. Teams will present their business proposal (think Shark Tank pitch) during workshops in week 10. (Note: every group member must present). This assessment provides students with the opportunity to apply and practice several important skills (working well with others to achieve an outcome and effective oral presentation skills).
Team report: The second part of the team assignment requires each team to submit a report reflecting on the team’s experience working on Part 1; describing what the team learnt collectively, challenges that the team experienced, and the team processes used to manage this challenge.
Workshop attendance and participation: Students will be assessed based on a combination of attendance and participation in workshop discussions and activities. Students must attend at least 80% of workshops and complete all online weekly quizzes and receive 100% accuracy (you are allowed multiple attempts).
Final exam: This will consist of a combination of multiple-choice questions and an essay question. The aim of the exam is to test your understanding of the relevant topics and your ability to critically analyse and engage in self-reflection. Topics covered in the exam may be based on any of the weekly topics, and will require you to draw on content and discussions covered in the weekly online modules/materials, weekly workshops, workshop activities and readings.

Detailed information for each assessment can be found on Canvas.

Assessment criteria

The University awards common result grades, set out in the Coursework Policy 2014 (Schedule 1).

As a general guide, a high distinction indicates work of an exceptional standard, a distinction a very high standard, a credit a good standard, and a pass an acceptable standard.

Result name	Mark range	Description
High distinction	85 - 100	Awarded when you demonstrate the learning outcomes for the unit at an exceptional standard, as defined by grade descriptors or exemplars outlined by your faculty or school.
Distinction	75 - 84	Awarded when you demonstrate the learning outcomes for the unit at a very high standard, as defined by grade descriptors or exemplars outlined by your faculty or school.
Credit	65 - 74	Awarded when you demonstrate the learning outcomes for the unit at a good standard, as defined by grade descriptors or exemplars outlined by your faculty or school.
Pass	50 - 64	Awarded when you demonstrate the learning outcomes for the unit at an acceptable standard, as defined by grade descriptors or exemplars outlined by your faculty or school.
Fail	0 - 49	When you don’t meet the learning outcomes of the unit to a satisfactory standard.

For more information see sydney.edu.au/students/guide-to-grades.

For more information see guide to grades.

Late submission

In accordance with University policy, these penalties apply when written work is submitted after 11:59pm on the due date:

Deduction of 5% of the maximum mark for each calendar day after the due date.
After ten calendar days late, a mark of zero will be awarded.

Academic integrity

The Current Student website provides information on academic integrity and the resources available to all students. The University expects students and staff to act ethically and honestly and will treat all allegations of academic integrity breaches seriously.

We use similarity detection software to detect potential instances of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breach. If such matches indicate evidence of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breaches, your teacher is required to report your work for further investigation.

You may only use artificial intelligence and writing assistance tools in assessment tasks if you are permitted to by your unit coordinator, and if you do use them, you must also acknowledge this in your work, either in a footnote or an acknowledgement section.

Studiosity is permitted for postgraduate units unless otherwise indicated by the unit coordinator. The use of this service must be acknowledged in your submission.

Learning support

Simple extensions

If you encounter a problem submitting your work on time, you may be able to apply for an extension of five calendar days through a simple extension.  The application process will be different depending on the type of assessment and extensions cannot be granted for some assessment types like exams.

Special consideration

If exceptional circumstances mean you can’t complete an assessment, you need consideration for a longer period of time, or if you have essential commitments which impact your performance in an assessment, you may be eligible for special consideration or special arrangements.

Special consideration applications will not be affected by a simple extension application.

Using AI responsibly

Co-created with students, AI in Education includes lots of helpful examples of how students use generative AI tools to support their learning. It explains how generative AI works, the different tools available and how to use them responsibly and productively.

Weekly schedule

WK	Topic	Learning activity
Week -01	1. Introduction to unit; 2. Introduction to Theme 1: Understanding yourself	Online class (2 hr)
Week 01	1. Introduction to unit; 2. Introduction to Theme 1: Understanding yourself	Workshop (2 hr)
Week 01	Individual differences: cognitive ability, personality, and emotional intelligence	Online class (3 hr)
Week 02	Individual differences: cognitive ability, personality, and emotional intelligence	Workshop (2 hr)
Week 02	Motivation and goal-setting	Online class (3 hr)
Week 03	Motivation and goal-setting	Workshop (2 hr)
Week 03	Career goals, values, and ethics	Online class (3 hr)
Week 04	Career goals, values, and ethics	Workshop (2 hr)
Week 04	1. Theme 1 in practice: job search skills; 2. Introduction to Theme 2: Understanding others	Online class (2 hr)
Week 05	1. Theme 1 in practice: job search skills; 1. Introduction to Theme 2: Understanding others	Workshop (2 hr)
Week 05	Diversity and culture	Online class (3 hr)
Week 06	Diversity and culture	Workshop (2 hr)
Week 06	Team and group processes	Online class (3 hr)
Week 07	Reading week	Independent study (2 hr)
Week 08	Team and group processes	Workshop (2 hr)
Week 08	Managing perceptions and conflict	Online class (3 hr)
Week 09	Managing perceptions and conflict	Workshop (2 hr)
Week 09	1. Theme 2 in practice: interviewing skills/assessment centre; 2. Introduction to Theme 3: Leading and influencing others	Online class (2 hr)
Week 10	Theme 2 in practice: Team presentations	Workshop (2 hr)
Week 10	Leadership, power and influence	Online class (3 hr)
Week 11	Leadership, power and influence	Workshop (2 hr)
Week 11	Communication and feedback	Online class (3 hr)
Week 12	Communication and feedback	Workshop (2 hr)
Week 12	Career sustainability: managing relationships and stress	Online class (3 hr)
Week 13	Career sustainability: managing relationships and stress	Workshop (2 hr)
Week 13	Recap of unit, advice on final exam preparations and conclusion	Online class (2 hr)

