Overview
To survive in an increasingly competitive and dynamic environment, managers need to create innovative, change-ready organisations that are able to thrive and maximise their performance. This unit develops an understanding of organisational change, its antecedents, and its management and evaluation. Based on the concepts of strategic alignment, students examine organisational change from multiple frames or perspectives, at the organisational level. This unit critically examines organisational change and development aspects in its different forms and change management strategies for creating and sustaining innovative organisations. The unit seeks to develop diagnostic and prescriptive skills in relation to the management of organisational change while also encouraging the adoption of a critical perspective of the field. If you have successfully completed the unit HRMT20019 you should not enrol in this unit.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Pre requisite: HRMT20024 Managing Human Resources OR MGMT20129 People and Organisations.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
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Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
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Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from 'Have Your Say' survey
Relating to real-world examples to explain theory and concepts
Students have highly commended the use of real-life scenarios to explain change management related theory and concepts. It is therefore recommended to continue incorporation of real world scenarios and examples in the future.
Feedback from Self reflection
Assessment support - Despite provision of detailed assessment task descriptions, marking rubrics, and guidance videos, some students struggle to understand assessment requirements and formats
Where appropriate, provision of exemplar assessments is recommended. Such effort will supplement detailed assessment task descriptions, marking rubrics, and guidance videos already provided in the unit.
- critically analyse organisational change and development theories and associate organisational change as an element of organisational development;
- compare and contrast an organisation’s internal and external environmental forces which affect organisational change initiatives;
- critically consider alternative approaches to implementation of change within an organisation;
- assess and discuss the role of managerial leadership within an organisation wide change initiative, plan and implementation process; and
- evaluate process and success measures of change management in organisational contexts.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Online Quiz(zes) - 25% | |||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 35% | |||||
| 3 - Written Assessment - 40% | |||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Knowledge | |||||
| 2 - Communication | |||||
| 3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills | |||||
| 4 - Research | |||||
| 5 - Self-management | |||||
| 6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility | |||||
| 7 - Leadership | |||||
| 8 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | |||||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| 1 - Online Quiz(zes) - 25% | ||||||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 35% | ||||||||
| 3 - Written Assessment - 40% | ||||||||
Textbooks
Organisational Change: Development and Transformation
Edition: 7th (2019)
Authors: Waddell, D.M., Creed, A.,Cummings, T.G. & Worley, C.G.
Cengage
South Melbourne South Melbourne , Victoria , Australia
ISBN: 9780170424448
Binding: eBook
Additional Textbook Information
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 7th Edition (APA 7th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
a.koulouris@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Topic One: Introducing change
Chapter
Refer to Chapter 1 of supplementary text and e-reading list for the week.
Events and Submissions/Topic
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Chapter
Refer to Chapter 2 of supplementary text and e-reading list for the week.
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Topic Three: Leadership and the role of the change agent
Chapter
Refer to Chapter 3 of supplementary text and e-reading list for the week..
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Topic Four: Managing resistance and organisational culture
Chapter
Refer to Chapter 4 of supplementary text and e-reading list for the week.
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Topic Five: The process of organisational change
Chapter
Refer to Chapter 5 of supplementary text and e-reading list for the week..
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Topic Six: Organisational development and change
Chapter
Refer to Chapter 6 of supplementary text and e-reading list for the week.
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Topic Seven: Organisational development interventions: People and process
Chapter
Refer to Chapter 7 of supplementary text and e-reading list for the week.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Practice test (during weekly workshop)
Module/Topic
Topic Eight: Organisational development interventions: Strategy and structure
Chapter
Refer to Chapter 8 of supplementary text and e-reading list for the week.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Assessment 2 - On-line test
Module/Topic
Topic Nine: Organisational transformation and change
Chapter
Refer to Chapter 9 of supplementary text and e-reading list for the week.
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Topic Ten: Change in a chaotic and unpredictable environment
Chapter
Refer to Chapter 10 of supplementary text and e-reading list for the week.
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Topic Eleven: Competitive and collaborative strategies
Chapter
Refer to Chapter 11 of supplementary text and e-reading list for the week.
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Topic Twelve: Future directions: Change in a global setting
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Refer to Chapter 12 & 13 of supplementary text and e-reading list for the week.
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1 Written Assessment
Weight: 35%
Word count: 1500 words
Task : Select one of the two topic provided to you in the unit Moodle site and prepare a literature review. Your review should include a minimum of 15 references, out of which at least 10 should be peer reviewed scholarly journal articles (published in 2000 or later).
Please refer to the detailed Assessment Task Description and the Marking Rubric made available in the unit Moodle site, before commencing this task.
Week 6 Monday (23 Aug 2021) 11:45 pm AEST
All assignments must be submitted through the Moodle site.
