1 LEA301 Advanced Leadership & Decision Making Brisbane Campus Semester 1, 2017: 6th March – 23rd June 2017 Mid Semester Break: 1st – 17th April 2017 Study Week: 24th – 30th April 2017 (Click here to see the 2017 Brisbane Campus Semester timetable https://www.ac.edu.au/documents/annualacademic-calendars/ ) LECTURER: Ian Jagelman, A.C.A., M.Div., D.Min In-class support: Deborah Stengert ([email protected]) Online Support: Samuel Stewart ([email protected]) (02 8893 9035, 0434 411 673) COURSE CREDIT POINTS: 10 BMIN CORE UNIT: No BTH CORE UNIT: No BBUS CORE UNIT: No PRE-REQUISITES: 80 credit points, including LEA201 Leadership Principles STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES: ............................................................................................................................ 2 UNIT CONTENT ................................................................................................................................................................. 2 ASSIGNMENTS ................................................................................................................................................................... 2 Reading Forum (5 x 500 words) – 20% DUE Friday Week 4 – [ 31st March 2017 ] ................................. 2 Presentation (30mins & 2000 word write up) – 30% DUE Friday Week 7 - [ 12th May 2017 ] .......... 2 Major Essay (3000 words) – 50% DUE Friday Week 13 – [ 23rd June 2017 ] ............................................. 3 Recommended Reading .................................................................................................................................................. 4 Journals ................................................................................................................................................................................. 4 Assignment Submission Standards ............................................................................................................................ 5 Plagiarism, Referencing and Turnitin ......................................................................................................................... 5 Extension Requests and Submission Lateness (UPDATED!) ................................................................................ 6 Induction Resources .......................................................................................................................................................... 6 Study Skills Resources ....................................................................................................................................................... 6 2 STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES: 1. Compare and assess current theories and concepts of individual, dyadic, and group behavior in organisations, and discuss and explain appropriate organisational leadership behaviors for increasing organisational effectiveness; 2. Compare and assess current theories of individual and group decision making within organisations, and discuss and explain how organisational leaders’ decision-making interacts with organisational structure and culture in facilitating change; 3. Describe and evaluate organisational communication theories, including dyadic, group, formal and informal communication, and discuss and explain the attributes and impacts of communication within organisations including in leader-member exchange and mass communication contexts; 4. Describe Australian corporate structures, including within churches and NFP organisations, and critically assess leadership models adopted for churches and NFP organisations; 5. Explain and appraise issues of power and responsibility in churches and NFP organisations, incorporating Christian and other perspectives; 6. Discuss and explain the role of leadership in shaping organisational responses to changing operating environments. UNIT CONTENT 1. Principles of Behaviour in Organisations 2. Bureaucratic & Entrepreneurial Organisations 3. Communication & Leadership in Change 4. Culture and Structure in Change 5. Organisational Design 6. Organisational Governance 7. Use of Power and Authority 8. Options & Legal Structures 9. Value Innovation 10. The Role of Systems & Policies 11. Role Descriptions 12. Complexity of Tasks 13. Team Performance 14. Cognitive & Intuitive Decision Making ASSIGNMENTS This unit has 3 assignments. Reading Forum (5 x 500 words) – 20% DUE Friday Week 4 – [ 31st March 2017 ] Choose 5 readings from the assigned list (consult Moodle) and write a reflection response to each one (important: approximately 500 words each), stating your thoughts and opinions of the reading. Feel free to write in first person. Assessment will be based on the understanding of the readings and their application to the contemporary Australian for profit or not-for-profit (includes churches) context. As part of this assignment, students are expected to read their colleague’s responses and comment on them. The purpose of this assignment is not only to facilitate deeper reading and reflection of key literature but also dialogue amongst the participants of the class. Presentation (10mins or 30mins** & 2000 word write up) – 30% DUE Friday Week 7 - [ 12th May 2017 ] Utilising chapter 3 “The Frog and the Bicycle: Looking at Systems” (Intelligent Leadership, Alistair Mant) explain how the systems within an organisation can be modified without damaging the organisation or losing good leaders or staff. **NB: If the presentation is done as a group, it is required to be 30mins long, completed as a group 3 project and presented as a group. If the presentation is done as an individual, it is required to be 10mins long, completed by the individual student without external help and the presentation submitted on video. Video presentation details are described online. Major Essay (3000 words) – 50% DUE Friday Week 13 – [ 23rd June 2017 ] Using Block’s, Bureaucratic and Entrepreneurial Organisations Model’, compare and critique importance of decision making within different kinds of organisations. Describe why people choose ‘bureaucratic options’ and how organisational decision making can effectively change the culture within an organisation. 4 Recommended Reading Brown, Jim, The Imperfect Board Member: Discovering the Seven Disciplines of Governance Excellence, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2006. Burton, R. M., & Obel, B., Strategic Organizational Diagnosis and Design: The Dynamics of Fit (3rd ed.). Norwell, MA: Kluwer Academic, 2003. Carver, John, Boards that make a difference, Jossey-Bass, 1997 Carver, John, Corporate Boards that create value, Jossey-Bass, 2002 Courtney, R., Strategic Management for Non-Profit Organizations. New York: Routledge, 2004. Dresselhaus, Richard L., 'Managing Church Government', Enrichment Journal, Fall 2003. Getz, G., Elders And Leaders: God's Plan For Leading The Church, Chicago: Moody, 2003. Gross, M. J., et. al., Financial & Accounting Guide for Not-For-Profit Organisations, 4th edition, New York: Wiley, 2000. Hickman, G., Leading organizations: Perspectives for a New Era. