Overview

This unit provides a strong insight into and experience of leading, following and working in cross-functional and cross-cultural teams. It entails an understanding and experience of teamwork as the key to working with the complexity of contemporary business and enterprise, whether global or local.

Requisites

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
04-August-2025
02-November-2025
Last self-enrolment date
17-August-2025
Census date
31-August-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
19-September-2025
Results released date
09-December-2025
Term 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
02-March-2026
19-April-2026
Last self-enrolment date
02-March-2026
Census date
17-March-2026
Last withdraw without fail date
31-March-2026
Results released date
19-May-2026
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-August-2026
01-November-2026
Last self-enrolment date
16-August-2026
Census date
01-September-2026
Last withdraw without fail date
22-September-2026
Results released date
08-December-2026

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Apply coherent and advanced knowledge of the reciprocal interpersonal dynamics which involve self and others
  • Critically evaluate responses triggered by the anxiety associated with complexity and ‘wicked’ problems
  • Apply problem solving to explain how groups function and how you and others influence that functioning in conscious and unconscious ways
  • Reflect on and take responsibility for their learning and self-management to improve your leadership capability

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)

On-campus

Class (Class may also be taught in Block Mode)

 2.00  12 weeks  24

Online

Lecture (asynchronous)

 1.00 12 weeks  12
Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out)
Independent Learning		 9.50 12 weeks 114
TOTAL     150

Swinburne Online

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Online
Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning		12.50 12 weeks 150
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
AssignmentIndividual 10 - 20% 2,3,4 
JournalIndividual 40 - 60% 1,2,4 
ProjectGroup 30 - 40% 1,2,3,4 

Content

  • Understanding leadership and the choice to lead
  • Performing in multi-functional/cultural teams
  • Group development and decision-making; real-time awareness of group processes (conscious, unconscious)
  • Reflective practice: observing, generalising and applying learning
  • An introduction to group dynamics
  • Relevance of Self and Other awareness, psychological presence and teamwork

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.