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Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science

School: Nursing and Midwifery

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Managing a Changing Environment in Nursing Education

  • Unit Code

    CCE6100

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    20

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    Online

Description

This unit examines change management in as a strategy in the clinical setting, which involves: planning, tracking and managing processes in order to effect change in the health care environment. This unit aims to equip students with the ability to operate as change agents in order to lead and manage the change process. As a component of this unit students will construct a portfolio of evidence which demonstrates their management of change in their healthcare setting.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Appraise the process of change in the clinical setting.
  2. Conceptualise a sustainable change management project which is culturally and ethically sound.
  3. Critically evaluate a comprehensive review of change management theories.
  4. Design a standard format for a change management plan.
  5. Design resistance to change strategies in the clinical setting.
  6. Implement appropriate models for change in the health care environment.
  7. Produce evidence of collaborative and productive relationships with all members of the multi-professional team.
  8. Synthesise leadership for change strategies in the clinical setting both at local and international level.

Unit Content

  1. Change management models and theories.
  2. Change management plans.
  3. Communicating change.
  4. Project management.
  5. Resistance to change.
  6. The change process.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Online study modules, discussion boards, online tutorials and guided reading.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
ProjectPortfolio60%
ReportEssay40%

Text References

  • Flynn, P., & Stack, M. (Eds.). (2006). The role of the preceptor: A guide for nurse educators, clinicians, and managers (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Comapny, Inc.
  • Whiteley, A. (2007). Core values and organizational change: Theory and practice. Singapore, Singapore: World Scientific.
  • Kets de Vries, M. F. R., Korotov, K., & Florent-Treacy, E. (2007). Coach and couch: The psychology of making better leaders. Basingstoke, England: Macmillan.
  • Huston, C. J. (2014). Professional issues in nursing: Challenges & opportunities (3rd ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
  • Gaberson, K. B., & Oermann, M. H. (2010). Clinical teaching strategies in nursing (3rd ed.). New York: Springer Co.

Journal References

  • Change
  • Journal of Staff Development
  • Change Transformations in Education
  • Journal of Nurse Education
  • International Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Change Management

Website References

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science

School: Nursing and Midwifery

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Managing a Changing Environment in Nursing Education

  • Unit Code

    CCE6100

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    20

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    Online

Description

This unit examines change management in as a strategy in the clinical setting, which involves: planning, tracking and managing processes in order to effect change in the health care environment. This unit aims to equip students with the ability to operate as change agents in order to lead and manage the change process. As a component of this unit students will construct a portfolio of evidence which demonstrates their management of change in their healthcare setting.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Appraise the process of change in the clinical setting.
  2. Conceptualise a sustainable change management project which is culturally and ethically sound.
  3. Critically evaluate a comprehensive review of change management theories.
  4. Design a standard format for a change management plan.
  5. Design resistance to change strategies in the clinical setting.
  6. Implement appropriate models for change in the health care environment.
  7. Produce evidence of collaborative and productive relationships with all members of the multi-professional team.
  8. Synthesise leadership for change strategies in the clinical setting both at local and international level.

Unit Content

  1. Change management models and theories.
  2. Change management plans.
  3. Communicating change.
  4. Project management.
  5. Resistance to change.
  6. The change process.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Online study modules, discussion boards, online tutorials and guided reading.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
ProjectPortfolio60%
ReportEssay40%

Text References

  • Flynn, P., & Stack, M. (Eds.). (2006). The role of the preceptor: A guide for nurse educators, clinicians, and managers (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Comapny, Inc.
  • Whiteley, A. (2007). Core values and organizational change: Theory and practice. Singapore, Singapore: World Scientific.
  • Kets de Vries, M. F. R., Korotov, K., & Florent-Treacy, E. (2007). Coach and couch: The psychology of making better leaders. Basingstoke, England: Macmillan.
  • Huston, C. J. (2014). Professional issues in nursing: Challenges & opportunities (3rd ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
  • Gaberson, K. B., & Oermann, M. H. (2010). Clinical teaching strategies in nursing (3rd ed.). New York: Springer Co.

Journal References

  • Change
  • Journal of Staff Development
  • Change Transformations in Education
  • Journal of Nurse Education
  • International Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Change Management

Website References

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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