Two working weeks after the submission
Your assessment will be graded based on the following criteria:
- Analysis (40%) - critical analysis of research that compares and contrasts relevant and appropriate literature
- Application of theory (20%) - application of theories, concepts and approaches relevant to the topic
- Research (20%) - use of a minimum of 15 relevant references (including 10 peer reviewed scholarly articles). Having the minimal references will only qualify you for pass mark under 'Research' criterion.
- Referencing (10%) - consistent use of the APA 7 referencing style in-text and in the reference list
- Presentation (10 %) - Appropriate essay structure and conventions of academic writing
Late penalty: Each day of submission delay, without prior approval from the unit coordinator, will result in minus 1.75 marks (i.e.35* 5% = 1.75).
We take plagiarism and academic misconduct very seriously. Suspected cases will be further assessed by the academic services unit of the university and may result in zero marks for the assessment or failing grade for the unit.
- compare and contrast an organisation’s internal and external environmental forces which affect organisational change initiatives;
- critically consider alternative approaches to implementation of change within an organisation;
- assess and discuss the role of managerial leadership within an organisation wide change initiative, plan and implementation process; and
- evaluate process and success measures of change management in organisational contexts.
- Knowledge
- Communication
- Cognitive, technical and creative skills
- Research
- Self-management
- Ethical and Professional Responsibility
- Leadership
2 Online Quiz(zes)
Due : During Week 8 workshop
Weight : 25%
Duration: 1 hour
Task : This task requires you to read a mini case and respond to five (5) related questions. The test will be conducted on-line during the weekly class time of Week 8. A practice test will be made available to you during your workshop time of Week 7.
Important: There are no alternatives available for this test.
1
During Week 8 workshop time
Two working weeks after the completion of the test
Your responses will be assessed according to the following criteria:
- Understanding the case - 5%
- Application of relevant theory and concepts discussed in this unit - 10%
- Appropriateness of the response - 10%
- critically analyse organisational change and development theories and associate organisational change as an element of organisational development;
- critically consider alternative approaches to implementation of change within an organisation;
- assess and discuss the role of managerial leadership within an organisation wide change initiative, plan and implementation process; and
- Knowledge
- Communication
- Cognitive, technical and creative skills
- Self-management
3 Written Assessment
Word count: 2000 words
Task: Analyse the case provided to you in the unit Moodle site. To supplement the information in the case, you should refer to the latest annual report and any other information available in the public domain, about the case-study organisation.
After analysing the information from the sources above, prepare a business report addressing the following:
a) Outline key changes and reforms that have already been implemented by the case study organisation.
b) Identify the changes and strategies that have been proposed for future implementation.
c) Discuss the key factors driving the need for change.
d) Identify human resource development strategies that have been implemented and/or proposed by the case-study organisation to overcome resistance to change.
e) With reference to concepts and theories learnt in this unit, assess the case-study organisation's change management strategies and provide appropriate recommendations.
References: The assessment must include a minimum of 15 academic references including at least 10 peer reviewed journal articles.
Note: Please refer to the detailed Assessment Task Description and the Marking Rubric available in the unit Moodle site, prior to commencing this task.
Review/Exam Week Monday (11 Oct 2021) 11:45 pm AEST
All assignments must be submitted through Moodle site. No email submission is accepted under any circumstances, please contact IT Help Desk if you have difficulty accessing Moodle site.
Grades and feedback will be released after the certification of grades.
Your assessment will be graded based on the following criteria:
- Analysis (30%) - Identification of the problem/organisational issues; including a critical analysis and clear argument supported by evidence analysis of each alternative solution/s in the body of the report
- Application of theory (20%) - Application of theory and literature into the discussion, analysis, solutions and recommendation for the presenting issues in the organisation
- Recommendations (15%) - Justification of the chosen recommendation/s that address the identified problem/organisational issues and are supported by academic literature
- Research (15%) - Use of a minimum of 15 relevant references (including 10 peer reviewed scholarly articles). Having the minimal references will only qualify you for pass mark under 'Research' criterion.
- Presentation (10%) - A structure with an executive summary, a clear introduction, well organised material, and a strong conclusion and recommendations.
- Referencing (10%) - Correct use of APA 7 referencing style in-text and in the reference list.
Late penalty: Each day of submission delay, without prior approval from the unit coordinator, will result in minus 2 marks (i.e.40* 5% = 2.0).
We take plagiarism and academic misconduct very seriously. Suspected cases will be further assessed by the academic services unit of the university and may result in zero marks for the assessment or failing grade for the unit.
- compare and contrast an organisation’s internal and external environmental forces which affect organisational change initiatives;
- critically consider alternative approaches to implementation of change within an organisation;
- assess and discuss the role of managerial leadership within an organisation wide change initiative, plan and implementation process; and
- evaluate process and success measures of change management in organisational contexts.
- Knowledge
- Communication
- Cognitive, technical and creative skills
- Research
- Self-management
- Ethical and Professional Responsibility
- Leadership
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