Leadership & Influence in a Complex World is open to students from all academic Colleges.
The course aims at giving ANU student who have demonstrated or shown potential as change-makers a wide understanding of styles of leadership and influence. In line with the interdisciplinary and peer-learning ethos of Vice-Chancellor's courses, students will be exposed to the varying perspectives different disciplines and individuals have on leadership and influence. The course aims to bring students together early in their degree to make a positive impact on their spheres of influence now and into the future.
Students will be encouraged to design and implement an individual or collaborative leadership initiative at ANU or the broader Canberra community based on I.D.E.A (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility) principles, and will be mentored by an ANU staff member to realise the potential of the project.
This courses is co-taught with undergraduate students, but postgraduate students will be assessed separately.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- Formulate a clear personal repertoire of values-based leadership and models of influence
- Evaluate different disciplinary and cultural models of leadership and influence
- Demonstrate high-level skills in collaboration and coordination towards common goals in formal and informal settings
- Design, implement and evaluate a strategic leadership initiative that enhances a community
- Reflect on the nature of leadership and influence in the context of your discipline
Other Information
Students must complete an Application Form on the VC's Courses website to be enrolled in this course, including a 1-page CV and a brief project proposal (300 words), outlining:
- Potential Topic
- Project Proposal - what you intend to do, and who you will be working with in the project
- Project Objectives - both the overall objectives of the project and what you aim to achieve within the timescale of the Semester.
On completion of the course at an acceptable level, students will receive the credit and a certificate from the DVC(SUE). Students wishing to continue working on their projects or initiative may apply through other VC's Courses, including Innovation and Professional Practice Internship or Group Research and Innovation Project.
Indicative Assessment
- Students who successfully complete all project requirements will receive a Course Requirements Satisfied (CRS) grade. As an indication: (null) [LO null]
- Contribute to class discussion and project planning (25) [LO 1,2,3,4]
- Design, implement and evaluate an Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Access (I.D.E.A.) project on campus or the broader Canberra community (50) [LO 3,4]
- Build a web-based portfolio that records and shares the project to a broader audience (25) [LO 1,2,5]
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Workload
The expected workload will consist of approximately 130 hours throughout the semester including:
- Weekly 2-hour seminars from ANU and Community experts in the first half of the course
- Fortnightly 1-hour meetings with assigned ANU mentor
- Independent or collaborative project work
Inherent Requirements
To be determined
Requisite and Incompatibility
You will need to contact the ANU College of Science to request a permission code to enrol in this course.
Prescribed Texts
An indicative reading list is provided on the VC's Courses Website.
Assumed Knowledge
Course entry to be based on application statement and reference and judged on evidence of leadership/influence experience and/or potential.Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 14
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2021 | $3630 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2021 | $5580 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
ANU utilises MyTimetable to enable students to view the timetable for their enrolled courses, browse, then self-allocate to small teaching activities / tutorials so they can better plan their time. Find out more on the Timetable webpage.
Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.
First Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2953 | 22 Feb 2021 | 01 Mar 2021 | 31 Mar 2021 | 28 May 2021 | In Person | N/A |