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BMGT4050S

Academic Year 2021/2022

Managing Organisational Change (BMGT4050S)

Subject:
Business Management
College:
Business
School:
Business
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
10
Module Coordinator:
Dr Orna O'Brien
Trimester:
Autumn and Summer (separate)
Mode of Delivery:
Blended
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

Among the topics covered on this course include: Organisations and the changing environment; the nature of organisational change; planning for change/change architecture; hard systems approaches to change; soft systems models for change; the organisation development process; organisation structure and change; culture for change; the politics of change; the leadership of change; the learning organisation

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of this module you should be able to:Evaluate the alternative approaches to managing change.Demonstrate an understanding and insight into the design and application of diagnostic change management techniques.Using illustrative examples, examine the major issues to be addressed in managing effective strategic change.Identify the various change management interventions available to managers and evaluate these in the context of particular organisations/case studies.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Specified Learning Activities

80
Autonomous Student Learning

84
Lectures

24
Total

188

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Students will attend classes for this module and have the opportunity to engage in active learning during these sessions. There will be in-class discussion and group work to analyse module concepts. Where appropriate, the module will incorporate case based learning.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Equivalents:
Managing Change (SG) (BMGT4012S)


 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Assignment: Assignment Varies over the Trimester n/a Graded No
40
 No
Examination: Examination 2 hour End of Trimester Exam No Graded No
60
 No

Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring Yes - 2 Hour
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

General feedback is provided to students on all their submitted assessment components.

Name Role
Professor Julia Backmann Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Alejandro Fernandez Castro Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Mr Alejandro Fernandez Castro Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Mr Alejandro Fernández Castro Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Professor Julia Backmann Tutor
Dr Christina Burke Tutor
Wincey Cheung Tutor
Professor Rosa Chun Tutor
Ms Michele Connolly Doran Tutor
Mrs Edna Eugenia Da Silva Tutor
Shirley Ho Tutor
Cubie Lau Tutor
Assoc Professor Paul McGrath Tutor
Rachel Sim Tutor
Professor Karan Sonpar Tutor
Mogan Swamy Tutor
Chee Shong Tan Tutor
Charlene Tan Puay Koon Tutor
Siti Zarifah Tutor
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