Leadership for Innovation
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent.
Contact hours
- 36 hours of contact
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning. For Online unit delivery, learning is conducted exclusively online.
2023 teaching periods
| Hawthorn Higher Ed. Semester 2 |
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| Swinburne Online Teaching Period 1 |
Swinburne Online Teaching Period 3 | |
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Prerequisites
Nil
Corequisites
Nil
Aims and objectives
This unit provides students with skills and practice that are critical in leading innovative activities in established organisations. Its focus is the individual and collective leadership behaviours and practices that enable organisations to develop innovative teams and cultures. It is intended that students are able to apply effective thinking and practice in a range of organisational, industry and cultural contexts.
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Critically analyse the relationship between leading innovative activities and the established or entrenched views in organisations, with clear articulation of the ideas underpinning your approaches.
2. Apply problem solving, design and decision making methodologies to identify and provide innovative solutions to complex leadership and innovation problems with intellectual independence.
3. Apply knowledge of research principles and methods to plan and execute a piece of research with some independence as preparation for research higher degrees.
4. Reflect on and take responsibility for their own learning and self-management processes, and manage their own time and processes effectively by regularly reviewing performance as leaders of innovation in organisational settings.
Courses with unit
This unit was previously coded HBO682, ORG80008
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment, general skills outcomes and content.
Teaching methods
Face to Face Mode:
(Weekly): Scheduled hours: Class (12 x 3 hrs)
Other Student workload: Other activities including independent study and assessment tasks for a total of approximately 150 hours
Online (SOL):
Students are expected to spend 4 hrs per week in engagement online with learning activities and discussion boards; and other activities including independent study and assessment tasks for a total of approximately 150 hours.
Assessment
1. Assignment 1 (Individual) 20-30%
2. Presentation (Group) 20-30%
2. Presentation (Group) 20-30%
3. Assignment 2 (Individual) 40-60%
General skills outcomes
During this unit students will receive feedback on the following key generic skills:
• teamwork skills
• analysis skills
• communication skills
• ability to tackle unfamiliar problems, and
• ability to work independently.
Content
• Leadership capability self-assessment.
• Creating energy in self and teams for innovation and change.
• Holding and managing the tension of competing corporate mind-sets.
• Influencing culture to innovate.
• Strategic relationship management.
• Ethical and sustainable leadership.
Study resources
- Reading materials.
Reading materials
Students are advised to check the unit outline in the relevant teaching period for appropriate textbooks and further reading.