application of leadership and management of a security and law

application of leadership and management of a security and law enforcement
Critically analyse the application of leadership and management of a security and law enforcement unit

 
Project description
This essay should draw upon relevant theory/concepts discussed in the course and applied to practice in order to critically analyse how security and law enforcement agencies currently work with your selected group. Consideration should be given to strengths of current practice and ways of enhancing future practice.
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UWS and
UWSC
ollege 201
4
1
of
17
UNIT SUMMARY
Year 2
/
Block
1
:
Police Management and Leadership
Summary
This subject will offer students
knowledge, skills guidance and promote practices that will enhance
leadership capabilities in individuals.
Students attending this Unit will be exposed to the following sessions in a leadership context:
•
New South Wales Police Force Overview
•
Leadership and
Management
•
Exemplary Leadership
•
Problem Solving and Decision Making
•
Leadership Qualities
•
Introduction to Personal Values and Ethics
•
Managing People
•
Developing Teams
•
Strategic Leadership
•
Strategic Planning
•
Negotiation and Conflict
•
Managing for Performance
•
Resilience
Th
is unit
examines
the
key issues and principles of effective leadership and its correlation to
creating a
productive and professional work unit
.
Unit Learning Outcomes
1.
Recognise theories, discourses and concepts underpinning
key leadership pr
inciples
.
2.
Identify and describe
successful
model
s
of
leadership in the workplace
.
3.
Appl
y professional ethical decision
s
.
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UWSC
ollege 201
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2
of
17
4.
Demonstrate an understanding of
the theories and concepts
of
l
eadership and
management
.
5.
Devise and develop an improved leadership
strategy for
workplace practice.
Unit Content
New South Wales Police Force Overview
•
Provide overview of NSWPF with respect to:
o
Command and Control
o
Capabilities
o
Leadership/M
anagement
C
onsiderations
Leadership and Management
•
Identify the differences between
leadership and management
•
Discuss the implications of leadership and management within the workplace
•
State potential leadership traps
Exemplary Leadership
•
Identify the essential elements of leadership
•
State
five
practices of Exemplary Leadership
•
Identify
the key characteristics of an admired leader
Problem Solving and Decision Making
•
State what is decision making
•
List decision making tools
•
Identify possible barriers to good decision making
•
Explore the impact of ethical decision making
•
Describe a decision m
aking process
Leadership Qualities
•
State effective and ineffective qualities of leadership
•
Identify individual leadership qualities
•
Identify leadership traits you could develop to improve your performance as a leader
Introduction to Personal Values and Eth
ics
•
Identify
your
most significant personal value
•
Define what
are ethics
•
Create a statement of values for the workplace
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ollege 201
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of
17
•
State how leaders create an ethical policing
, law enforcement
culture
Managing People
•
Identify the factors that may impact on t
he
experience of stress at work
•
Explain the signific
ance of an ‘occupational bond’
•
Identify individual management style and discuss the impact of differing styles in the
workplace
Developing Teams
•
Define what is a team
•
State
five
characteristics of dysfunctio
nal teams
•
Use the PERFORM Model to identify key factors of effective teams
Strategic Leadership
•
List characteristics/traits of strategic leaders
•
Explain the need to think strategically and develop a strategic perspective
•
Describe eight traits for strategic
thinking
•
Develop one strategic statement for the
students work organisation
Strategic Planning
•
Identify the need for strategic planning
•
Explain en
vironmental scanning (analysis)
•
Describe the strategic planning process
•
Utilise a PESTELO and SWOT analysis t
o complete an environmental scanning
•
Describe stakeholder analysis
Negotiation and Conflict
•
Define conflict and identify contributors t
o conflict within the workplace
•
Identify different personality styles in the workplace and communication techniques which
can be imp
lemented to address their needs
•
Discuss different approaches to conflict resolution and a process for leaders to resolve
conflict
Managing for Performance
•
Explain the importance of managing for per
formance
•
Develop an individual performance
objective
•
Identify how to eff
ectively manage for performance
Resilience
•
Revise stressors and discuss stress reduction strategies
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UWSC
ollege 201
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4
of
17
•
Identify the steps to build resilience
•
Define Hypervigilience
Assessment and
A
lignment of
A
ssessment with
L
earning
O
utcomes
A
ssessment
Item
Type of
A
ssessment
(eg case study report, oral
presentation, essay, quiz, exam)
Unit Learning Outcomes
addressed by this
assessment component
Percentage of total
assessment for the
unit for this piece of
assessment
1.
Actively contribute
in the
tutorial/workshops.
Deliver the findings of one of the
group sessions
1,2,3,5
20%
2.
Select a significant leader and
critically analyse their leadership
style.
Critical reflect on why they
are/were a
successful leader
(1,000 word
s
)
1,2,3,4,5
30%
3.
Essay
(1,500 words)
1,2,3,4,5
50%
100%
Attendance Hours/Type of Space R
equired
Type of delivery
(e.g. lecture tutorial, lab, etc)
No. Hours for delivery
Type of space required
Lectures/Workshop
30
Lecture Theatre
/R
oom
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