This assessment task addresses subject learning objective(s):
Task: Choose one of the following options.
Option A:
Students currently working in the Australian health system. This assignment is in three parts.
1. Using the survey questions developed in the interactive session on the first day, students should have a discussion with no more than five people about the three most important factors they believe enhance effective leadership.?
Note: The colleagues should be a mix of internal people with whom you work in your workplace, and external people, either in other workplaces in your organisation, the area office or in health-related fields in industry (eg the Department of Health, drug companies, health insurance companies). ?
2. Briefly analyse and report your findings (no more than 200 words) to describe how you went about your discussion, and the three most frequently identified factors. (Ensure there is no identification of any persons or health care services) ?
3. Drawing on recent literature, discuss three leadership factors and, based on your research findings from the set readings, other literature and lectures, synthesise your research findings and indicate whether these findings agree or disagree with the views of those with whom you had a discussion. Substantiate your position. ?
4. From your analysis, identify an appropriate leadership style that incorporates the three leadership factors that were identified. ?
Option B:
Students not currently working in the Australian health system. This assignment is in three parts:
1. Using the survey questions developed in the interactive section on the first day, students should have a discussion with no more than five people who are currently working in the Australian health services (students, colleagues or associates) about the three most important factors they believe enhance effective leadership ?
2. Briefly analyse and report your findings (no more than 200 words) to describe how you went about your discussion, and the three most frequently identified factors. (Ensure there is no identification of any persons or health care services) ?
3. Drawing on recent literature, discuss three leadership factors and, based on your research findings from the set readings, other literature and lectures, synthesise your research findings and indicate whether these findings agree or disagree with the views of those with whom you had a discussion. Substantiate your position. ?
4. From your analysis, identify an appropriate leadership style that incorporates the three leadership factors that were identified. ?