Key facts
UNE unit code: HSHM200
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- Trimester 1 - Online
- Yes
- No
- No
- 6
Unit information
As Australia’s population grows and ages, the stresses on our healthcare services are rapidly increasing. The pressures on the sector can only be alleviated by effective leaders, skilled in managing the unique issues and opportunities present in health and community care settings.
Develop valuable leadership and management skills for progressive, contemporary healthcare practice with this unit.
Informed by current evidence-based approaches to leadership and decision making, you will explore and analyse a range of leadership theories and styles.
Enhance your personal leadership style by developing skills to apply different leadership strategies in an ethical and socially responsible way, and examine strategies for effective team leadership and decision making in clinical practice.
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| Teaching period | Mode/location |
|---|---|
| Trimester 1 | Online |
*Offering is subject to availability
Intensive schools
There are no intensive schools required for this unit.
Enrolment rules
Notes
You must enrol in this unit by the Monday before the Trimester starts. If there are insufficient student numbers this unit will not run and you will be withdrawn from the unit and offered an appropriate alternate unit by the course coordinator.
Please refer to the student handbook for current details on this unit.
Unit coordinator(s)
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
- identify, analyse and differentiate between a range of leadership theories and styles;
- describe and analyse the functions, activities and skills involved in leadership and management within teams and organisations;
- define the concept of clinical leadership and discuss the impact of clinical leadership on stakeholder outcomes; and
- demonstrate autonomy, judgement and ethical and socially responsible application of evidence-based approaches to leadership and decision making applied to health and social care.
Assessment information
Assessments are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.
| Title | Must Complete | Weight | Offerings | Assessment Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 | Yes | 40% | All offerings | Written assignment No. Words: 1500 |
| Assessment 2 | Yes | 60% | All offerings | Written Assignment No. Words: 2500 |
Learning resources
Textbooks are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.
Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.
eBook Leadership: Theory, Application and Skill Development
ISBN: 9781071894491
Lussier, R.N. and Achua, C.F., SAGE Publications 7th ed. 2022
Text refers to: All offerings
Note: Recommended material may be held in the University Library — purchase is optional.
eBook Leading and Managing Health Services: An Australasian Perspective
ISBN: 9781009540094
Day, G.E and Leggat, S.G., Cambridge University Press 2nd ed. 2025
Text refers to: All offerings
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