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HRMT20028 Organisational Change Management

Term  2  -  2023

General Information

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

Career Level: Postgraduate

Unit Level: Level 9

Credit Points: 6

Student Contribution Band: 10

Fraction of Full-Time Student Load: 0.125

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 - 2023

Brisbane

Melbourne

Online

Sydney

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).

Website

This unit has a website, within the Moodle system, which is available two weeks before the start of term. It is important that you visit your Moodle site throughout the term. Please visit Moodle for more information.

Class and Assessment Overview

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

Regional Campuses

Bundaberg, Cairns, Emerald, Gladstone, Mackay, Rockhampton, Townsville

Metropolitan Campuses

Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney

Assessment Overview

1. Online Quiz(zes)

Weighting: 25%

2. Written Assessment

Weighting: 35%

3. Written Assessment

Weighting: 40%

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.

CQUniversity Policies

All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.

You may wish to view these policies:

Grades and Results Policy

Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)

Review of Grade Procedure

Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure

Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – Domestic Students

Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – International Students

Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure

Student Feedback – Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure

Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure

This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.

Previous Student Feedback

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 Student feedback

Feedback

There could be more practical, real-world examples used throughout the unit.

Recommendation

Incorporate more real-world examples into unit content

Feedback from Teacher reflection

Feedback

Assessment tasks were not explained as clearly as they could be.

Recommendation

Provide further clarity around assessment task requirements.

Unit Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

1. critically analyse organisational change and development theories and associate organisational change as an element of organisational development;

2. compare and contrast an organisation’s internal and external environmental forces which affect organisational change initiatives;

3. critically consider alternative approaches to implementation of change within an organisation;

4. assess and discuss the role of managerial leadership within an organisation wide change initiative, plan and implementation process; and

5. evaluate process and success measures of change management in organisational contexts.

Assessment Tasks

1 Assessment 1 - Online test

Assessment Type

Online Quiz(zes)

Task Description

Due: During Week 5 workshop

Weight: 25%

Duration: 1 hour

Task description: This task requires you to read a mini case and respond to five (5) related questions. The test will be conducted online during the weekly workshop of Week 5. A practice test will be made available to you during your workshop time of Week 4.

Important: No assessment extensions are available for this test.

Number of Quizzes

1

Frequency of Quizzes

Assessment Due Date

During Week 5 workshop time

Return Date to Students

Two working weeks after the completion of the test

Weighting

25%

Assessment Criteria

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%

Referencing Style

American Psychological Association 7th Edition (APA 7th edition)

Submission

Online

Learning Outcomes Assessed

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 Assessment 2 - Literature review (Individual)

Assessment Type

Written Assessment

Task Description

Weight: 35%

Word count: 1500 words

Task description: This task requires you to carry out a literature review on a topic provided to you on the unit Moodle site. Your review should include a minimum of 12 references, out of which at least 8 should be peer-reviewed scholarly journal articles (published in 2010 or later).

Please refer to the detailed 'Assessment Task Description' and the 'Marking Rubric' made available on the unit Moodle site, before commencing this task.

Assessment Due Date

Week 8 Monday (4 Sept 2023) 11:45 pm AEST

All assignments must be submitted through the Moodle site.

Return Date to Students

Two working weeks after the submission

Weighting

35%

Assessment Criteria

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 12 relevant references (including 8 peer-reviewed scholarly articles).

Referencing (10%) - consistent use of the APA 7 referencing style in-text and in the reference list.

Presentation (10 %) - Appropriate structure and academic writing style.

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 a fail grade for the unit.

Referencing Style

American Psychological Association 7th Edition (APA 7th edition)

Submission

Online

Submission Instructions

The assessment must only be submitted via the unit Moodle site, emailled assignments will not be accepted.

Learning Outcomes Assessed

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 Assessment 3 - Business Report (Individual)

Assessment Type

Written Assessment

Task Description

Weight: 40%

Word count: 2000 words

Task description: Analyse the case provided to you on 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 learned in this unit, assess the case-study organisation's change management strategies and provide appropriate recommendations.

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.

Assessment Due Date

Review/Exam Week Monday (9 Oct 2023) 11:45 pm AEST

All assignments must be submitted through the Moodle site. No email submission is accepted under any circumstances, please contact IT Help Desk if you have difficulty accessing Moodle site.

Return Date to Students

Grades and feedback will be released after the certification of grades.

Weighting

40%

Assessment Criteria

Your assessment will be graded based on the following criteria:

Analysis (30%) - Identification of the problem/organisational issues; including a critical analysis and clear arguments 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 recommendations 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 12 relevant references (including 8 peer-reviewed scholarly articles).

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 the 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 a fail grade for the unit.

Referencing Style

American Psychological Association 7th Edition (APA 7th edition)

Submission

Online

Submission Instructions

All assignments must be submitted through the unit Moodle site.

Learning Outcomes Assessed

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.