HACM9100 Leadership in Health and Aged Care

Topic only available to students meeting the eligibility requirements for entry to the postgraduate health and aged care administration courses.

This topic provides an introduction to leadership and management theory with a focus on current trends in leading and managing people in health and aged care settings. Specific areas explored include working with multidisciplinary teams, making the transition from health professional to leader/manager, understanding one's own leadership and management style and performance management. As a foundation topic, the syllabus will also cover academic writing and presentation skills at the postgraduate level.

This topic aims to provide students with a foundation for understanding and applying leadership and management theory and to equip students with a range of leadership and management skills and basic study approaches.

1. Demonstrate understanding of current concepts in leadership and management theory as it relates to health and aged care
2. Apply this theory to leading people in health and aged care settings
3. Demonstrate understanding of the principles of working with multidisciplinary teams
4. Present insight into their own leadership and managerial style and need for further development
5. Demonstrate enhanced skills in managing staff performance
6. Make competent oral and written presentations
7. Demonstrate knowledge of the methods of writing academic papers