MGMT13152 - Leading Digital Transformation

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General Information

Unit Synopsis

This advanced unit equips you with the strategic capabilities to lead and manage digital transformation initiatives within complex, globally connected environments. With a strong focus on leadership, you will critically examine how emerging technologies can be leveraged to drive innovation, improve organisational performance, and sustain competitive advantage. Through the analysis of real-world case studies, you will develop and apply leadership strategies that address the cultural, technological, and organisational challenges of digital transformation. The unit emphasises high-level decision-making, change leadership, and the ability to influence across diverse stakeholder groups in the pursuit of digital excellence.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 3
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 4
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Pre-requisite - FINC12004 Financial Technology and Innovation 

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2026


Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Report 30%
2. Portfolio 30%
3. Oral Examination 40%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

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Unit Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Analyse the impact of digital transformation on global organisations and markets
  2. Develop leadership strategies for managing change and fostering innovation in digital environments
  3. Evaluate the cultural and organisational challenges of leading digital transformation initiatives
  4. Design frameworks for leveraging technology to create sustainable competitive advantages.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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3 - Oral Examination • • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
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Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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2 - Problem Solving • • •
3 - Critical Thinking • • •
4 - Information Literacy •
6 - Information Technology Competence •
7 - Cross Cultural Competence •
8 - Ethical practice •
9 - Social Innovation •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
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