AWL200 - Leadership and Transformation
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: To be advised |
| Prerequisite: | Students must have passed 6 credit points of study, prior to enrolling in this unit |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 2-hour on-campus seminar per week |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 1 x 2-hour online seminar per week (livestreamed, recordings provided) |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Content
Change is inevitable in our personal and professional lives. While it provides opportunities to grow and innovate, facilitating positive and sustainable transformation can be challenging. Through theoretical investigation, case study analysis and professional development activities, you will investigate the nature of change and discover what it takes to lead with purpose and resilience in response to technological disruption, shifting stakeholder needs and expectations, and challenging conditions and environments. The unit will help you understand what constitutes effective individual and team behaviours and performance, and how to cultivate and contribute to them. You will also explore your own leadership capabilities, and be empowered throughout the unit to develop the skills, knowledge and experience to become a leader in your chosen field and personal and professional endeavours.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Investigate leadership competencies relevant to their disciplinary area and examine the role of leadership in inspiring, motivating and influencing change. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO2 | Identify and articulate how individual differences can shape leadership styles, situations and practices. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO3 | Critically analyse and evaluate the capabilities of self and others to individually or collectively respond to change and transformation. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO4 | Demonstrate a capacity to exhibit and model responsible, ethical, inclusive and accountable leadership and team behaviours. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO6: Self-management GLO7: Teamwork |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 – Online Exercises | 5 x 200-word discussion board posts | 25% | Information not yet available |
| Assessment 2 – Case Study Analysis | 1400 words or equivalent | 35% | Information not yet available |
| Assessment 3 – Leadership Simulation Learning Portfolio | 1600 words or equivalent | 40% | Information not yet available |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Hurdle requirement
| Brief summary of hurdle requirement | Rationale | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
| Participation in leadership simulation exercise – ungraded | A key focus of this unit is on enhancing students’ employability skills in leadership. Students will work in multi-disciplinary teams to undertake a simulated leadership exercise and it is vital that each member contributes to the activity in order to be able to complete the final assessment task. It is a necessary activity to enable ‘discovery-driven’ learning and an opportunity for students to test and enhance their leadership abilities in a controlled environment, as well as their skills in critical reflection. Therefore, the simulated leadership exercise itself is a hurdle requirement, representing the vehicle by which students can complete the graded assessment and demonstrate core ULOs and GLOs. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving GLO6: Self-management GLO7: Teamwork |
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for AWL200 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
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