Organisational change and development
Mr Richard Winter
6 points * Two 1-hour lectures and one 1-hour tutorial per week. Distance approximately 12 hours per week * First semester * Gippsland * Prerequisite: GBU2304
Objectives The key objectives of this third level subject, compulsory for students taking the management major, are to provide students with knowledge of various interventions which utilise particular strategies, structures and processes to improve organisational effectiveness. Building on previous studies in management and organisational behaviour theory, it will introduce students to the methods and effects of organisational change, and analyse the nature of the planned change process at individual, group and organisation levels.
Synopsis Part I of the subject begins by introducing students to the theory of organisation development (OD) and the role of the OD practitioner. Part II examines the process of planned change in organisations; topics include diagnosing organisational situations and problems, collecting, analysing and feeding back diagnostic information, and selecting, implementing, and evaluating change interception. Part III is concerned with OD practice and examines interventions at the individual, group, and organisation levels. Part IV concludes the subject by discussing future directions in OD.
Assessment (on campus) Assignment 1 (2000 words): 15% * Assignment 2 (2000 words): 25% * Tutorial: 10% * Examination (3 hours): 50%
Assessment (distance) Assignment 1 (2000 words): 20% * Assignment 2 (2000 words): 30% * Examination (3 hours): 50%
Prescribed texts
Cummings T and Worley C G Organisational development and change 5th edn, West, 1993