Overview

This unit introduces students to an overview of the concepts, theories, frameworks and research findings in the field of change management and business transformation. It aims to demonstrate how change management can be applied to `real world’ situations in relation to individuals, groups and organisations. The student will be able to apply the knowledge and context of theory in conjunction with case studies and guest speaker workshops, to produce their own small group project and learn through problem solving as a vehicle of achieving a desired solution based learning outcome.

Requisites

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
29-July-2024
27-October-2024
Last self-enrolment date
11-August-2024
Census date
31-August-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
13-September-2024
Results released date
03-December-2024
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-March-2025
01-June-2025
Last self-enrolment date
16-March-2025
Census date
31-March-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
24-April-2025
Results released date
08-July-2025

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Critically reflect on, explore and aim to understand self-management, performance and continuous development processes in regard to the dynamics of change
  • Demonstrate critical understanding of the fundamentals of organisational change management theories, alternatives and frameworks, and how these can be applied in `real world’ situations
  • Critically evaluate and learn how to apply advanced change management leadership concepts and theories across a range of different industries
  • Critically analyse the dynamics of organisational responses to disruptive change and emerging technologies
  • Work collaboratively in groups as a leader or member of a project team

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
On-campus
Class		2.00 12 weeks 24
Online
Lecture		1.00 12 weeks 12
Unspecified Activities
Independent Learning		9.50 12 weeks 114
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
Presentation and ReportGroup 40 - 60% 1,2,3,4,5 
Reflective EssayIndividual 40 - 60% 1,2,3 

Content

  • Historical views and metaphors associated with change
  • Self-examination, exploring discourse, habitus and variations of the `psychic prison’
  • Resistance to change and understanding `loss’
  • Change theories, models and frameworks
  • Organisational cycles and business transformation
  • Organisational development (OD) and change
  • Change strategies, process, tools, techniques, implementation and evaluation
  • Ethical considerations for sustainable change management
  • Vision, mission, values and culture, and their links to organisational change
  • Transformational and ambidextrous leadership, and their roles in change
  • Recognising the need for change
  • Innovation, globalisation, disruptive technology and change
  • Why many change strategies fail

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.