Leadership in Organisations unit (BMA328)

Hobart, Hong Kong Universal Ed, Launceston, Online, Shanghai Ocean University

Introduction

The world needs more effective leaders to respond to the myriad of challenges we face, across every discipline and sphere of life. The task of leading was once associated with senior management, but everyone has the potential to exercise leadership by influencing and inspiring themselves and others. Effective leadership is enabled by advanced knowledge of theory and cultivating good leadership skills and practices. Leadership requires authenticity, the capacity to build relationships, fostering a sense of belonging, and cultivating high quality followership to achieve organisational and individual objectives. This unit is divided into three modules. In the first module, students will be guided through the history of leadership theory and practice, and get up to speed with theories like transformational leadership, authentic leadership, servant leadership, Machiavellian leadership, and more. In the second module, students will focus on designing interventions to support their own leadership development using a leadership style or theory suited to individual students. The third module provides opportunity for students to inquire and evaluate the impact of their leadership, and allows students to evaluate a leadership approach on contemporary leadership challenges (e.g., climate change, quiet quitting, declining engagement, mental health and psychological wellbeing, intersectionality, and generative artificial intelligence).

Summary

Unit name	Leadership in Organisations
Unit code	BMA328
Credit points	12.5
College/School	Tasmanian School of Business and Economics
Discipline	Management
Coordinator	Doctor Roshni Narendran
Available as an elective?	Yes
Delivered By	University of Tasmania and Third Party(ies): ECA|Shanghai Ocean University AEIN Institute|Universal College of Higher Education Hong Kong
Level	Advanced

Availability

Location	Study period	Attendance options		Available to
Hobart	Semester 2
Hong Kong Universal Ed	Semester 2
Launceston	Semester 2
Online	Semester 2
Shanghai Ocean University	Shanghai Semester 1

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Key Dates

Study Period	Start date	Census date	WW date	End date
Semester 2	5/7/2026	27/7/2026	30/8/2026	24/10/2026
Shanghai Semester 1	11/10/2026	16/11/2026	24/11/2026	7/1/2027

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Learning Outcomes

• Critically evaluate the nature of leadership theories and concepts.
• Cultivate awareness of the student's leadership self-concept.
• Evaluate the impact of leadership on individuals, teams, and organisations.

Fee Information

Field of Education	Commencing Student Contribution 1,3	Grandfathered Student Contribution 1,3	Approved Pathway Course Student Contribution 2,3	Domestic Full Fee 4
090799	$2,174.00	$1,020.00	$1,192.00	$2,562.00

• Available as a Commonwealth Supported Place
• HECS-HELP is available on this unit, depending on your eligibility³
• FEE-HELP is available on this unit, depending on your eligibility⁴

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Requisites

Prerequisites

87.5 credit points in any Bachelor degree or higher, from any discipline

Teaching

Teaching Pattern	Students will develop their learning through a flipped classroom beginning with a pre-recorded lecture and self-paced online content. This extends into on-campus experiential workshops and a weekly Leader Learning Circle among student teams to cultivate leadership through practice.
Assessment	Assessment Task 1: Evaluating Your Leader Self-Concept (30%)|Assessment Task 2: Developing Leadership Impact (30%)|Assessment Task 3: Vlogging Your Leadership Development (40%)
Timetable	View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required	This unit has weekly readings embedded into the online MyLO content to support student learning without a specific textbook.
Recommended	Recommended readings will be made available in the content folders in MyLO and via the unit Reading List.

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