Undergraduate - UnitMGG3130 - Organisational change and development

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Business and Economics
Organisational Unit	Department of Management
Offered	Gippsland Second semester 2013 (Day) Gippsland Second semester 2013 (Off-campus)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Julie Rayner

Synopsis

This unit introduces students to various concepts of organisational change and development. It covers topics including: theories of organisational development, organisational change and organisational transformation; the role of the organisational change practitioner; development of change interventions; employee responses to change; and challenges of change.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

introduce students to organisational change and development theories and develop fundamental knowledge of organisational change as an area of management
explore various models and analytical tools used by organisational change practitioners
identify and critically evaluate a variety of organisational change interventions
develop an understanding of the challenges that both managers and employees face when experiencing change
develop critical thinking and analytical skills in applying organisational change theory to various workplace situations.