| Assessment |
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Exam Length |
Weight |
Mode |
No. Words |
| Assignment 1 |
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50%
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3500 |
| Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and
Graduate Attributes (GA) |
| LO: 1-4
GA: 1,2,3,4,6,7 |
| Assignment 2 |
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50%
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3500 |
| Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and
Graduate Attributes (GA) |
| LO: 1-4
GA: 1,2,3,4,6,7 |
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| Graduate Attributes (GA) |
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Taught |
Assessed |
Practised |
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Knowledge of a Discipline
Students will deepen their knowledge of the discipline through the in-depth study in Leadership The unit will be assessed with two written essays.
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Communication Skills
Instruction on communicating a written argument is delivered in the unit handbook and in the feedback on the assessment tasks; the skills are practised in the written assignment; the effectiveness of communication is an important part of the assessment criteria.
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Global Perspectives
The unit covers cultures/periods different from 21st century Australia, so gaining a global perspective and intercultural competence is intrinsic to this unit. This attribute is taught through unit handbook notes, the essay questions, readings, and feedback on assignments. It is practised in reading for and writing assessment tasks. The ability to understand the cultural characteristics of other societies or earlier periods and their differences from present-day Australia is an essential assessment criteria.
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Information Literacy
Guidance on appropriate use of information sources (electronic and non-electronic) is provided in the unit handbook and in feedback on assessment tasks; effective use of information literacy is practised in the assessment tasks; the marks for the assessment tasks are heavily influenced by how effectively the student has used the various sources of information.
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Life-Long Learning
Students are prepared for, and practised in, lifelong learning by the content and emphasis of the unit which is designed to (a) lead to an enduring intellectual curiosity and love of leadership studies and (b) provide the students with the intellectual and methodological skills required for this. This skill is not assessed as there is no opportunity to test this at appropriate stages of the student's post-university life.
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Problem Solving
The essays used for assessment are problem-solving exercises. Students have to analyse the question to determine what is required, identify the best method of researching the question, and decide the best way of answering it. Guidance on this is provided in the unit handbook and in feedback on the assessment tasks; this is practised in every assessment task; the student's success in solving the problem is a major assessment criteria.
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Social Responsibility
A component of this unit is examining the ethical and moral characteristics of leadership. Students are encouraged to examine critically the ethics, morals and social responsibility applicable to each topic through unit handbook notes, the essay questions, and readings. The attribute is practised in the reading for, and writing of, assessment tasks. The ability to understand the ethics and morality of leaders from earlier periods and other cultures (and through it our own) is an essential assessment criteria.
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