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FMBA5001: Leadership Practice and Development

2024 unit information

This unit aims to develop leadership skills through practice. Topics covered include individual leadership skills such as active listening, recognition and developmental feedback, confrontation, as well as team dynamics, coaching, complex group dynamics, and leadership within a complex environment. This unit provides students with an opportunity to repeatedly practice skills and behaviours with support from peers, coaches and faculty to accelerate development.

Unit details and rules

Managing faculty or University school:

Management Education

Code FMBA5001
Academic unit Management Education
Credit points 6
Prerequisites:
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None
Corequisites:
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None
Prohibitions:
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SMBA6001
Assumed knowledge:
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None

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

  • LO1. understand and assess a leadership journey against models validated by research, and apply this understanding to leadership practice and development
  • LO2. understand how to relate to others in a team context and in one-on-one interactions, and identify how this influences the ability to achieve goals and manifest purpose
  • LO3. appreciate and work with different perspectives and become comfortable with complexity, uncertainty, and diversity. Appreciate the impact of ethical orientations on leadership perspectives and team cohesion
  • LO4. demonstrate a consistent, collaborative, and constructive approach in dealing with others, and facilitate the engagement and contribution of others
  • LO5. proactively manage personal leadership development and career through identifying life and career values and purpose
  • LO6. apply reflective practice principles in daily work and develop a life long commitment to self development.

Unit availability

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Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 2 2024
Block mode Castlereagh St, Sydney
Outline unavailable
Semester 2 2024
Normal day Castlereagh St, Sydney
Outline unavailable
Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Intensive September 2020
Block mode Castlereagh St, Sydney
Intensive September 2021
Block mode Castlereagh St, Sydney
Intensive September 2021
Block mode Remote
Semester 2 2022
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 2 2022
Normal day Remote
Semester 2 2023
Normal day Castlereagh St, Sydney

Modes of attendance (MoA)

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