Attendance and class requirements

BUSS2000 is delivered as a blended unit. Traditional lectures are delivered through online modules. There are weekly interactive workshops that you must attend. Students should ensure they attend and participate in all classes.

Study commitment

Typically, there is a minimum expectation of 1.5-2 hours of student effort per week per credit point for units of study offered over a full semester. For a 6 credit point unit, this equates to roughly 120-150 hours of student effort in total.

Required readings

All readings for this unit can be accessed through the Library eReserve, available on Canvas.

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes are what students know, understand and are able to do on completion of a unit of study. They are aligned with the University's graduate qualities and are assessed as part of the curriculum.

Outcomes
Graduate qualities

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

LO1. demonstrate an understanding of theory and research in the area of leading and influencing people and to be inter-personally effective in a rapidly changing global business environment
LO2. identify practices influencing success at work, critically evaluate the evidence from the literature and engage in self-reflection to better lead and influence others and to make decisions related to a successful career in business
LO3. reflect on core values, interests and strengths, how these might influence approaches to complex interpersonal challenges and problems, and their impact on career preferences, choices and person-organisation fit
LO4. communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, using a range of modes of communication including presentations and writing effectively to different audiences. Communicate, lead and influence in an inter-personally effective way
LO5. collaborate effectively with others by gaining awareness of theories and applications that will enable effective teamwork and understand how people differ from each other and how appreciating and understanding differences can enable effective teamwork
LO6. demonstrate an understanding of how to make a positive impact on the business environment, influence and lead others effectively and ethically and plan for a sustainable and ethical career.

Graduate qualities

The graduate qualities are the qualities and skills that all University of Sydney graduates must demonstrate on successful completion of an award course. As a future Sydney graduate, the set of qualities have been designed to equip you for the contemporary world.

GQ1	Depth of disciplinary expertise Deep disciplinary expertise is the ability to integrate and rigorously apply knowledge, understanding and skills of a recognised discipline defined by scholarly activity, as well as familiarity with evolving practice of the discipline.
GQ2	Critical thinking and problem solving Critical thinking and problem solving are the questioning of ideas, evidence and assumptions in order to propose and evaluate hypotheses or alternative arguments before formulating a conclusion or a solution to an identified problem.
GQ3	Oral and written communication Effective communication, in both oral and written form, is the clear exchange of meaning in a manner that is appropriate to audience and context.
GQ4	Information and digital literacy Information and digital literacy is the ability to locate, interpret, evaluate, manage, adapt, integrate, create and convey information using appropriate resources, tools and strategies.
GQ5	Inventiveness Generating novel ideas and solutions.
GQ6	Cultural competence Cultural Competence is the ability to actively, ethically, respectfully, and successfully engage across and between cultures. In the Australian context, this includes and celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, knowledge systems, and a mature understanding of contemporary issues.
GQ7	Interdisciplinary effectiveness Interdisciplinary effectiveness is the integration and synthesis of multiple viewpoints and practices, working effectively across disciplinary boundaries.
GQ8	Integrated professional, ethical, and personal identity An integrated professional, ethical and personal identity is understanding the interaction between one’s personal and professional selves in an ethical context.
GQ9	Influence Engaging others in a process, idea or vision.

Outcome map

Learning outcomes	Graduate qualities
Learning outcomes

Responding to student feedback

This section outlines changes made to this unit following staff and student reviews.

Based on the student feedback, BUSS2000 is now a fully blended unit with traditional lectures delivered as online modules and weekly face-to-face interactive workshops in smaller group settings.

Additional information

More information can be found on Canvas.

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Unit details and rules

Teaching staff

Assessment

Assessment

Assessment summary

Assessment criteria

Late submission

Academic integrity

Learning support

Learning support

Simple extensions

Special consideration

Using AI responsibly

Weekly schedule

Weekly schedule

Attendance and class requirements

Study commitment

Required readings

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes

Graduate qualities

Outcome map

Responding to student feedback

Responding to student feedback

Additional information

Additional information

Disclaimer

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BUSS2000: Leading and Influencing in Business

Semester 1, 2020 [Normal day] - Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney

Overview

Overview

Unit details and rules

Teaching staff

Assessment

Assessment

Assessment summary

Assessment criteria

Late submission

Academic integrity

Learning support

Learning support

Simple extensions

Special consideration

Using AI responsibly

Weekly schedule

Weekly schedule

Attendance and class requirements

Study commitment

Required readings

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes

Graduate qualities

Outcome map

Responding to student feedback

Responding to student feedback

Additional information

Additional information

Disclaimer

On this page

Useful links

Media

Student links

About us

Connect