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GSB734 Management of Change

Updated: 24 March 2010
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Trimester 3 Off Campus C - Internet access required
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites candidature in GradCertHRM or GradCertMgt or GradDipMgt or MBA or MBusRes or MBusResHons or MCom or MODSHRM or MAdminLead or MEdAdmin
Co-requisites None
Restrictions MBA734
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Muayyad Jabri (mjabri@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit addresses organisation development and the management of change. Issues include: underlying assumptions in the management of change; change strategies and the quality movement; the management of transitions; diagnostic approaches, action research and action learning; depth and organisational intervention; consultation; training and education; power; and organisational politics.
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Organisational Change
ISBN: 9780273716204
Senior, B. and Swailes, S., Prentice Hall 4th ed. 2010
Text refers to: Trimester 3 , Off Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignment 1 50% 3000
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3 GA: 1-3, 5-7
Final Examination 2 hrs 50%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3 GA: 1-3, 5-7

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. conduct an organisational diagnosis;
  2. plan intervention strategies;
  3. demonstrate an understanding of depth-of-intervention Evaluate change efforts - including the management of resistance.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
A command of change management will be achieved through knowledge presented in the teaching and learning activities associated with the unit. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Written communication skills are taught and assessed in the assignment work and online communications. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
The unit content provides students with an understanding of change management within a global context. 		True True True
4 Information Literacy
Taught and assessed through assignment preparation, use of internet, Blackboard, etc. 		True
5 Life-Long Learning
Academic skills required for life-long learning are taught within the unit. 		True True
6 Problem Solving
Assessments are focussed on problem-solving skills in change management. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
Increased awareness of socially responsible practises is emphasised in the unit. 		True True True
8 Team Work
Students engage in teamwork in online discussions. 		True
   

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