James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2024

LB5241 - Leadership Futures

Subject Description

The subject explores existing thinking, theory, practices, and issues of leadership; and, emerging leadership challenges, in an increasingly complex world. The subject establishes a framework to examine and reflect on leadership in a range of contemporary contexts including society and politics, public and/or private organisations. A focus of the subject is for participants to critically examine themselves and others involved in a variety of leadership contexts, to critically reflect on the impact this has upon leadership practice. Ultimately, the subject draws participants to consider their own leadership perspectives and practice within the contexts in which they will be leading.

Learning Outcomes

• critically analyse leadership concepts, theories and models and develop a framework for application of leadership practice
• evaluate application of leadership approaches in a range of contexts
• apply a leadership framework in relation to a critical and/or topical issue(s)
• critically reflect on one's own and others' leadership styles and approaches, in both theoretical and practical contexts

Subject Assessment

• Written > Reflection/reflective task 1 - (35%) - Individual
• Written > Research report - (50%) - Group & Individual
• Written > Self-reflection task - (15%) - Individual

Note that 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.

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