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School: Business and Law

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• Unit Title

  Managing Change

• Unit Code

  MAN6720

• Year

  2017

• Enrolment Period

  2

• Version

  2

• Credit Points

  20

• Full Year Unit

  N

• Mode of Delivery

  On Campus
  Online

• Unit Coordinator

  A/Prof Llandis Gareth BARRATT-PUGH

Description

The capability to lead change is critical for Human Resource Management (HRM) professionals and managers at all levels as our organisations need to continually adapt to global competition and a fast changing environment. The unit aims to build knowledge of change practices, and the capability to determine appropriate leadership actions in diverse contexts. Participants will use the frameworks explored in class to investigate the leadership of a change within a workplace with which they are familiar, and critique that change process indicating how it could be improved. Participants will also make a personal self-assessment and development plan to build their change management capability.

Co-Requisite Rule

Students must have completed FBL5010 or be concurrently enrolled into FBL5010 in the same semester.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. Describe the rationale and business case for organisational change.
2. Model the dimensions of change and their diverse impacts on organisational performance.
3. Assess the relative merits and limitations of alternative organisational structures.
4. Design a model for critical inquiry of organisational issues, culture and power.
5. Discuss how change practices are negotiated to maximise stakeholder collaboration.
6. Discuss and contrast leadership styles for implementing change, and complete a self-assessment and development plan.
7. Contrast and critique models of change management and propose a model for a specific context.
8. Produce a rationale and phased plan for a particular change strategy in a given organisational situation.

Unit Content

1. Creating a vision, a business case for change, and align HR and organisational strategy.
2. Scoping the impact of change and designing a contextually appropriate response that leverages change through HR practices.
3. The skills and styles of leading change management, including a self-assessment.
4. Adapting and mediating organisational structures and cultures for change.
5. Engaging stakeholders for collaborative action to effect culture change.
6. Designing a model for organisational change.
7. Communicating, operationalising and monitoring change management.

Additional Learning Experience Information

On-campus: On-campus students attend a weekly three-hour seminar. The seminars include interactive lectures, class discussion, case study analysis and other types of learning activities. Students are expected to participate actively in all sessions and, where appropriate, relate theory and concepts to their work experiences. Off-campus: This unit is based on its on-campus equivalent that takes place during a three-hour weekly seminar. Off-campus students cover the same content as the on-campus unit. Off-campus students are expected to complete a range of learning activities, such as analyse case studies, relate theory and concepts to their work experiences, and participate in on-line discussions. Off-campus students access this unit via Blackboard. Regular on-line access is required.

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.