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. 1998. Ivancevich, J., Konopaske, R., and Matteson, M. T., Organizational Behavior and Management (8th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2007. Jagelman, Ian, Re-engineering the Church, Mona Vale, Australia: Ark House Press, 2016 MacFarlane, Peter and Simon Fisher, Churches, clergy and the law, Leichhardt, N.S.W.: Federation, 1996. Noonan, John T., The Believer and the Powers That Are: Cases, History, and Other Data Bearing on the Relation of Religion and Government, New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1987. NSW, Government of., NSW Incorporations Act, and a selection of various other Acts such as Privacy enactments, OH&S etc. Oster, S., Strategic Management for Nonprofit Organisations. Oxford: OUP, 1995 Reed, K., Biblical Church Government, Westminster: Presbyterian Heritage Publications, 1995. Stewart, G. L., Manz, C. C., & Sims, H. P., Team Work and Group Dynamics. New York: John Wiley and Sons, 2001. Welch, R. Church Administration: Creating Efficiency for Effective Ministry. Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2005. Wolf, Thomas, Managing A Non Profit Organization, New York: Simon and Schuster, 2000. Yukl, G., Leadership in Organizations (6th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2005. Journals Business Strategy Review Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management International Review of Strategic Management 5 Strategic Management Journal Strategic Organization The Harvard Business Review The Journal of Business The Leadership Quarterly  To facilitate student research, the college can: a) Hook you up with access to online journal resources. Just fill out the form at http://ac.edu.au/students/forms/ejournal_access_application/ and the EBSCO username and password will be forwarded to you. b) Grant you access to external libraries. Just fill in the external libraries access form online at http://ac.edu.au/students/forms/external_library_application/ Assignment Submission Standards Please label your submissions correctly, formatted as a .doc file (NB: not .docx) Subject code_ your student number_assignment name.doc (eg. MIN502_X02345_bookreview.doc) Students are to take care when uploading assignments to Moodle, ensuring they submit the correct document for marking. It should be understood that assignments submitted electronically cannot be amended at a later date. With this in mind, email requests from students, to include any such assignment amendments, cannot be considered. A 10% leeway is allowed in word count requirements for assignments. If the word count is either under or over by more than 10%, the student will be penalized with a 10% deduction of their grade. Plagiarism, Referencing and Turnitin Please ensure that all essay submissions are in .doc format (not pdf, not docx, not odt) All submissions are processed by Turnitin. Plagiarism will not be tolerated and if detected will be penalised in accordance with college policy. Make sure you are familiar with the function, utility and purpose of Turnitin - http://he.moodle.ac.edu.au/moodle/course/view.php?id=238§ion=4 Please note: Do not use Turnitin to 'engineer' your essays free from plagiarism. From the very being of your researching and writing process, in any task, do not copy material from other sources without referencing and including quotation marks. Again, don't copy-paste text into your essays. If you need more advice on writing and research technique, consult the following:  The Induction page,  Study Skills page,  the LEA301 Moodle page, Student News and Help forum  your tutor Make sure you are familiar with referencing standards - http://he.moodle.ac.edu.au/moodle/course/view.php?id=238§ion=4 Both Turabian and APA are acceptable referencing formats for this subject. Please ensure that all submission have a cover sheet in accordance with submission guidelines. 6 Most postgraduate subjects will recommend a minimum of one unique reference per 200 words of text. In the field of Leadership studies it has often be found that this general rule is not enough for a student demonstrate satisfactory engagement with any given task. The key issue in determining general principles like this is “has the student demonstrated critical engagement?”. It is then recommended that for Leadership studies the candidate prepare submissions with a reference count that breaks down at more like 1 original reference per 100 words of text (this will usually present as four references per page of 12pt text on A4 paper). Again, the underlying principle for any general rule like this is to guide the students towards critical engagement – eg. is the candidate understanding the topic? Is the candidate able to critique the topic? Is the candidate able to offer synthesis? Is the candidate able to clearly communicate expert's positions on the topic? Extension Requests and Submission Lateness (UPDATED!) If you need an extension on your assessment deadline, you must have a valid reason. For full details consult the “Extension Requests” section of the Academic Handbook - https://he.moodle.ac.edu.au/moodle/mod/page/view.php?id=225048 Note that extension request policy has recently been updated. In summary, late assessments will no longer be incrementally penalised for lateness. No grades will be awarded for late submissions without an approved extension. This is significantly stricter than previous versions of the extension policy – don't get caught out by this. The new policy states: “Students are expected to submit work by the due date and students who do not do this without an extension or unavoidable disruption are liable to receive a zero mark for that assessment. Variations of this policy may be appropriate for particular subjects or units, and where so this will be detailed in the subject outline.” (From the Alphacrucis College Assessment Policy https://www.ac.edu.au/ppm/assessment-policy/) Please note, when applying for an extension, be sure to retain evidence of submission for extension and any approval notification granted. In order to secure the grading process against fraud, students may be requested to provide evidence of any extension granted. Induction Resources Have you completed Student Induction? No? Go to ASAP and complete student induction - https://he.moodle.ac.edu.au/moodle/course/view.php?id=2399 Study Skills Resources Make sure you are familiar with the online study skills resources found at the Study Skills page online - http://he.moodle.ac.edu.au/moodle/course/view.php?id=238 Particularly, pay careful attention to referencing and assessment submission standards.