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.
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Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
There are no requisites for this unit.
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).
Offerings For Term 2 - 2024
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 Based on SUTE data
Update unit learning materials
Continue to revise learning materials (a) drawing from contemporary theory and practice and (b) allowing students to reflect on real-world organisational changes.
- 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 - Case Study - 25% | |||||
| 2 - Group Work - 40% | |||||
| 3 - Written Assessment - 35% | |||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 - First Nations Knowledges | |||||
| 9 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | |||||
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
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.
u.amarakoon@cqu.edu.au
Week 1
Begin Date: 08 Jul 2024Module/Topic
Topic One: Introducing change
Chapter
Refer to Chapter 1 of supplementary text and e-reading list for the week.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 2
Begin Date: 15 Jul 2024Module/Topic
Topic Two: Understanding Change
Chapter
Refer to Chapter 2 of supplementary text and e-reading list for the week.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 3
Begin Date: 22 Jul 2024Module/Topic
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.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 4
Begin Date: 29 Jul 2024Module/Topic
Topic Four: Managing resistance and organisational culture
Chapter
Refer to Chapter 4 of supplementary text and e-reading list for the week.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Practice test (during weekly workshop)
Week 5
Begin Date: 05 Aug 2024Module/Topic
Topic Five: The process of organisational change
Chapter
Refer to Chapter 5 of supplementary text and e-reading list for the week.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Assessment 1 - On-line test (during weekly workshop)
Vacation Week
Begin Date: 12 Aug 2024Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 6
Begin Date: 19 Aug 2024Module/Topic
Topic Six: Organisational development and continuous change
Chapter
Refer to Chapter 6 of supplementary text and e-reading list for the week.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 7
Begin Date: 26 Aug 2024Module/Topic
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
Week 8
Begin Date: 02 Sep 2024Module/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
Week 9
Begin Date: 09 Sep 2024Module/Topic
Topic Nine: Organisational transformation and change
Chapter
Refer to Chapter 9 of supplementary text and e-reading list for the week.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 10
Begin Date: 16 Sep 2024Module/Topic
Topic Ten: Change in a chaotic and unpredictable environment
Chapter
Refer to Chapter 10 of supplementary text and e-reading list for the week.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 11
Begin Date: 23 Sep 2024Module/Topic
Topic Eleven: Competitive and collaborative strategies
Chapter
Refer to Chapter 11 of supplementary text and e-reading list for the week.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 12
Begin Date: 30 Sep 2024Module/Topic
Topic Twelve: Future directions: Change in a global setting
Chapter
Refer to Chapter 12 & 13 of supplementary text and e-reading list for the week.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Review/Exam Week
Begin Date: 07 Oct 2024Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Exam Week
Begin Date: 14 Oct 2024Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
1 Case Study
Weight: 25%
When: During Week 5 workshop
Duration: 60 minutes
Description: You will be provided a contemporary change related scenario/case and asked to critically evaluate alternative approaches to implementing change within the case study organisation. You are required to justify your choice with reference to concepts and theories discussed in this unit. This activity will be carried out as an open-book online test and be completed during your Week 5 workshop at the presence of your lecturer/tutor. Therefore, please make sure to attend Week 5 workshop.
To facilitate your understanding of tests requirements, a practice test will be made available during Week 4 workshop.
This will be held during the weekly workshop
Grades and feedback will be released two weeks from the task completion date date
Your response 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
2 Group Work
Weight: 40%
Presentation length: 12 minutes + 3 minutes of Q&A
Script word count: 2000 words
Description: You are required to form groups (three to four members in each group). Based on a change scenario provided, your group is expected to select an organisation of your choice and develop a change implementation plan specifically focusing on employee resistance to change and strategies to address human resource gaps. Your group will then prepare for an in-class presentation during your Week 9 workshop.
This task involves multiple steps.
Step 1 - Registration of your group: It is a responsibility of you to communicate with fellow students and register as groups by the due date (in Week 5). More information on group registration process will be provided to you via the unit Moodle site.
Step 2 - Group presentation and script submission: When preparing the presentation slides and accompanying script, your group is expected to critically review related academic literature and the context of the chosen organisation through publicly available information. Both the presentation and script should include references to justify your key points and also as evidence for your research effort. Only one member is expected to submit your group's presentation slides and accompanying script by the due date (in Week 8).
Step 3 - Presentation delivery: Your presentation delivery will be during Week 9 workshop. The length of your group's presentation should be 12 minutes followed by a 3-minute Q&A session. Each member of your group should present, and each group member's presentation skills will be evaluated individually. Please avoid reading the script.
References: The assessment must include a minimum of 12 academic references including at least 10 peer-reviewed journal articles.
Week 8 Friday (6 Sept 2024) 11:45 pm AEST
One member is expected to submit the presentation slides and script on behalf of his/her group; Live presentation delivery will be during your Week 9 workshop.
Marks and feedback will be returned approximately two (2) working weeks from your presentation delivery.
Your presentation and scrip will be assessed based on the following:
- Registration (5%) - registration of the group members on Moodle by the due date
- Analysis (15%) - critical analysis of the change management issue(s)
- Theory (15%) - integration of relevant to support/build key arguments
- Responses (20%) - appropriateness of evidence-based response relevant to the addressing change management issues at the chosen organisation
- Research (10%) - relevant and accurate use of the academic literature (Minimum to pass this criterion is at least TEN (10) relevant academic journal articles)
- Referencing (5%) - strict conformity to the referencing style of the referencing protocol as set out in the CQU APA 7.0 Referencing Style
- Scrip quality (10%) - clarity of expression - grammar, punctuation and correct spelling using Australian English, 2000 words (+/- 10%, excluding reference list)
- Presentation format and flow (10%) - professional approach including presentation tool, transition among group members, and creativity
- Individual presentation competence (10%) - based on the presentation skills and way you handle the Q&A session
- 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.
3 Written Assessment
Weight: 35%
Word count: 2000 words
Description: This individual task requires you to assume the role of a change consultant and critically analyse a contemporary case/video provided to you in the unit Moodle site. Based on your analysis, you are expected to prepare a business report focusing on the following:
- identifying the change(s) implemented in the focused organisation,
- outlining the external and internal factors driving the change(s),
- assessing success/failure related to the change(s), and
- proposing/recommending HR development strategies to enhance the change process.
References: The assessment must include a minimum of 12 academic references including at least 8 peer-reviewed journal articles.
Note: Please refer to the detailed 'Assessment Task Description' and the 'Marking Rubric' available on the unit Moodle site prior to commencing this task.
Week 12 Friday (4 Oct 2024) 11:45 pm AEST
As this is the final assessment item for this unit, marks and feedback will be available after the 'Certification of Grades' date.
Your presentation and scrip will be assessed based on the following:
- Analysis (25%) - Critical analysis of the change(s) at the case study organisation
- Theory and literature (20%) - Application of theory and literature to support key arguments
- Recommendations (15%) - appropriateness of evidence-based response relevant to the addressing change management issues at the case-study organisation
- Research (15%)- relevant and accurate use of the literature including a minimum of least eight (8) relevant academic journal articles
- Presentation (15%) - Professionally presented business report including an executive summary, clarity of expression, grammar, punctuation and correct spelling using Australian English, 2000 words (+/- 10%, excluding executive summary and list of references)
- Referencing (10%) - strict conformity to the referencing style of the referencing protocol as set out in the CQU APA 7.0 Referencing Style
No submission method provided.
- 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;
- evaluate process and success measures of change management in organisational contexts.
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