HPY701 - Leadership Assessment, Development and Coaching

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne)
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 2: Vicki Kavadas
Cohort rule:

This unit is only available to students enrolled in H752 Master of Psychology (Organisational).

Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: Nil
Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:

2 x 3 hour seminars per fortnight

Note:

Students are expected to have access to a computer with an internet connection to complete this unit.

Content

In this unit students will gain skills in assessment of leadership, and identification of leadership development needs with particular focus on leadership coaching. They will also acquire skills in the use of tools to assess leadership behaviours and develop leadership competencies in individuals, teams and organisations.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes

ULO1

Critically analyse key leadership theories and identify their relevance to the successful individual and organisational functioning and to applied practice.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO7: Teamwork

ULO2

Critically analyse the application of leadership assessment tools and processes.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO3

Apply evidence-based and best practice leadership assessment and development methodologies to design a leadership development proposal for an organisation.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving

ULO4

Apply best practice skills to interpret and debrief a 360-feedback report.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO6: Self-management

ULO5

Critically evaluate and apply coaching theories and principles to the practice of leadership coaching.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO6: Self-management
GLO7: Teamwork

ULO6

Demonstrate reflective practice skills by critically analysing and reflecting on the phases of the coaching engagement.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO6: Self-management

Assessment

Trimester 1:
Assessment description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1: Written assessment (group assessment) 2500 words Ungraded Pass/Fail
  • Refer to unit site
Assessment 2: Simulated coaching and critical analysis and reflection of coaching
engagement (individual assessment)
2500 words Ungraded Pass/Fail
  • Refer to unit site

This unit is an ungraded pass/ungraded fail only. All assessments must be passed in order for the unit to be passed.

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: HPY701 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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