Leadership and Key Issues in Ageing

This subject is not offered in 2015.

170 hours

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry.
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Given the global demographic changes in an ageing worldwide population, this subject focuses on providing a range of skills to support emerging leaders and professionalism in the ageing field. Effective leadership involves an advanced understanding of the global players, of decision-making, of organisational effectiveness and of one’s own strengths and weaknesses. Through a series of current case studies in the ageing field, students will explore the major theories and models of group dynamics, motivation, organisational communication, negotiation and conflict as well as further develop their emotional intelligence for personal and professional development. There could not be a more interesting and important time to actively engage with the international challenges and opportunities that lay ahead.

On completion of this subject, students will be able to:

• Critically analyse and define the key characteristics of successful leaders, studied and observed during the subject.
• Demonstrate an informed understanding of the major challenges and opportunities for leadership roles in the ageing field.
• Formulate a reflecting argument for assessing solutions and recommendations to organisational problems using the academic research and findings.
• Develop critical reflection and self-evaluation of their personal leadership skills, if relevant, in their professional practice and work setting.

• Weekly contribution to Online Discussions (10%)
• Written Terms of Reference, for the way the group will operate as a team due at the beginning of Semester (5%)
• Team Assignment that critically analyses issues in a case study and provides a set of recommendations, with structured peer review of another team’s assignment due Mid Semester (20%)
• Peer assessment of group members due Mid Semester (5%)
• 1,000 word reflective essay on personal and professional leadership skills due at the End of Semester (10%)
• 2,000 word essay due at the End of Semester(50%)

Students will have access to electronic copies of relevant readings.

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

Students will be provided with the opportunity to practice and reinforce:

• Apply research skills to make evidence-supported recommendations.
• Advanced skills in reasoning, persuasion and effective argumentation.
• Demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively with team members.
• Ability to make connections between theoretical concepts and everyday practice.
• Demonstrate reflective writing skills.