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UMG8024 The Ethical Leadership Path

Semester 3, 2020 Online
Short Description: The Ethical Leadership Path
Units : 0.25
Faculty or Section : Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts
School or Department : School of Management and Enterprise
Student contribution band : Band 3
ASCED code : 080307 - Organisation Management
Grading basis : Graded

Requisites

Enrolment is not permitted if MGT8038 has been previously completed

Rationale

The Ethical Leadership Path is intended for those who are already workplace and organisational leaders, and those who aspire to be. Leaders’ success can be measured from many different perspectives, including their progress up the career ladder, the people and resources at their command, the money they earn for themselves and their organisations, their scope of influence and even fame, the willingness of others to follow them, and ever more significantly, the ethical footprint they leave for both today’s and tomorrow’s world.

Synopsis

This minicourse explores the sources of organisational and leadership ethics and their impacts on the workplace, and beyond.

Please be advised that this minicourse is made up of four parts please see MGT8038 for the full course specification.

Objectives

On successful completion of this course students should be able to:

  1. apply specialist leadership skills to real-world problems across national and international contexts (MGT8038 LO3);
  2. evaluate contexts and leadership actions through understanding of ethics and emerging trends. (MGT8038 LO1).

Topics

Description Weighting(%)
1. Exploring ethics in the workplace 33.00
2. Ethics and organisations 33.00
3. Ethical leadership 34.00

Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed

ALL textbooks and materials available to be purchased can be sourced from (unless otherwise stated). (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/textbooks/?year=2020&sem=03&subject1=UMG8024)

Please for alternative purchase options from USQ Bookshop. (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/info/contact/)

There are no texts or materials required for this course.

Reference materials

Reference materials are materials that, if accessed by students, may improve their knowledge and understanding of the material in the course and enrich their learning experience.
Australian Human Rights Commission 2017, Corporate Social Responsibility and Human Rights,
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Bandura, A., Barbaranelli, C., Caprara, G. V., and Pastorelli, C 1996, 'Mechanisms of moral disengagement in the exercise of moral agency', Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, vol. 71, no. 2, p. 364.
Bonner, M., Greenbaum, R. and Mayer, D 2014, 'My Boss is Morally Disengaged: The Role of Ethical Leadership in Explaining the Interactive Effect of Supervisor and Employee Moral Disengagement on Employee Behaviors', Journal of Business Ethics, vol. 137, no. 4, pp. 734-742.
Comer, D. R., & Schwartz, M 2015, 'Highlighting Moral Courage in the Business Ethics Course', Journal of Business Ethics, vol. 146, no. 3, pp. 703-723.
(doi:10.1007/s10551-015-2919-3.)
D., Aquino, K., Greenbaum, R 2012, 'Who Displays Ethical Leadership, and Why Does It Matter: An Examination of Antecedents and Consequences', Academy of Management Journal, vol. 55, no. 1, pp. 151-171.
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Defence Housing Australia 2015, Corporate Social Responsibility Statement,
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Department of Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning 2019, Statement of Business Ethics,
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Friedman, Milton 13 September 1970, 'The Social Responsibility of Business is to Increase its Profits', The New York Times Magazine.
Lakshmi, B 2014, 'Leadership Ethics in Today’s World: Key Issues and Perspectives', ASCI Journal of Management, vol. 44, no. 1, pp. 66-72.
LAKSHMI, B 2014, 'Leadership Ethics in Today’s World: Key Issues and Perspectives', ASCI Journal of Management, vol. 44, no. 1, pp. 66-72.
Mendonca, M., & Kanungo, R. N 2007, Ethical Leadership, McGraw-Hill Education, Maidenhead.
Miska, C and Mendenhall, ME 2018, 'Responsible Leadership: A Mapping of Extant Research and Future Directions', Journal of Business Ethics, vol. 148.
Pastin, M 2013, Make an Ethical Difference : Tools for Better Action, 1st edn, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, San Francisco, CA.
Perryer, C., & Scott-Ladd, B 2014, 'Deceit, Misuse and Favours: Understanding and Measuring Attitudes to Ethics', Journal of Business Ethics, vol. 121, no. 1, pp. 123-134.
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Sheppard, D. L 2018, 'Excellent Leadership Relies on Ethical Business Practices: Good leaders treat all their stakeholders with respect', Leadership Excellence Essentials, vol. 35, no. 2, pp. 45-46.
Thompson, L. J 2009, The Moral Compass : Leadership for a Free World, Information Age Publishing, Charlotte, N.C.
Thompson, L. J 2009, The Moral Compass : Leadership for a Free World, Information Age Publishing, Charlotte, N.C.
Thornton, L. F 2013, 7 Lenses: Learning the Principles and Practices of Ethical Leadership, Leading in Context LLC, Richmond, VA.
Tyagi, S., Singh, G., & Aggarwal, T 2017, 'Ethics in the 21st Century Workplace', International Journal on Cybernetics & Informatics (IJCI), vol. 6, 1/2.
Webjet 2018, Corporate Social Responsibility Statement,
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Student workload expectations

Activity Hours
Assessments 10.00
Directed ¾«¶«´«Ã½app 30.00

Assessment details

Description Marks out of Wtg (%) Due Date Notes
Assessment 1 50 100 11 Jan 2021 (see note 1)

Notes
  1. The assessment for this minicourse is due 4 weeks after teaching concludes. Students have access to the learning platform for a total of 11 weeks.

Important assessment information

  1. Attendance requirements:
    There are no attendance requirements for this course. However, it is the students’ responsibility to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration.

  2. Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
    To satisfactorily complete an individual assessment item a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks for that item. Depending upon the requirements in Statement 4 below, students may not have to satisfactorily complete each assessment item to receive a passing grade in this course.

  3. Penalties for late submission of required work:
    Students should refer to the Assessment Procedure (point 4.2.4)

  4. Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
    To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must achieve at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course.

  5. Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
    The final grade for the full course will be assigned on the basis of the aggregate of the weighted marks obtained for each mapped minicourse, once all assessments have been successfully undertaken.

  6. Examination information:
    There is no examination in this course.

  7. Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
    There is no examination in this course, there will be no deferred or supplementary examinations.

  8. ¾«¶«´«Ã½app Student Policies:
    Students should read the USQ policies: Definitions, Assessment and Student Academic Misconduct to avoid actions which might contravene ¾«¶«´«Ã½app policies and practices. These policies can be found at .

Assessment notes

  1. Referencing in assignments must comply with the Harvard (AGPS) referencing system. This system should be used by students to format details of the information sources they have cited in their work. The Harvard (APGS) style to be used is defined by the USQ library’s referencing guide. This guide can be found at .

Evaluation and benchmarking

internal USQ accreditation/reaccreditation processes which include (i) stringent standards in the independent accreditation of its academic programs, (ii) close integration between business and academic planning, and (iii) regular and rigorous review.

Other requirements

  1. There are 4 minicourses at 0.25 credit point that map to 1 full course. To receive credit for this minicourse into the full course, students must successfully pass the assessment. Once all 4 mapped minicourses have been successfully completed, a credit into the full course applies.

Date printed 12 February 2021