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Management Skills- Subject Outline 2021/2022 UTS...

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SUBJECT OUTLINE 21440 Management Skills Course area

UTS: Business

Delivery

Spring 2021; City

Credit points 6cp Requisite(s)

Completionof subject 26100 Integrating Business Perspectivesc Completion of subject 26100 Integrating Business Perspectives These requisites may not apply to students in certain courses. There are also course requisites for this subject. See access conditions.

Result type

Grade and marks

Subject coordinator Dr Marie J. dela Rama e: [email protected] Consultations: By appointment only (MS Teams or Zoom) Lectures: Mondays:1530-1700 Sydney time Location: Live online each week via Zoom. Lectures are recorded and will be uploaded on CANVAS. Tutorials: Mondays of 90 minutes' duration from Week 2. Please see UTS Timetable for your tutorial activity number and time. Location: Live online from Week 2 via Zoom.

Teaching staff Lecturer and Tutor Marie J. dela Rama - [email protected] Tutors Natasha Bobyreff - [email protected] Michelle Cai - [email protected] Isabelle Phillips - [email protected] Rosemary Sainty - [email protected] Tracey Walmsley - [email protected]

Subject description This subject aims to equip students with the theoretical underpinnings and practical tools necessary to increase proficiency in a number of areas of self-development relevant to the world of work. Drawing on knowledge from theories of developmental and self-psychology, philosophy, positive psychology, positive organisational scholarship and neuroscience, the subject has been designed around three critical pillars of self-learning and growth. These are: (i) foundations of self-knowledge and understanding, (ii) managing the self at work, and (iii) facilitating self-growth and change for organisational success. The subject is based on the premise that we ourselves are responsible for the outcomes in our lives and that non-judgemental self-awareness, reflection and self-acceptance is fundamental to personal development. Students interact with the subject through a variety of engaging learning techniques, which emphasise active participation, collaborative and personal reflection, experimentation and practice. It is anticipated that students complete this subject equipped with an enhanced understanding and awareness of the role of the self in the creation of a fulfilling, engaged and successful working life.

Subject learning objectives (SLOs) Upon successful completion of this subject students should be able to: 1. Demonstrate a critical understanding of how classic theories of the self, along with current research on the self at work, can improve one’s understanding of how to build fulfilling and successful working lives 2. Display evidence of personal growth and increased self-awareness in a nominated specialty area of self-development 3. Demonstrate knowledge of scholarly research, specifically in relation to identifying high quality, context-relevant academic sources of reference 4. Explain the role of individual and group reflection in understanding the interaction between the self and others 5. Apply practices and principles of theories of the self, and self at work, in an interactive setting

Contribution to the development of graduate attributes This subject aims to develop within students an applied understanding of the role of the self in facilitating successful, engaged and rewarding working lives. Students will become familiar with the workplace application of a number of significant theoretical frameworks, models and concepts in areas such as self-development, self-awareness, emotions and emotional intelligence, character strengths and virtues, stress and wellbeing, mental health, mindfulness, positive psychology and authentic leadership. Tutorial group work emphasising collaborative and team approaches to the analysis of key readings, videos and applied case studies will provide students with opportunities to enhance their communication and teamwork skills. Students will also be encouraged to improve self-confidence and oral communication skills via short informal presentations of group work findings to their tutorial peers. This subject contributes to the development of the following graduate attributes: Attitudes and Values Communication and interpersonal skills Business Practice Oriented Skills This subject also contributes specifically to develop the following Program Learning Objective for the Bachelor of Business: 3.2: Use oral communication appropriately to convey information clearly and fluently

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It also contributes to developing the following program learning objective for the Bachelor of Management: 3.3: Employ teamwork and communication skills to work effectively within a team

