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This course takes a holistic look at leadership during times of change. It examines the key tasks of leadership and the personal skills, journeys, and qualities required to perform them.
The course takes a holistic look at leadership. It begins with an exploration of the changing global environment and its implications for leadership. It then examines the key tasks of leadership and the skills required to perform them, placing a particular emphasis on the emerging discipline of positive leadership. The course then explores the key foundations of personal leadership. The concept of “calling” is introduced as a critical foundation of leadership and Joseph Campbell’s “hero’s journey” is used as a guide to the discovery and pursuit of a personal vocational calling. The focus then shifts to the personal capacities needed to build resilience and thrive in the leadership process. Particular attention is paid to hope, optimism, positive emotion and character strengths.
By the end of the course, you should have:1. An understanding of the global context and need for transformed leadership.2. An overview of emergent international best practice in leadership. 3. An understanding of the key tasks and skills of leadership.4. An understanding of the role of “positive leadership” in shaping high performance organisations.5. An understanding of the power of “calling” and flow in leadership. 6. An understanding of the role of hope and optimism in leadership.7. An understanding of the role of positive emotion in leadership. 8. An understanding of character and its role in leadership.9. A significant positive shift in your leadership understanding, and practice. 10. A clearer sense of your personal career intent and strategy for the next 3-10 years.
(1) MGMT101; (2) 15 points 100-level MGMT or MSCI courses.
MGMT315, BSAD315, MGMT302
Tom Matthews
Developmental Online Journal Assessment:The developmental online journals are used to record responses to class questions, exercises, and to enter questionnaires results along with reflections on the developmental implications of the responses. All questions and assignments for the journal will be given in class. The journals will submitted weekly to the MGMT208 Learn site within six days of the lecture when journal assignment was given. The journals will comprise a total of 20% of the final grade. Failure to submit three or more journals on time will automatically assign you a zero grade for the total journaling assessment.To achieve the full grade, each time the journal is submitted, you will have entered all required questionnaire results, and answered all questions to a reasonable level. Their will also be two assignments within the journaling exercises that will carry 5% grade weighting.Personal Development Plans:The personal development plans comprise 35% of the total mark and will provide a statement of core values, purpose and career intent along with a comprehensive strategy. The strategy will comprise two sections. The first will detail the action steps and the second the developmental objectives (spanning both personal and organisational leadership) required to fulfil the intent. The plan will conclude with an outline of no more than five specific and measurable goals that will demark progress on the strategy over the next six months. The plan is due on Monday September 20th at 12.00 noon.
Cammock, Peter; The spirit of leadership : exploring the personal foundations of extraordinary leadership ; Leadership Press, 2008 (The Spirit of Leadership and Positive Leadership (Second Edition) are available from the University Book Shop. Readings can be purchased from the Copy Centre, Central Library).
Lyubomirsky, Sonja; The how of happiness : a scientific approach to getting the life you want ; Penguin Press, 2008 (Available from the University Book Shop and on loan from the library. Readings can be purchased from the Copy Centre, Central Library).
Dishonest PracticeThe University of Canterbury considers cheating and plagiarism to be serious acts of dishonesty. All assessed work must be your own individual work unless specifically stated otherwise in the assessment guidelines. Material quoted from any other source must be clearly acknowledged. You must not copy the work of another person (student or published work) in any assessment including examinations, tests and assignments. Any person who is found to have copied someone else's work, or to have allowed their work to be copied, will receive a fail grade for that piece of assessment and may face disciplinary action which may lead to a fine, community service or exclusion from the university.IMPORTANT: Where there are concerns regarding the authorship of written course work, a student can be required to provide a formal, oral explanation of the content of their work. Departmental Academic Policies If you want a hard copy of this document, please ask the course co-ordinator. The Department assumes that you have read this document. You should also read the “Information related to courses and assessment” on page 35 of the Enrolment Handbook 2010 (also in UC Calendar under “General Course and Examination Regulations”).Coversheets - Group and Individual
Domestic fee $435.00
International fee $1,862.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
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