Leadership and Change Management

Course aim

This course aims to provide students with an understanding of human resources management (HRM) and organisational behaviour (OB), and how leadership plays the critical role in shaping HRM practices (e.g., recruitment and selection, managing performance, reward, and job design), and influence organisational behaviour (e.g., motivation, job satisfaction, safety, health and wellbeing). This course aims to provide students with conceptual and practical tools that they can apply as practising managers and leaders in business and industry to the strategic use of human assets in organisations.

Course content

Topic 1: Leading change in organisations
Topic 2: Developing leadership skills
Topic 3: Analysis and design of work, planning, and recruitment
Topic 4: Selection, placement, and performance management
Topic 5: Employee development, separation, and retention
Topic 6: Compensation, industrial relations, and assessment of HRM
Topic 7: Organisational culture, socialisation, and mentoring
Topic 8: Improve performance by increase motivation
Topic 9: Managing conflict and negotiating
Topic 10: Managing diversity and teams
Topic 11: Managing safety, health, and well-being

Textbook(s)

Nelson, DL, Quick, JC, Wright, S, Adams, C, Nankervis, A, Compton, R Baird, M, Coffey, J, Jackson, S 2012, Leadership and change management: for University of South Australia, 1st edn, Cengage Learning Australia Pty Limited, South Melbourne, Vic

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Seminar (Compulsory Introductory Seminar)	4 hours x N/A
Seminar	3 hours x 11 weeks
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, ONLINE
External (Asynchronous Online Discussion plus 1 hour per week of Compulsory Synchronous Discussion)	37 hours equiv. x N/A
EXTERNAL, OFFSHORE, HOPKINS TRAINING AND EDUCATION GROUP, ONLINE
External (Asynchronous Online Discussion plus 1 hour per week of Compulsory Synchronous Discussion))	37 hours equiv. x N/A
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, JIANGXI UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOM, MANDARIN
Seminar	8 hours equivalent x 4 days
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, SOUTHWEST JIATONG UNIVERSITY, MANDARIN
Seminar	8 hours equivalent x 4 days
INTERNAL, CITY WEST (INTENSIVE)
Seminar	37 hours x N/A
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, DISTANCE EDUCATION
External	33 hours x N/A

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Assignment, Group project, Reflective journal

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 3)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.