Teaching and learning strategies This subject adopts a strong focus on experiential and applied learning and on focused and thoughtful individual and team reflection. The approach to learning is designed around three fundamental building blocks, or ‘pillars’ as follows:1. Foundations of Self-Knowledge and Understanding 2. Managing the Self at Work 3. Facilitating Self-Growth and Change for Organisational Success Lectures and Tutorials Lectures will introduce you to the key theoretical frameworks and concepts underpinning the nominated topic area. Lectures will also provide opportunities to explore recent advances in the field, current workplace applications of topic areas and applied real-life cases and examples. Lectures will make use of multimedia resources including video cases, interactive online demonstrations, TED talks, and shared communication via the online platform, Socrative.com. Secondly, tutorials have been designed to engage you with resources to further apply your theoretical knowledge as well as practice and reflect upon applied skills in the various topic areas. All tutorials will engage you in teamwork with your peers, and opportunities for brief, informal presentations will build your self-confidence and oral presentation skills. Examples of the kinds of activities you will experience in tutorials include personality self-assessments, online learning modules, mindfulness meditation applied case studies and analysis of scholarly journals. Assessment The assessment structure for this subject has been designed around the subject learning objectives and incorporates opportunities for early feedback and online Q&A sessions with the subject coordinator. Students will be provided, via the UTS Learning Management System, with rubric criteria used to assess their performance, as well as sample assignments from previous semesters, and useful links to online resources, library study modules and UTS HELPS centre. UTS Learning Management System The learning management system provides students in this subject with a rich variety of resources and communication tools to assist them to navigate their way through the subject. Here, you will find week-by-week lecture notes, tutorial preparation work and instructions, assessment information and sample assignments, links to useful resources online, interactive discussion boards and more. An aim of this subject is to help you develop academic and professional language and communication skills to succeed at university and in the workplace. During the course of this subject, you will complete a milestone assessment task that will, in addition to assessing your subject-specific learning objectives, assess your English language proficiency.

Content (topics) Foundations of Self-Knowledge and Understanding Self-Awareness: origins and theories of the self, introspection and reflection Personality theories, including workplace and leadership correlates Basic brain anatomy, neural mechanisms of learning, habit-formation, perception, emotions; leadership and neuroscience research Managing the Self at Work Emotions, emotional and social intelligence, positive emotions Stress: the stress response, workplace stressors, resilience and coping Mindfulness: wellness and workplace correlates, performance benefits and leadership research Facilitating Self-growth and change for Organisational Success Character development: strengths, virtues, values, humility, compassion Mindset: fixed vs growth mindsets, mindsets and change Motivation: intrinsic vs extrinsic, engagement, flow Authentic leadership Positive workplaces: happiness, meaning and purpose, positive relationships

Program Week/Session

Dates

Description

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2 August

NB THE CONTENT MAY VARY DURING THE SEMESTER AND INFORMATION WILL BE UPDATED AT THE LECTURE AND UTS CANVAS ACCORDINGLY. Lecture:- SUBJECT INTRODUCTION Subject Overview Overview of Assessments and Completing Weekly CANVAS Modules MS TEAMS Notes: Key reading: Seligman, M.E.P. (1999) The President's Address in the 1998 APA Annual Report, American Psychologist, 54(8): 559-562 There are no tutorials this week. Tutorials commence in Week 2.

2

9 August

PART 1) FOUNDATIONS OF SELF KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING - Foundations of psychology, personality, self awareness, emotional intelligence. The positive turn, and its critique Notes: Class preparation: Weekly Readings and Activities on UTS Canvas Modules Key reading: Drucker, P. (2005) Managing oneself, Harvard Business Review, 83 (1): 100-109

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TUTORIALS COMMENCE

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16 August

PART 1) FOUNDATIONS OF SELF KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING - Character development: character strengths, virtues, the VIA project, workplace correlates - Teamwork and strengths Notes: Class preparation: Weekly Readings and Activities on UTS Canvas; Complete your VIA Strengths Survey. Key reading: Niemiec, R.M. and Pearce, R. (2021) The practice of character strengths: unifying definitions, principles, and exploration of what's soaring, emerging and ripe with potential in science and practice, Frontiers in Psychology, 11: 590220; doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2020.590220

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23 August

STARLIGHT FOUNDATION - Positive Psychology in Action Notes: Class preparation: Weekly Readings and Activities on UTS Canvas Key reading: Langley Group (2019) Promoting Human Happiness, Performance and Wellbeing. The Science & Practice of Positive Psychology, White Paper, Sydney: Langley Group ____________________________________________ ASSESSMENT 1: STRENGTHS WEEK BOOTCAMP

