MGMT416-08S2 (C) Semester Two 2008

Advancing Women Leaders

10 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 14 July 2008
End Date: Sunday, 16 November 2008
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 27 July 2008
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 12 October 2008

Description

Advancing women leaders is designed to build practical leadership capabilities and foster understanding of the gendered nature of leadership theories.

Learning Outcomes

  • The course is aimed at developing leadership potential of women across a broad range of professions. It is designed to offer both practical skills and critical analytical understanding.

    Objectives:
  • Understanding and practising the skills required to influence and make a difference in any organization such as relationship building, accurately reading organizational culture, influencing and negotiating, mentoring, working in the context of power and politics, career management and servant leadership.
  • Understanding the influence of gender on leadership.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval by Head of Department

Course Coordinator

Marjo Lips-Wiersma

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Research Based Essay 10 Sep 2007 60% Research Based Essay
Development Plan 19 Oct 2007 40% Professional Development Plan


1) A professional development plan (40%), based on
a. the 1st workshop
b. an interview with someone you admire in your profession (this can be for any reason, they may for example have made it to ‘the top’, have achieved great ‘work life balance’ or have stayed true to their spiritual, cultural or political values)
c. peer mentoring sessions with your fellow students (designed to teach practical leadership skills)
d. guided diary reflection on your (developed and latent) leadership skills – designed to become a reflective practitioner
e. formal career assessment tests if and when appropriate
f. any other creative ideas you may come up with
Due: Monday 10 September 10 am in class.

2) A research based essay, rewriting leadership theory from a gendered perspective (rewrite a text book chapter or rewrite a Harvard Business Review article on leadership – both are to be supplied in class). This chapter should include theory as well as practical do’s and don’ts which can be theoretically based or based on experiences of women in your particular profession (60%).
Due: Friday 19 October, 4 pm at the secretary’s office 3rd floor Commerce Building.

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Reading

Sinclair, Amanda; Doing leadership differently : gender, power, and sexuality in a changing business culture ; Melbourne University Press, 1998.

Notes

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 364 of the Enrolment Handbook 2008 (also in UC Calendar under “General Course and Examination Regulations”).

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $387.00

* 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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