Organisation Change Management

Unit code: BMO6624 | Study level: Postgraduate
Credit points
12
(Generally, 1 credit = 10 hours of classes and independent study.)
Location
City Campus
Online Real Time
VU Online
VU Sydney
Prerequisites
N/A
Overview
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Overview

This unit develops contemporary understanding of organisational design, organisational change & development through contextualisation of common challenges for change in both traditional and new organisational forms. Students are challenged through interrogation and critical reflection on practices and theories of critical and conventional theories and models of change.



Students will advance their diagnostic skills, competencies and processes in assessing the need for change, and the development, implementation, and evaluation of change strategies at all organisational levels. Solutions to complex change management problems will be derived in a socially and culturally responsible manner, where students will advocate and substantiate recommendations grounded in scholarly literature to demonstrate professional responsibility and accountability.

Learning Outcomes

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

  1. Critically review the processes of organisational change and their implications for managers in contemporary and emerging organisations;
  2. Investigate, diagnose, interpret and assess various change theories and models as techniques to achieve socially responsible and culturally-relevant solutions;
  3. Propose a comprehensive change management strategy and plan for an organisation in transition that addresses multiple organisational levels and demonstrates a balance between individual and public good;
  4. Judge the leadership implications of managing change in organisations and persuasively advocate recommendations to specialist and non-specialist audiences;
  5. Adapt skills in change management to meet emerging challenges posed by new situations and contexts, exhibiting a high level of personal accountability and autonomy; and,
  6. Participate in an academic community through reflective and critical engagement in academic texts and understanding of principles of academic integrity.

Assessment

For Melbourne campuses

Assessment type: Assignment
|
Grade: 10%
Written memo
Assessment type: Case Study
|
Grade: 30%
Preparing for change - individual proposal
Assessment type: Report
|
Grade: 60%
Implementing change - group report and presentation
Assessment type: Other
|
Grade: 0%
Evidence of completion of the Academic Integrity Modules (Hurdle)

Other locations

For students studying at VU Online
Assessment type: Assignment
|
Grade: 10%
Critical reflection
Assessment type: Report
|
Grade: 40%
Preparing for change
Assessment type: Case Study
|
Grade: 50%
Implementing change
Assessment type: Other
|
Grade: 0%
Evidence of completion of the Academic Integrity Modules (Hurdle)

This unit will adopt a student-centred learning model where learning comes from network of relationships between instructors, peers, and industry sources. Peer support and information exchange will be facilitated by online learning through the VU Online Learning Management System. It is expected that students allocate approximately 8 hours per week for online activities and independent study.

REQUIRED TEXTS:All resources will reside in the LMS and will be co -designed by a subject matter expert (SME) and Learning designer (LD). No purchase of textbooks required.

Required reading

Selected readings will be made available via the unit VU Collaborate site.

As part of a course

This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):

Graduate Certificate in Business
BTBU | Graduate certificate | Duration: 8 months
Graduate Certificate in Change Management
BTCM | Graduate certificate | Duration: 8 months
Graduate Certificate in Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management
BTIH | Graduate certificate | Duration: 0.5 years
Master of Business Administration
BMPF | Masters (coursework) degree | Duration: 1.5 years
Master of Management
BMMN | Masters (coursework) degree | Duration: 2 years

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