Postgraduate - UnitMGX9720 - Managing organisational change

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Level	Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Business and Economics
Organisational Unit	Department of Management
Offered	Caulfield First semester 2013 (On-campus block of classes) Caulfield Second semester 2013 (Evening)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Nell Kimberley

Synopsis

Examines change management from both theoretical and practical perspectives. Theory relating to employee responses to change and promoting readiness for change. Organisation Development -- characteristics of OD, process models, role of the practitioner, interventions; Organisational transformation -- nature and characteristics, models, strategic change leadership and capability.

Outcomes

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
develop reflective and evaluative skills as a change agent.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 100%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Nell Kimberley

Contact hours

3 hours per week

Prerequisites

Students must be enrolled in one of the following courses: 0105, 0319, 2099, 2778, 1065, 3801, 1506, 2643, 2642, 0028, 3844 or 1822 and must have passed MGX9600 or MGG9370 or seek Chief Examiner's approval before undertaking this unit.