Course overview
This course provides a comprehensive understanding of conventional and alternative perspectives on leadership and explores its practice in various business contexts. The course develops awareness of the different aspects of leadership, including leadership and leading changes, traits, behaviours, and relationships, leader personality and emotions, followership, motivation and empowerment, leading teams, and power and social Influence. Students will gain insights into building relationships, and developing, and implementing strategies to support the organisation and their followers to achieve their objectives. Students will develop critical thinking skills to assess and reflect on their leadership potential and formulate strategies for developing their leadership styles, aligning with program objectives.
Course learning outcomes
- Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding and knowledge of essential leadership principles and skills in different types of businesses
- Apply organisational leadership theories and concepts to analyse organisational issues
- Analyse the impact of leadership on organisations
- Cultivate self-awareness of the student's leadership potential and identity
- Independently and as part of a group, work and communicate effectively to prepare reports and analyses of organisational leadership in real-world business contexts