Overview
This unit focuses on management and leadership knowledge in a maintenance context; the theories of leadership, the influences on leadership practice and effectiveness, the skills for leading and managing a maintenance organisation, meeting market trends and facing policies and acts set by regulatory bodies
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisites: ENMM20023 & ENMM20025
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 2 - 2017
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of 'pass' in order to pass the unit. If any 'pass/fail' tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully ('pass' grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the 'assessment task' section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback - Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Have your say on Moodle website.
Residential school is highly demanded for this unit and blackboard collaboration sessions are not very effective.
Since Blackboard Collaborate sessions have been introduced residential school attendance has fallen drastically. Therefore, it is not cost effective to organise a residential school. However, Blackboard Collaborate sessions will be made more effective and the residential school issue will be raised at a higher level.
- Compare different maintenance organisational philosophies, strategies and work processes.
- Analyse the management and leadership of people and systems in a maintenance organisation.
- Critique the various techniques, tactics and strategies of managing and leading a maintenance group/s towards achieving organisational goals and objectives.
- Develop a comprehensive overview of the operational requirements in leading and managing a team of maintenance professionals.
- Critique contemporary theories of leadership as well as the various influences on effective leadership.
- Reflect on your participation in a multi-disciplinary professional network within or outside your organisation.
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Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 10% | ||||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 20% | ||||||
| 3 - Presentation and Written Assessment - 70% | ||||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Knowledge | ||||||
| 2 - Communication | ||||||
| 3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills | ||||||
| 4 - Research | ||||||
| 5 - Self-management | ||||||
| 6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility | ||||||
| 7 - Leadership | ||||||
| 8 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | ||||||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 10% | ||||||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 20% | ||||||||
| 3 - Presentation and Written Assessment - 70% | ||||||||
Textbooks
There are no required textbooks.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
- e-book/s prescribed by the lecturer
- Study Guide uploaded on the moodle web page
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Harvard (author-date)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
s.sharma2@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
1 - Theories of leadership
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Online lectures via Blackboard Collaborate will be announced by the lecturer on moodle web page of this unit.
Module/Topic
Module 1 - Theories of leadership
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Attempt Exercises at the end of module 1
Module/Topic
Module 1 - Theories of leadership
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Face-to-Face one day "Leadership Assignment Workshop" (details in the Moodle webpage)
Module/Topic
Module 2 - Skills for effective leadership
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Group discussion
Module/Topic
Module 2 - Skills for effective leadership
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Module 2 - Skills for effective leadership
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Take part in a Group Discussion
Module/Topic
Module 2 - Skills for effective leadership
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Take part in a Group Discussion
Module/Topic
3 - Leadership issues
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
3 - Leadership issues
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Take part in a Group Discussion
Module/Topic
3 - Leadership issues
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
3 - Leadership issues
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Take part in a Group Discussion
Module/Topic
3 - Leadership issues
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Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
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Events and Submissions/Topic
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Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
1 Written Assessment
Detailed description of the assignment is given in the Assignment question sheet available on the Moodle web page of this unit.These questions are based on Module 1 and your understanding of maintenance leadership within your organization.
Week 5 Friday (11 Aug 2017) 11:45 pm AEST
Week 6 Friday (25 Aug 2017)
- (35%) Understanding and knowledge of leadership concepts, theories and terms specifically related to maintenance management and the unit content.
- (20%) Logical application of concepts, ideas and arguments to the student’s workplace using appropriate technical language
- (15%) Ability to access and use relevant data and information from various sources, within and beyond the course materials, and to accurately reference these sources.
- (10%) Appropriate layout, organisation and presentation including the use of appropriate sentence/paragraph structures and accurate presentation of relevant graphs, tables, diagrams and/or drawings.
- (10%) Clarity of expression including readability, correct grammar, spelling and punctuation.
- (10%) Genuine participation within the learning environment.
- Knowledge
- Communication
- Cognitive, technical and creative skills
- Compare different maintenance organisational philosophies, strategies and work processes.
- Analyse the management and leadership of people and systems in a maintenance organisation.
- Critique the various techniques, tactics and strategies of managing and leading a maintenance group/s towards achieving organisational goals and objectives.
- Develop a comprehensive overview of the operational requirements in leading and managing a team of maintenance professionals.
- Critique contemporary theories of leadership as well as the various influences on effective leadership.
2 Written Assessment
The assignment is based on Module 1 and 2. Assignment questions sheet is available on the Moodle web site of this unit for detailed description.
Week 8 Friday (8 Sept 2017) 11:45 pm AEST
Week 10 Friday (22 Sept 2017)
- (30%) Understanding and knowledge of leadership concepts and terms specifically related to maintenance management and the unit content.
- (25%) Logical application of concepts, ideas and arguments to the student’s workplace using appropriate technical language.
- (15%) Appropriate layout, organisation and presentation including the use of appropriate sentence/paragraph structures and accurate presentation of relevant graphs, tables, diagrams and/or drawings.
- (15%) Clarity of expression including readability, correct grammar, spelling and punctuation.
- (15%) Ability to access and use relevant data and information from various sources within and beyond the unit materials and to accurately reference these sources.
- Knowledge
- Communication
- Cognitive, technical and creative skills
- Research
- Self-management
- Ethical and Professional Responsibility
- Leadership
- Analyse the management and leadership of people and systems in a maintenance organisation.
- Critique the various techniques, tactics and strategies of managing and leading a maintenance group/s towards achieving organisational goals and objectives.
- Develop a comprehensive overview of the operational requirements in leading and managing a team of maintenance professionals.
- Critique contemporary theories of leadership as well as the various influences on effective leadership.
- Reflect on your participation in a multi-disciplinary professional network within or outside your organisation.
3 Presentation and Written Assessment
This assessment item relates to all unit learning outcomes as stated in this unit, enabling students to investigate a specific area of leadership impacting on the strategic maintenance function. Also, it covers all modules of the Learning Guide. On completion of this assignment, students will have a better understanding and appreciation of the human resource factors influencing maintenance in their workplace. The assignment is based on an Enterprise Agreement. Details of assignment are available form the Assignment questions sheet on Moodle web page of this unit.
Week 12 Friday (6 Oct 2017) 11:45 pm AEST
Exam Week Friday (20 Oct 2017)
- (30%) Understanding and knowledge of leadership concepts and terms specifically related to maintenance management and the unit content.
- (25%) Logical application of concepts, ideas and arguments to the student's workplace using appropriate technical language.
- (15%) Appropriate layout, organisation and presentation including the use of appropriate sentence/paragraph structures and accurate presentation of relevant graphs, tables, diagrams and/or drawings.
- (15%) Clarity of expression including readability, correct grammar, spelling and punctuation.
- (15%) Ability to access and use relevant data and information from various sources within and beyond the unit materials and to accurately reference these sources.
- Knowledge
- Communication
- Ethical and Professional Responsibility
- Leadership
- Develop a comprehensive overview of the operational requirements in leading and managing a team of maintenance professionals.
- Critique contemporary theories of leadership as well as the various influences on effective leadership.
As a CQUniversity student you are expected to act honestly in all aspects of your academic work.
Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.
Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in your university study ensures the CQUniversity qualification you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.
As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.
What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
Where can I get assistance?
For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.
What can you do to act with integrity?
