The effectiveness of any organisation is contingent on the effectiveness of the teams that make up the whole of the organisation. Yet for many organisations the existence of silos in which teams and departments do not communicate to each other appropriately or in a timely manner, the effectiveness and efficiency drops. In order to increase the productivity and performance of the organisation, leaders need to build effective teams.
This unit will provide students with the opportunity to explore multiple theoretical and practical aspects of building effective teams in their organisations. They will explore different models of teams, various tools to evaluate and analyse teams and team effectiveness, and contemporary challenges to teams and team structures. Students will interrogate research literature and practical case studies with regards to different aspects of building effective teams. In this unit, students will be able to evaluate team effectiveness and introduce changes to improve team performance and contribution to the overall purpose and vision of the organisation.
Module A – Exploring team and teamwork Theories. Module B – Team Purpose, Leadership and Membership. Module C – Team Culture, Communication and Commitment. Module D – Conflict, Collaboration and Contribution in Teamwork. Module E – Building Competence, Capability and Capacity and Organisational Development. Module F – Preferences, Performance, and Productivity in Teams.
Unit code: LE9006Z
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. | Critique the key elements for assessing effectiveness of teams within an organisation |
| 2. | Compare and contrast various theories and models for team building and development in different contexts including faith-based as relevant |
| 3. | Critically Assess the effectiveness and application of various instruments used in team analysis |
| 4. | Appraise performance barriers within a team and propose effective means to address them in various contexts |
| 5. | Design a plan for the development and implementation of a team-culture in an organisation |
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.
| Type | Description | Word count | Weight (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forum - Discussion and Reflection Forum | A series of online discussion forums where students are set a task to research, or a video to watch, an interview to conduct, or an article to read. They will need to discuss what they have learned in 200 words. Then they are required to critically review two other student's forum posts by writing about 100 words. |
1000 | 20.0 |
| Case Study - Case Study | The student will write a critically evaluative essay looking at team development theories, models and assessment tools, and having done this to choose a specific combination to apply to an organisational team situation. |
2000 | 40.0 |
| Community Project - Team Culture Assessment | The student will write a major critical essay to assess and evaluate the literature with regards to cultural and performance issues in teams, then to construct a change plan to improve team culture in an organisational setting. |
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 10:13:17 +1100