LB5208 - Leadership in Contemporary Organisations

Credit points:	03
Year:	2009
Student Contribution Band:	Band 3
Administered by:	School of Business

The Third Wave and the Knowledge Economy: service orientated organisations. Progressive Virtuality: hierarchies; networks; clusters; agile organisations; models of virtual organisations. Managing in the Value Chain: customer relationship management; supply chain management; process value management. Knowledge Management: core competences; organisational identity; intellectual capital. Performance Management: value creation; productivity and innovation; balanced scoreboards.

Learning Outcomes

• understand the notion of the Knowledge Economy and its implications for organisational functioning;
• become familiar with models of virtial organisations as a way of considering structural options for organisations;
• develop skills relevant to managing processes in and around organisations, and relationships with customers and suppliers;
• develop an understanding of Knowledge Management, and illustrate it in relation to core competences, organisational identity, and intellectual capital in organisations;
• develop skills relevant to managing performance in organisations (progess in value creation, waste elimination, innovation) illustrated through the notion of 'balanced scorecards'.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments;
• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
• The ability to lead, manage and contribute effectively to teams;
• The ability to speak and write logically, clearly and creatively;
• The ability to calculate, produce, interpret and communicate numerical information;
• The ability to access and employ online technologies effectively;
• The ability to use and interpret different media;
• A coherent and disciplined body of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning processes and products;
• The ability to learn independently and in a self-directed manner;
• A commitment to lifelong learning and intellectual development.

Availabilities
Townsville, Block, Study Period 5
Census Date 08-May-2009
Face to face teaching 15-May-2009 to 31-May-2009 (Face to face dates are Fri 15 & 29/5 (6-9pm); Sat 16 & 30/5 & Sun 17 & 31/5 (9-5pm). Exam date is yet to be determined.)
Coord/Lect:	Mr Peter Evans.
Contact hours:	40 hours lectures - Consisting of 30 hrs lectures and 10 hrs of lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); as per the subject study guide (20%).
Cairns, Block, Study Period 10
Census Date 11-Dec-2009
Non-standard start/end 13-Nov-2009 to 08-Jan-2010
Face to face teaching 13-Nov-2009 to 29-Nov-2009 (Face to face dates are Fri 13 & 27/11 (6-9pm); Sat 14 & 28/11 & Sun 15 & 29/11 (9-5pm). Exam date is yet to be determined.)
Coord/Lect:	Assoc. Professor Darren Lee-Ross.
Contact hours:	40 hours lectures - Consisting of 30 hours lectures and 10 hours of lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); as per the subject study guide (20%).
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 51
Census Date 27-Mar-2009
Coordinator:	Assoc. Professor Darren Lee-Ross
Contact hours:	40 hours workshops/Seminars - Consisting of 30 hrs lectures and 10 hrs of lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); essays/presentations (20%).
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 52
Census Date 24-Jul-2009
Coordinator:	Assoc. Professor Darren Lee-Ross
Contact hours:	40 hours workshops/Seminars - Consisting of 30 hrs lectures and 10 hrs of lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); essays/presentations (20%).
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 53
Census Date 20-Nov-2009
Coordinator:	Assoc. Professor Darren Lee-Ross
Contact hours:	40 hours workshops/Seminars - Consisting of 30 hrs lectures and 10 hrs of lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); essays/presentations (20%).
JCU Singapore, Block, Study Period 53
Census Date 20-Nov-2009
Non-standard start/end 10-Oct-2009 to 05-Feb-2010
Face to face teaching 10-Oct-2009 to 08-Nov-2009 (Intensive Course 10 Oct - 8 Nov (SP53 early start))
Coordinator:	Assoc. Professor Darren Lee-Ross
Contact hours:	40 hours workshops/Seminars - Consisting of 30 hrs lectures and 10 hrs of lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); essays/presentations (20%).
JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 21
Census Date 17-Apr-2009
Coordinator:	Assoc. Professor Darren Lee-Ross
Contact hours:	40 hours workshops/Seminars - Consisting of 30 hrs lectures and 10 hrs of lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); essays/presentations (20%).
JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 22
Census Date 14-Aug-2009
Coordinator:	Assoc. Professor Darren Lee-Ross
Contact hours:	40 hours workshops/Seminars - Consisting of 30 hrs lectures and 10 hrs of lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); essays/presentations (20%).
JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 23
Census Date 11-Dec-2009
Coordinator:	Assoc. Professor Darren Lee-Ross
Contact hours:	40 hours workshops/Seminars - Consisting of 30 hrs lectures and 10 hrs of lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); essays/presentations (20%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.