Building Academic Leadership for Course Coordinators
Program Details and Registration

Registration has closed for 2008 but you can register your interest for the 2009 Program.

Download the 2008 Program Flyer.

Who Would Benefit?
This program is designed for staff who have academic, managerial and administrative responsibility for the development and maintenance of high quality courses.

It is relevant for:

Course Coordinators
Staff with academic responsibility for a major(s)
Undergraduate or Postgraduate Coordinators/Directors

Why Attend?
A diverse set of leadership capabilities is required to manage the size and complexity of modern university courses, and to understand the teaching and learning higher education environments in which they exist. Course coordinators require sound pedagogical knowledge, coupled with a range of interpersonal communication and problem-solving skills including conflict-resolution, course management and review, coaching, and change management skills.

Research indicates that staff assume a course coordination role for a range of reasons (e.g. discipline expertise, staff rotations, leadership attributes), but are often under-prepared for the realities of the role. This program focuses on developing these leadership and management skills so that course coordinators are more confident in undertaking this complex and challenging responsibility.

What does it involve?
The program is a series of ten 2 hour modules facilitated by staff with expertise in leadership development and curriculum design and review. The sessions will be highly interactive and participants will have opportunities to draw on their experiences and share issues in addition to involvement in peer coaching and reflective practice. A range of resources will be available, including self-directed online learning resources. Pre and post-program activities will also be included to encourage and evaluate personal leadership development.

Program Benefits and Learning Outcomes
As a result of this program, participants will be able to:

determine what leadership capabilities are required for course coordination, what best practice is and the nature and level of commitment it requires
implement a personal development program and use life-long learning skills to enhance leadership skills
review the course curriculum, and work confidently with course colleagues to ensure outcomes, learning experiences and assessments are appropriate
lead a course review process for continuous quality improvement
develop and implement plans for improving teaching and learning within a course
use the course coordinator's role as an opportunity to enhance career prospects

2008 Date	Session	Outcomes On successful completion participants will:
July 16	1. Course coordinator as academic leader	Understand the role of a course coordinator as an academic leader Understand the concept of academic leadership in the context of leadership theory
July 30	2. Academic leadership for excellent curriculum	Ensure all units have sound learning outcomes, appropriate assessment tasks and engaging learning experiences Ensure course learning outcomes (derived from Curtin's graduate attributes) can be achieved through the collective experience of units in a course Use the course curriculum map as a tool for quality improvement and curriculum alignment
Aug 13	3. Leading a course review	Interpret key performance indicators for annual course review Work with course team to identify course strengths and devise strategies to maintain them Work with course team to identify course areas for improvement and devise strategies to address them
Aug 27	4. Developing academic leadership capacity 1	Use the Integrated Competing Values Framework (iCVF) - a leadership measurement tool - to gauge personal leadership capabilities Understand the importance of 360° appraisal in leadership development (using the iCVF) Explore the value of peer coaching as a leadership development strategy
Sep 10	5. Building the course team	Recognise how their own personality type supports and limits their leadership style using the MBTI Apply personality theory to manage individuals and teams
Sep 24	6. Building academic leadership capacity 2	Review and understand personal leadership results using the Integrated Competing Values Framework (iCVF) Formulate a leadership development plan Strengthen peer coaching relationships
Oct 8	7. Building performance	Work effectively with staff and students in their sphere of influence Identify performance problems using a framework Plan a performance coaching conversation Work with their line manager to deal with poor performance issues
Oct 22	8. Communicating with emotional intelligence	Develop strategies to monitor self talk and its influence on personal performance Use a range of processes to reframe and manage interpersonal conflict Recognise key communication competencies for leadership
Nov 5	9. Leading change and managing resistance	Apply a range of problem solving models to support the change management process
Nov 19	10. Developing key relationships	Map the dynamics of their own role and relationship with their Head of School/Area Develop strategies to build influence in key peer relationships
Nov 21	Completion ceremony lunch	Time and venue to be confirmed

Building Academic Leadership for Course Coordinators Program Details and Registration

Building Academic Leadership for Course Coordinators
Program Details and Registration