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30 August

PART 1) FOUNDATIONS OF SELF KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING - Basic brain anatomy, neural mechanisms of learning, habit-formation, perception, emotions; leadership and neuroscience research, growth mindset. Notes: Class preparation: Weekly Readings and Activities on UTS Canvas Key reading: Gilkey, R. and Kilts, C. (2007) ‘Cognitive fitness.’ Harvard Business Review, 85 (11): 53-66. ASSIGNMENT 1 DUE: FRIDAY 3RD SEPTEMBER, 23:59 SYDNEY TIME

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6 September

PART 2) MANAGING THE SELF AT WORK - Managing emotions, positive emotions, broaden-and-build theory Notes: Class preparation: Weekly Readings and Activities on UTS Canvas Key reading: Fredrickson, B. L. (2004) The broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences. 359 (1449): 1367-1377 ASSIGNMENT 2 GROUP PRESENTATIONS COMMENCE.

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13 September

PART 2) MANAGING THE SELF AT WORK - Mindfulness: wellness and workplace correlates of mindfulness, mindfulness and neuroplasticity, performance benefits and leadership research relating to mindfulness Notes: Class preparation: Weekly Readings and Activities on UTS Canvas Key reading: Chen, H. and Eyoun, K. (2021) Do mindfulness and perceived organizational support work? Fear of COVID-19 on restaurant frontline employees’ job insecurity and emotional exhaustion, International Journal of Hospitality Management, 94 (April): 102850 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2020.102850 STUVAC from 20th-26th September: No classes on the 20th.

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27th September

PART 2) MANAGING THE SELF AT WORK - Stress: the stress response, workplace stressors, optimism and resilience Notes: Class preparation: Weekly Readings and Activities on UTS Canvas Key readings: Michie, S. (2002) Causes and management of stress at work, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 59 (1): 67-72 Seligman, M. E. (2011) ‘Building resilience.’ Harvard Business Review, 89 (4): 100-106.

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4th October

LABOUR DAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY - SELF-DIRECTED ONLINE MODULE. NO LIVE LECTURE, GROUP PRESENTATIONS NOR TUTORIALS TODAY. PART 3) FACILITATING SELF-GROWTH AND CHANGE - Happiness theories and measures, happiness and positive intelligence in the workplace, exercises for increasing happiness. - Wellbeing and positive mental health, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Notes: Class preparation: Weekly Readings and Activities on UTS Canvas Key readings: Achor, S. (2012) ‘Positive intelligence’. Harvard Business Review, 90 (1): 100-102 De Neve, J.E. and Ward, G., (2017) ‘Does work make you happy?’ Harvard Business Review, 20 March. 4:1-7 Passmore, J. and Oades, L.G. (2014) Positive psychology coaching - a model for coaching practice, The Coaching Psychologist, 10 (2): 68-70

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11th October

PART 3) FACILITATING SELF-GROWTH AND CHANGE - Positive leadership, authentic leadership. Notes: Key readings: Cameron, K., Quinn, R.E. and Caldwell (2017) Positive leadership and adding value - a lifelong journey, International Journal of Public Leadership, 13 (2): 59-63 and George, B., Sims, P., McLean, A. N. and Mayer, D. (2007) Discovering your Authentic Leadership. Harvard Business Review, 85 (2): 129-138

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18th October

PART 3) FACILITATING SELF-GROWTH AND CHANGE - Compassion in the workplace. Notes: Class preparation: Weekly Readings and Activities on UTS Canvas Key readings: Boddy, C., Ladyshewsky, R. and Galvin, P. (2010) Leaders without ethics in global business: corporate psychopaths, Journal of Public Affairs, 10 (3): 121-138 Dutton, J.E., Workman, K.M. and Hardin, A.E. (2014) Compassion at Work. Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, 1: 277-304

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25th October

CLOSING THE LOOP -Learning reflection, closing the 'loop', subject review, exam preparation Notes: Class preparation: Weekly Readings and Activities on UTS Canvas Key reading: Preparation for ASSESSMENT 3 EXAM

