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Not offered in 2020

Unit description

This unit aims to develop knowledge and skills in change management and organisational development suited to HR practitioners, middle or senior management and those involved in internal or external organisational consulting. There is an emphasis on practical skills and ethical practice supported by research.

Unit content

  1. Mapping the terrain of organisational change and development
  2. The nature of change
  3. Models of organisational change
  4. Recognising and diagnosing the need for change
  5. Managing personal transitions
  6. Politics, power and leadership
  7. Communicating change and motivating others
  8. The learning connection
  9. Strategies for change
  10. Interventions
  11. Evaluating and sustaining change

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:GA1GA2GA3GA4GA5GA6GA7
1synthesise theories and models of organisational behaviour, organisational change and development and their critiquesIntellectual rigourEthical practiceKnowledge of a disciplineCommunication and social skills
2critique the range of change interventions in relation to their appropriateness to a range of research and evaluate critically the impact organisational change interventions at all levels of an organisationIntellectual rigourEthical practiceKnowledge of a disciplineCommunication and social skills
3analyse organisational scenarios and critically discuss their effects on individuals, work groups and organisations.Intellectual rigourEthical practiceKnowledge of a disciplineCommunication and social skills

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. synthesise theories and models of organisational behaviour, organisational change and development and their critiques
    • GA1: Intellectual rigour
    • GA3: Ethical practice
    • GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
    • GA6: Communication and social skills
  2. critique the range of change interventions in relation to their appropriateness to a range of research and evaluate critically the impact organisational change interventions at all levels of an organisation
    • GA1: Intellectual rigour
    • GA3: Ethical practice
    • GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
    • GA6: Communication and social skills
  3. analyse organisational scenarios and critically discuss their effects on individuals, work groups and organisations.
    • GA1: Intellectual rigour
    • GA3: Ethical practice
    • GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
    • GA6: Communication and social skills

Teaching and assessment

Notice

Intensive offerings may or may not be scheduled in every session. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

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