Overview

Building the capacity for effective leadership for sustainable development, at an individual, team and organisational scale, is one critical factor in addressing contemporary sustainability challenges. This unit frames 'leadership' as a process of influence that delivers a shared vision, aligns resources towards that vision and generates commitment to collective success. … For more content click the Read More button below. Starting with the concept of self-leadership, you will learn strategies and skills to develop their own leadership abilities as well as understand principles and practices for exerting influence and effecting change to support sustainable development. You will also develop an individual leadership development plan, drawing on the concept of 'self-leadership', the principles and methods of leadership development and the types of knowledge, skills and networks typically needed for sustainable development leadership. This plan will set out developmental objectives and specific actions to improve leadership performance and capacity.

Offerings

S2-01-CLAYTON-FLEXIBLE

Rules

Enrolment Rule

Contacts

Chief Examiner(s)

Associate Professor Annette Bos
Dr Andre Taylor

Unit Coordinator(s)

Dr Andre Taylor
Associate Professor Annette Bos

Notes

IMPORTANT NOTICE:
Scheduled teaching activities and/or workload information are subject to change in response to COVID-19, please check your Unit timetable and Unit Moodle site for more details.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to:
1.

Assess contexts in which sustainable development practitioners typically operate and examine the leadership implications.

2.

Identify the characteristics of typical leadership roles in promoting sustainable development and analyse how leaders collaborate to achieve common goals.

3.

Identify and assess the types of knowledge, skills and networks typically needed to perform in common leadership roles in sustainable development.

4.

Examine the principles and methods of leaders and leadership development.

5.

Critically analyse and evaluate case studies of leadership using relevant leadership theories, models and frameworks.

6.

Create an individual leadership development plan.

Teaching approach

Role play
Peer assisted learning
Online learning
Case-based teaching
Active learning

Assessment

1 - Quizzes (10 weekly multiple choice quizzes; in Weeks 1-5 and 7-11)
2 - Assignment 1 - Case study analysis
3 - Assignment 2 - Leadership plan development
4 - Participation at the two, two-day face-to-face intensives

Scheduled and non-scheduled teaching activities

Assessments
Lectures
Workshops

Workload requirements

Workload

Learning resources

Recommended resources

Availability in areas of study

Leadership for sustainable development
International development practice