UNSW Handbook Course - Strategic Leadership & Ethics

Strategic Leadership & Ethics - ELEC4122


	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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