Offered
Caulfield First semester 2008 (Evening)
Caulfield Second semester 2008 (Evening)
Gippsland First semester 2008 (Off-campus)
Synopsis
Managing change from an organisational perspective. Change theory relating to organisational diagnosis, responses to change, promoting readiness for change; Organisation Development - characteristics of OD, models, role of the OD practitioner, interventions; Organisational transformation - nature and characteristics, models, contingency approaches, strategic diagnosis and capability.
Objectives
The learning goals associated with this unit are to:
- recognise the challenges and issues arising out of organisational change initiatives
- recall various change models and frameworks, their foundations and relative strengths and weaknesses
- apply change models and concepts to real-life organisational change
- identify the skills and abilities required to be an effective change agent
- apply basic research skills to a real-life change scenario
- develop reflective and evaluative skills as a change agent.
Assessment
Within semester assessment: 100%
Contact hours
3-hour class per week, block mode
Prerequisites
MGX9600
