LB5215 - Strategy and Leadership

Credit points:	03
Year:	2013
Student Contribution Band:	Band 3
Administered by:	School of Business

Strategy and Leadership is an advanced introduction to the fundamental issues, emerging challenges and implications of strategy and leadership in organisations. This subject is positioned in the inner core of the MBA. As such, it plays a key role in underpinning a number of important areas including human resources, marketing, tourism and entrepreneurship. Successful leaders must have the ability to anticipate and envision. They also need the capacity to communicate, initiate change, set objectives and work with others to implement strategically aligned aims and objectives. This subject integrates these areas to study the development of strategy and leadership in contemporary organisations.

Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate an advanced knowledge of leadership theory and organizational behaviour as they relate to contemporary firms;
• Develop strategic thinking, strategy formation and strategic change;
• Develop leadership skills relevant to managing people processes and performance in organizations;
• Develop strategic leadership skills relevant to application.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to appraise information critically;
• The ability to think laterally and be original;
• The ability to conceptualise problems;
• The potential to lead and contribute to projects effectively and efficiently;
• The ability to make constructive contributions to project teams or collegial activities.

Inadmissible Subject Combinations:

LB5208 LB5206

Availabilities
Townsville, Block, Study Period 8
Census Date 22-Aug-2013
Face to face teaching 23-Aug-2013 to 08-Sep-2013 (Fri 23/8 6pm-9pm, Sat 24/8 & Sun 25/8 9am-5pm AND Fri 6/9 6pm-9pm, Sat 7/9 & Sun 8/9 9am-5pm)
Coordinator:	Assoc. Professor Darren Lee-Ross
Lecturer:	Dr Michael Crowe.
Contact hours:	36 hours lectures - As per the subject study guide
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); poster presentation and reflective journal (25%); review - journal paper or case study (25%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Students must obtain a final mark of at least 50% to pass the subject, and must obtain at least an average of 50% over all invigilated components to pass the subject.
Cairns, Block, Study Period 8
Census Date 22-Aug-2013
Face to face teaching 30-Aug-2013 to 13-Sep-2013 (Fri 30/8, 6pm-9pm, Sat 31/8 & Sun 1/9 9am-5pm AND Fri 13/9, 6pm-9pm, Sat 14/9 & Sun 15/9 9am-5pm)
Coord/Lect:	Assoc. Professor Darren Lee-Ross.
Contact hours:	36 hours lectures - As per Subject Guide
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); poster presentation and reflective journal (25%); review - journal paper or case study (25%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Students must obtain a final mark of at least 50% to pass the subject, and must obtain at least an average of 50% over all invigilated components to pass the subject.
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 51
Census Date 21-Mar-2013
Coordinator:	Assoc. Professor Darren Lee-Ross
Lecturer:	jc238974.
Contact hours:	36 hours lectures
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); poster presentation and reflective journal (25%); review - journal paper or case study (25%).
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 52
Census Date 18-Jul-2013
Coordinator:	Assoc. Professor Darren Lee-Ross
Lecturer:	jc238974.
Contact hours:	36 hours lectures
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); poster presentation and reflective journal (25%); review - journal paper or case study (25%).
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 53
Census Date 14-Nov-2013
Coordinator:	Assoc. Professor Darren Lee-Ross
Lecturer:	jc238974.
Contact hours:	36 hours lectures
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); poster presentation and reflective journal (25%); review - journal paper or case study (25%).
JCU Singapore, Block, Study Period 57
Census Date 13-Dec-2013
Face to face teaching (As per study period)
Coordinator:	Assoc. Professor Darren Lee-Ross
Lecturer:	jc238974.
Contact hours:	36 hours lectures
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); poster presentation and reflective journal (25%); review - journal paper or case study (25%).
JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 21
Census Date 18-Apr-2013
Coordinator:	Assoc. Professor Darren Lee-Ross
Lecturer:	Mrs Elizabeth O'Brien.
Contact hours:	36 hours lectures
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); poster presentation and reflective journal (25%); review - journal paper or case study (25%).
JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 22
Census Date 15-Aug-2013
Coordinator:	Assoc. Professor Darren Lee-Ross
Lecturer:	Mrs Elizabeth O'Brien.
Contact hours:	36 hours lectures
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); poster presentation and reflective journal (25%); review - journal paper or case study (25%).
JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 23
Census Date 13-Dec-2013
Coordinator:	Assoc. Professor Darren Lee-Ross
Lecturer:	Mr Glenn Cruse.
Contact hours:	36 hours lectures
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); poster presentation and reflective journal (25%); review - journal paper or case study (25%).
JCU Brisbane, Block, Study Period 24
Census Date 14-Mar-2013
Face to face teaching (As per study period)
Coordinator:	Assoc. Professor Darren Lee-Ross
Lecturer:	Mrs Elizabeth O'Brien.
Contact hours:	36 hours lectures
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); poster presentation and reflective journal (25%); review - journal paper or case study (25%).
JCU Brisbane, Block, Study Period 27
Census Date 12-Dec-2013
Face to face teaching 05-Oct-2013 to 13-Oct-2013 (5/6 and 12/13 Oct 2013, Exam 31 Oct)
Coordinator:	Assoc. Professor Darren Lee-Ross
Lecturer:	Mrs Elizabeth O'Brien.
Contact hours:	36 hours lectures
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); poster presentation and reflective journal (25%); review - journal paper or case study (25%).

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.