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SBUS41890

Academic Year 2024/2025

Leading Change & Evaluation (SBUS41890)

Subject:
Business
College:
Business
School:
Business
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Professor Patrick Gibbons
Trimester:
Autumn&Spring&Summer(separate)
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This module focuses on the change agent, power relationships, stakeholder management and action planning. In addition, a key element of the module will address the challenges of how to evaluate the effectiveness of change programmes.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

Learning Outcomes
On concluding this module, participants will have deeper insight into:
• The personal characteristics and desired values of change agents;
• The importance of political skills in leading change;
• The design and assessment of evaluation studies of change programmes;
• The ingredients that contribute to the development of a learning organisation;
• The development of a personal action plan to apply the lessons from the Diploma for enhanced effectiveness.

Indicative Module Content:



Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

16

Specified Learning Activities

40

Autonomous Student Learning

60

Total

116


Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
The module has a detailed study guide. Students are required to complete the module pre-reading or pre-work prior to attending the seminar sessions. The sessions themselves will be a combination of lectures, group discussion, in-class presentations, case study discussions and classroom exercises. A heavy emphasis in the seminars is on teasing out the implications of theory for practical application in a workplace context.’

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Participation in Learning Activities: Participation grade Week 7 Graded No

20

No
Assignment(Including Essay): Post module assignment Week 15 Graded No

80

Yes

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 

Remediation Type Remediation Timing
In-Module Resit Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Written feedback to be provided within 20 days of assignment deadline.