Collaborative leadership is an important element for the success of any complex organisation. Leadership in a matrix or multiple level organisation requires collaborative skills and abilities to engage various stakeholders in decision-making, collaboration and gaining endorsements to achieve outcomes.
In this is unit, the students will explore ways to collaborate with others in teams, organisations, and community through a series of case studies and real-life experiences. They will learn theories and practice by developing their critical thinking, relationship building and negotiation skills.
Module A – Collaborative Leadership Theories and Models
Module B – Collaboration in Teams and Communities
Module C – Conflict and Diversity in Collaboration
Module D – Innovations and Collaborative Leadership
Module E – Power, Role, Ethics, and Spirituality in Collaboration
Module F – Local, Global and Virtual Collaboration Trends and Issues
Unit code: LE9004Z
Unit status: Approved (New unit)
Points: 18.0
Unit level: Postgraduate Elective
Unit discipline: Leadership
Delivery Mode: Blended
Proposing College: School of Professional Practice - Leadership
Show when this unit is running| 1. | Evaluate the basis for collaborative leadership, frameworks, and models in contrast with other contemporary leadership models and frameworks and practices |
| 2. | Critically reflect on the practical application and outcomes of collaborative leadership principles and concepts in diverse professional practices |
| 3. | Design and create collaborative leadership solutions to ethical, spiritual, power relationships, gender and/or equity issues |
| 4. | Develop a posture of humility, creativity, and openness to continual learning |
This is an elective unit in the Graduate Certificate in (Transformational) Leadership, Graduate Diploma in Leadership and Master of Leadership
All learning material including video lectures and practitioner interviews are accessible on the Learning Management System asynchronously. The learning material are divided up in six modules with specific topics in each module. Students will need to attend a weekly webinar on a weeknight to engage with the tutor and discuss the learning material and assessments. The students will also need to attend two intensive days on the second and fourth Saturdays of the Teaching Period that will be run as workshops to discuss the topics and engage with supplementary learning material and practical exercises and scenarios relevant to the topics of the unit.
Alternatively, this unit may also be delivered in a three day face to face intensive to supplement the Learning material on the Learning Management System with no webinars.
| Type | Description | Word count | Weight (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forum - Discussion and Reflection Forum | A series of online discussion forums where students are given a weekly task to research, or a video to watch, or an article to read. They are to discuss their task with a 200 words critical analysis of the topic, and critically review two other student's forum post by responding with about 100 words. |
1000 | 20.0 |
| Case Study - Case Study | The student will analyse a real-world case study where collaborative leadership was needed and actioned. They will appraise the issues involved, identify conflicts and present possible solutions. They will present their findings in an innovative manner, e.g. a video presentation, a poster, a report, a seminar |
2000 | 40.0 |
| Project Report or Project Journal - Collaborative Project | The student will engage in a collaborative group work as an action research project using certain organisational setting to develop practical and contextualised recommended solutions to a professional practice dilemma. A report will be produced in two sections. The first is the situation analysis and their recommendations, the second is their personal and collaborative reflection on the group process and collaborative actions and learning. |
2000 | 40.0 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by Prof Albert Haddad on 30 Oct, 2023
Unit record last updated: 2023-10-30 10:11:51 +1100