SOCCLEAD 700 : Leadership: Ethics and Actions

Education and Social Work

2021 Semester Two (1215) (15 POINTS)

Course Prescription

Effective social and community leadership requires a strong and critical ethical foundation. Topics include the professional identity and values of social and community sector leadership, social justice, ethical and authentic leadership, and human systems thinking. Leadership that honours the Treaty of Waitangi, diversity, and equity, and actions based on those values, will be explored.

Course Overview

Tēnā koutou - Talofa - Mālō e lelei - Nǐ hǎo - Welcome!  
to SOCCLEAD 700 - Leadership: ethics and actions 
This is one of two core courses which make up the postgraduate Social and Community Leadership (SCL) programme. 
This course is based on the research-based premise that effective social and community leadership requires a strong and critical ethical foundation.  Topics include the professional identity and values of social and community sector leadership, social justice, ethical and authentic leadership, and human systems thinking. Leadership that honours the Treaty of Waitangi, diversity, and equity, and actions based on those values, will be explored. 
 
To see more about the course content and outcomes, and a summary of assessment details, view the Syllabus page. 
 
Click on Modules to go directly to them, or access them from the menu on the far left. 
 
Key Dates will enable you to navigate the course. Click on this link to access the Key Dates document 
 
SOCCLEAD 700 Leadership Key Dates  
We suggest that you print the Key Dates document to keep track of modules, assessments, block days and due dates.

Course Requirements

No pre-requisites or restrictions

Capabilities Developed in this Course

Capability 1: Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice
Capability 2: Critical Thinking
Capability 3: Solution Seeking
Capability 4: Communication and Engagement
Capability 5: Independence and Integrity
Capability 6: Social and Environmental Responsibilities

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
  1. Demonstrate understanding of the values, actions and contexts of social and community sector leadership internationally and in Aotearoa New Zealand (Capability 1.1, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2, 6.1 and 6.2)
  2. Critically evaluate issues and tensions associated with ethical and authentic leadership exercised in and across organisational contexts
  3. Demonstrate the ability to articulate and defend a coherent model of leadership that promotes professional identity and social justice in the social and community sectors

Assessments

Assessment Type Percentage Classification
Assignments 30% Individual Coursework
Assignments 70% Individual Coursework
Assessment Type Learning Outcome Addressed
1 2 3
Assignments
Assignments

To pass this course students must submit all assessment tasks and get an overall course mark of at least 50%

Workload Expectations

This course is a standard 15 point course and students are expected to spend 10 hours per week involved in each 15 point course that they are enrolled in.


Delivery Mode

Campus Experience

Attendance is required at scheduled activities to complete components of the course.
The activities for the course are scheduled as a block delivery.

Learning Resources

The course text book is Northouse, P. G. (2019). Leadership: Theory and practice (8th ed.): Sage.  The book may be ordered  through ubiq, (formerly UBS), the University bookshop to attract the student discount (https://ubiq.co.nz/). It is also available through the University library

Student Feedback

At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.

Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.

Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.

Digital Resources

Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).

Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.

Academic Integrity

The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed against online source material using computerised detection mechanisms.

Inclusive Learning

All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.

Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website http://disability.auckland.ac.nz

Special Circumstances

If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.

If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.

This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.

Learning Continuity

In the event of an unexpected disruption we undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and your assessment is fair, and not compromised. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator, and if disruption occurs you should refer to the University Website for information about how to proceed.

Student Charter and Responsibilities

The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html.

Disclaimer

Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.

In this course you may be asked to submit your coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. The final decision on the completion mode for a test or examination, and remote invigilation arrangements where applicable, will be advised to students at least 10 days prior to the scheduled date of the assessment, or in the case of an examination when the examination timetable is published.

Published on 03/12/2020 03:10 p.m.