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Strategic Leadership & Ethics - ELEC4122
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Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
 
 
School:  School of Electrical Eng and Telecommunications
 
 
Course Outline: http://www.ee.unsw.edu.au/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 5
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: 120 units of credit
 
 
Equivalent: ELEC4011
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Theories of leadership; leadership of teams. Organisational behaviour. Strategic planning. Uncertainty and risk. The interaction of laws with engineering projects and innovations. The role of engineering in society; assessment of innovation in processes and products.
Engineering ethics principles and practice: an introduction to ethical systems; the application of ethical frameworks to engineering practice with particular reference to electrical engineering and computing; codes of ethics in the professions; social, political, environmental and economic considerations.
Students must also finalise their Industrial Training requirements before the mark can be finalised.

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