NOTE - To comply with advice from NSW Health, the planned delivery of this subject for Spring 2021 has been adjusted. All activities in this subject planed for campus in the first 4 weeks of the Spring 2021 Session will be online. This is a temporary change. After restrictions are eased activities will return to the timetabled format. Please log into Canvas and monitor your UTS email for the latest advice concerning subject delivery and assessment information. Tutorial and Lecture Preparation This subject has a commitment to live, interactive and collaborative learning. Due to COVID-19, delivery of this subject will involve: Live online Zoom lectures. Live tutorials via Zoom and/or the use of MS TEAMS for groupwork. Weekly preparation activities are considered compulsory and will be reviewed and discussed in class tutorials. A week by week outline is provided on UTS CANVAS (canvas.uts.edu.au). Please note, you may be requested to produce evidence of having completed these activities as part of your preparation and participation in this subject. They include:Reading and reviewing journal articles Undertaking surveys, self-assessments and personality tests Reviewing or completing various online and offline activites and experiments, some interactive, e.g. podcasts, brain exercises, gratitude letters Viewing online videos

Additional information Management Department Compulsory Attendance Policy

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This subject enforces a compulsory attendance requirement. This includes active online attendance where face to face classes are suspended. Students who miss more than three tutorials without approved consent from the Subject Coordinator will be deemed as not meeting the compulsory attendance requirement for this subject. The Management Department attendance policy is in accordance with university policy on attendance and/or participation requirements as per UTS Student Rule Section 3.8which states: 3.8.1 If there are any attendance and/or participation requirements for a subject, they must be prescribed in the relevant subject outline. 3.8.2 If a student does not satisfy the prescribed attendance and/or participation requirements for a subject, the Responsible Academic Officer may: (1) refuse permission for the student to be considered for assessment; (2) refuse permission for the student to attempt an assessment task; (3) refuse permission for the student to undertake an examination in that subject; (4) record a final result of 'Fail' for the student's enrolment in that subject. 3.8.3 If a student is prevented from meeting prescribed attendance or participation requirements as a result of illness or other circumstances beyond the student's reasonable control, the student may lodge an application for special consideration under Rule 8.3 for consideration of alternative arrangements. 3.8.4 Where appropriate, the Responsible Academic Officer in consultation with the Subject Coordinator may approve suitable alternative arrangements. 3.8.5 Approval of alternative arrangements for attendance and/or participation does not imply exemption from payment of any fees or charges, nor does it imply exemption from, or concessions relating to, assessment or examinations. Alternative arrangements will be subject to normal assessment grading. NOTE: International students should be aware of the responsibilities for class attendance imposed on you by the conditions of your student visa if you are on-site. For more information see: https://www.uts.edu.au/future-students/international/essential-information/being-international-student-australia/your-responsibilities-international-student#-a-nameattend-a-a If you are off-site (remotely attending overseas), please be aware of your responsibilities for class attendance and your time zone. All times respond to Sydney AEST. Let your tutor asap if your location and time zone will be an issue so any resultant challenges are addressed especially when it comes to attendance and groupwork. Late Submission Policy The Management Discipline Group has the following policy regarding the late submission of assessments WITHOUT an approved extension: Late assignments submitted without an extension will accrue a penalty of 10% per day, based on the total value of the assignment. For example, if an assignment is worth 40%, the late penalty will result in a deduction of 4 marks per day the assignment is late. Marks will be deducted as full points off the awarded mark. Late penalties are applied up to a maximum of five (5) days after the due date (i.e. the maximum late penalty is 50%). Assignments submitted more than 5 days late will receive a mark of zero (0).

Assessment There are three assessments in this subject. You must complete all three to pass this subject. Assessment task 1: Self Development Project (Individual) Objective(s): This addresses subject learning objective(s): 1, 2, 3 and 4 Weight:

40%

Task:

TASK QUESTION: Positive psychology and positive organisational scholarship are integral to organisations as they operate through crises such as COVID-19. Discuss. You are required to write an ACADEMIC REPORT to answer the above ...