Leading Capability Development in Organisations
PostgraduateTAS-BMA6132025
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 16 Feb 2025
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Price from
- $3,128
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Leading Capability Development in Organisations
About this subject
On successful completion of this subject, the student will be able to:
- Evaluate current leadership challenges and the implications for meeting organisational goals.
- Review and critically appraise current leadership theory and practice as applied in contemporary organisations in context.
- Reflect on and critique the role of leaders in creating and implementing effective and ethical organisational practices
- Construct and communicate convincing arguments relating to the effective application of leadership theory and practice
- Module 1 - The Fundamentals
- Week 1 - How we look at leadership
- Week 2 - What makes a leader?
- Week 3 - What makes a leader a GOOD leader?
- Week 4 - How do leaders affect organisational capability?
- Week 5 - Where do leaders come from?
- Module 2 - Current Issues and Approaches
- Week 6 - Protypicality and Privilege
- Week 7 - It isn't easy being me: The challenges of leading ethically
- Week 8 - Wise(r) ways to lead
- Week 9 - The work of leaders
- Module 3 - Where to from here: Application
The role of leaders and the function of leadership has been the focus of scrutiny for many years. It could be argued that this scrutiny has been amplified in recent times due the recent crises associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. However, many of the challenges faced by leaders were already in need of resolution. As part of a suite of subjects examining leadership and the central function of organisational capability development, the central premise of this subject rests heavily on the role of positional power and structures that support leadership as a position in organisations. This includes an examination of strategy development, organisational structure, leadership behaviour and the utilisation of legitimate power. The subject encourages you to think more expansively about the emerging community demands of leaders in terms of ethics, behaviour and corporate citizenship. You’ll also be asked to reflect on your own capacities and behaviours as a leader.
- Case Study (40%)
- Reflective Journal (40%)
- Theory Discussion (20%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- TAS-LOC-GCE-2025 - Graduate Certificate in Leadership and Organisational Capability
Elective
- TAS-BHI-GCE-2025 - Graduate Certificate in Behavioural Insights
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Graduate Certificate in Leadership and Organisational Capability
PostgraduateTAS-LOC-GCE
Graduate Certificate in Behavioural Insights
PostgraduateTAS-BHI-GCE