Course Title: Show leadership in the workplace

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2011

Course Code: BUSM6236C

Course Title: Show leadership in the workplace

School: 650T TAFE Business

Campus: City Campus

Program: C4226 - Certificate IV in Frontline Management

Course Contact : Sylvia Baroutis

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 5469

Course Contact Email:sylvia.baroutis@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Nominal Hours: 50

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

There are no pre-requisites for this unit.

Course Description

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to work with teams and individuals, their standard of conduct and the initiative they take in influencing others. At this level, work will normally be carried out within routine and non routine methods and procedures which require the exercise of some discretion and judgement.  No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of endorsement.

Frontline management provides the first level of leadership within the organisation. This unit applies to people who are making the transition from being a team member, to taking responsibility for the work and performance of others.

Frontline managers have a strong influence on the work culture, values and ethics of the teams they supervise. As such it is important that frontline managers model good practice, professionalism and confidently represent their organisation.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

BSBMGT401A Show leadership in the workplace

Element:

1. Model high standards of management performance and behaviour

Performance Criteria:

Ensure management performance and behaviour meets the organisation's requirements

Ensure management performance and behaviour serves as a positive role model for others

Develop and implement performance plans in accordance with organisation's goals and objectives

Establish and use key performance indicators to meet organisation's goals and objectives

Element:

2. Enhance organisation's image

Performance Criteria:

Use organisation's standards and values in conducting business

Question, through established communication channels, standards and values considered to be damaging to the organisation

Ensure personal performance contributes to developing an organisation which has integrity and credibility

Element:

3. Make informed decisions

Performance Criteria:

Gather and organise information relevant to the issue/s under consideration

Facilitate individuals and teams active participation in decision making processes

Examine options and assess associated risks to determine preferred course/s of action

Ensure decisions are timely and communicate them clearly to individuals and teams

Prepare plans to implement decisions and ensure they are agreed by relevant individuals and teams

Use feedback processes effectively to monitor the implementation and impact of decisions


Learning Outcomes



Details of Learning Activities

Students are required to attend all classes to complete activities and in class assessments. For most of the semester each student will work in a team. The class activities provide an opportunity to develop skills and apply theory to real life situations. The learning activities include:


• Case studies and project work
• Collaborative classroom activities and team activities
• Peer interaction, Reflection and discussion
• Games and simulations
• Reading the text book and accessing materials on Learning Hub


Teaching Schedule

WEEK CONTENT ELEMENT CLASS MODE RESOURCE ASSESSMENT
 1

 Overview
 Course Guide
 Assessment
 Text books etc.

   Face to face  Please ensure
 you  have a  
 copy of the
 student text 
 to bring to
 class  in  
 Week 2.
 
 2  Modelling high standards of management performance
 and behaviour
 1  Face to face    
 3  Modelling high standards of management performance
 and behaviour
 1  Face to face    
 4  Modelling high standards of management performance
 and behaviour
 1  Face to face    
 5  Modelling high standards of management performance
 and behaviour
 1  ONLINE
 CLASS
   Portfolio items 
 No 1
 Due date: 11/03/11
 6  Enhancing the organisation’s image  2  Face to face    
 7  Enhancing the organisation’s image  2  Face to face    
 8  Enhancing the organisation’s image  2  Face to face    
 9  Enhancing the organisation’s image  2  Face to face    
 10  Enhancing the organisation’s image  2  ONLINE
 CLASS
   Portfolio items
 No 2
 Due date: 15/04/11
 11  Making informed decisions  3  Face to face    
 12  Making informed decisions  3  Face to face    
 13  Making informed decisions  3  Face to face    
 14  Making informed decisions  3  Face to face    
 15  Making informed decisions  3  ONLINE
 CLASS
   Portfolio items
 No 3
 Due date: 27/05/11
 16  Modelling high standards of management performance
 and behaviour
 Enhancing the organisation’s image
 Making informed decisions
 1,2,3  ONLINE
 CLASS
   Final assessment
 Due date: 10/06/11
           


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

BSBMGT401A (BSB07 Certificate IV) Show leadership in the workplace, Aspire Learning Resources, Version 1.2, 2008

9781740427807


References


Other Resources


Overview of Assessment

Assessment may incorporate a variety of methods including technical requirements documentation, homework, assignments, group and/or individual projects, in class exercises, written and practical assessments, problem solving exercises, presentations, direct observation of actual and simulated work practice, presentation of a portfolio of evidence which may comprise documents, and/or photographs and/or video and audio files, review of products produced through work-based or course activities.

Students are advised that they are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate their assessment work to their teacher to ensure that the relevant competency standards are being met. Students will be provided with feedback throughout the course to check their progress.


Assessment Tasks

Portfolio of evidence

During the course of the semester, you will collect evidence of competency against the elements for this unit.  The portfolio will consist of completed in-class and out-of-class activities together with responses to case studies and scenarios.  (Please refer to the Portfolio guide on the RMIT Learning Hub). In addition, your facilitators will provide third party reports of your performance while you take part in a simulated workplace activity (a major project) which will link all units in your program.

Final assessment

You will prepare a business report for a specific organisation (approximately 2000 words).  In this report, you will identify an opportunity for this organisation to enhance its image in the local community.  The organisation can be one with which you are familiar or one you have researched.  The opportunity to enhance the organisation’s image may have arisen as a result of entry into new markets, relocation to a new area, development of new products, activities by competitors or initiatives by government or industry bodies. (Please refer to your student text for further details about this report.)

Please note:

  • This unit will be graded Competency Achieved or Not Yet Competent (CA/NYC)
  • All Portfolio items and the Final Assessment should be submitted to the Assignment Box on Level 13 with a completed/signed assignment cover securely stapled to the front of the assessment item.
  • Do not use plastic folders or sleeves - as we need to follow sustainable work practices within the program
  • Due to the complex nature of this unit, you may be asked to demonstrate competency more than once
  • You must demonstrate competence in each of the elements of this unit in order to achieve a CA (Competency achieved)


Assessment Matrix

The critical aspects of assessment are a summary of the skills and knowledge you need to demonstrate competency in this unit.

They are included here in a matrix so that you can see the relationship between the units of competency and the assessment activities.

BSBMGT401A Show leadership
in the workplace
Portfolio of evidence Third party report Final Assessment - Report
Critical aspects
Articulation of organisational values and
expectations of behaviour demonstrated
Y Y Y
Instances where leadership and decision
making have been demonstrated and which
have led to  positive changes in the workplace
Y Y Y
Knowledge of leadership styles and concepts Y Y

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