MGG5972Managing organisational change
Unit Guide
Semester 2, 2014
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Table of ContentsMGG5972 Managing organisational change - Semester 2, 2014...........................................................1
Mode of Delivery..............................................................................................................................1Workload requirements....................................................................................................................1Unit Relationships............................................................................................................................1
Co-requisites........................................................................................................................1Prohibitions..........................................................................................................................1
Chief Examiner(s)........................................................................................................................................1Campus Lecturer(s).....................................................................................................................................1
Gippsland.........................................................................................................................................1Your feedback to Us....................................................................................................................................1Previous Student Evaluations of this Unit....................................................................................................2
Academic Overview...................................................................................................................................3Learning Outcomes.........................................................................................................................3
Unit Schedule.............................................................................................................................................4Teaching Approach..........................................................................................................................5Assessment Summary.....................................................................................................................5
Second marking...................................................................................................................5Return of final marks............................................................................................................5Assessment criteria..............................................................................................................5
Assessment Requirements......................................................................................................................6Assessment Tasks...........................................................................................................................6
Assessment task 1...............................................................................................................6Assessment task 2...............................................................................................................6Assessment task 3...............................................................................................................6
Learning resources......................................................................................................................................6Feedback to you..........................................................................................................................................7Extensions and penalties.............................................................................................................................7Returning assignments................................................................................................................................7Referencing requirements...........................................................................................................................7Assignment submission...............................................................................................................................7
Hard copy submission.....................................................................................................................7Online submission...........................................................................................................................7Prescribed text(s) and readings.......................................................................................................7
Other Information......................................................................................................................................8Policies............................................................................................................................................8
Graduate Attributes Policy...................................................................................................8Student Charter...........................................................................................................................................8Student services..........................................................................................................................................8Monash University Library...........................................................................................................................8Moodle 2......................................................................................................................................................8Disability Liaison Unit..................................................................................................................................9
MGG5972 Managing organisational change - Semester 2, 2014
Examines change management from both theoretical and practical perspectives. Theory relating toemployee responses to change and promoting readiness for change. Organisation Developmentincluding characteristics of OD, process models, role of the practitioner, interventions; Organisationaltransformation including nature and characteristics, models, strategic change leadership and capability.
Mode of Delivery
Gippsland (Off-campus)
Workload requirements
Minimum total expected workload equals 144 hours per semester
Unit Relationships
Co-requisites
Students must be enrolled in one of the following courses: 0105, 3164, 2099, 1822, 1679, 3848, 2778,1741 or seek approval from the Chief Examiner before undertaking this unit
Prohibitions
MGX9720, MGX5972, MGG9720
Chief Examiner(s)
Professor Philip Taylor
Campus Lecturer(s)
Gippsland
Professor Philip TaylorCampus: Monash Off-CampusEmail: [email protected]
Your feedback to Us
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Previous Student Evaluations of this Unit
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MGG5972 Managing organisational change - Semester 2, 2014
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Academic Overview
Learning Outcomes
The learning goals associated with this unit are to:
recognise the challenges and issues arising out of organisational change initiatives1. recall various change models and frameworks, their foundations and relative strengths andweaknesses
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apply change models and concepts to real-life organisational change3. identify the skills and abilities required to be an effective change agent4. develop reflective and evaluative skills as a change agent.5.
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Unit Schedule
Week Activities Assessment
0 No formal assessment or activities areundertaken in week 0
1 INTRODUCTION TO MANAGING CHANGE Unit text Ch. 1. Burnes (2009), pp.328-355. Cooper Jackson, (2006), pp.1-12. Jick & Peiperl,(2011).
2 OD AS PLANNED CHANGE Unit text Chs. 1 (as a review) & 2. Brown& Harvey (2011), pp. 1-29. Dickens &Watkins (1999), pp. 127-140.Cooperrider & Sekera (2006).
3 THE ROLE OF THE CHANGE AGENT OR ODCONSULTANT
Unit text, Ch. 3. Burke (2011), Ch. 13.Doyle (2002). Caldwell (2003),pp.285-293.
4 OD AS PLANNED CHANGE PROCESS Unit text Ch.5. Fordyce & Weil (2005),pp. 162-174. Palmer et al. (2009), pp.121-158.
5 OD INTERVENTIONS Unit text Chs 5 (as a review), 7 & 8.Burns (2004). Todnem By (2005),pp.369-380. Worley (2003).
6 THE HUMAN DIMENSION OF CHANGE Unit text Ch. 4. Pardo Del Val & Fuentes(2003), pp. 148-155. Coetsee (1999) pp.204-222. Kotter & Schlesinger (2008),pp. 130 -139. Dent & Goldberg (1999),pp. 25-44. Morrison & Milliken (2000),pp.707-725. Erwin & Garman (2010), pp.39-56.
7 THE HUMAN DIMENSION OF CHANGE continued See topic 6
8 MANAGING TRANSITIONS Smollan, (2006) pp. 143-158. Bridges,(2009) Marks, (2007) pp. 721-739. Fordet al. (2008), pp. 262-377. Dirks et al.(1996).
9 MANAGING CHANGE IN COMPLEX AND DYNAMICENVIRONMENTS
Unit text Chs. 9 & 10. Beer & Nohria(2000), pp. 133-141. Mento, Jones &Dirndorfer (2002). O'Reilly & Tushman(2004), pp. 74-81. Birkinshaw & Gibson(2004), pp. 47-56.
10 STRATEGIC CHANGE INTERVENTIONS Cascio, (2005) pp. 39-50. Schein (2009)pp. 105-122.
11 CONTINUOUS STRATEGIC CHANGEAPPROACHES
Unit text Chs. 9 (as a review) & 6.Carnall (2007). Spector & Davidson,(2006). Senge (1990) Easterby-Smith etal. (2004), pp. 371- 380. Amabile & MuktiKhaire (2008).
12 FUTURE OF CHANGE MANAGEMENT Unit text Ch. 12. Wall & Preston (2010),p.77. Sorensen, et al. (2010), p. 31.Bushe & Marshak (2009), pp. 348-368.
SWOT VAC
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No formal assessment is undertakenSWOT VAC
Examination period LINK to Assessment Policy:http://policy.monash.edu.au/policy-bank/academic/education/assessment/assessment-in-coursework-policy.html
Teaching Approach
MGG5972 is run as an online unit through Moodle.
The Moodle site will provide teaching and learning information to students as well as access to the unitdiscussion board.
Assessment Summary
Within semester assessment: 100%
Assessment Task Value Due Date
Assignment 1 - Essay 30% End of week 6
Assignment 2 - Essay 30% End of week 10
Assignment 3 - Journal: Reflections on Change 40% End of week 12
Second marking
Where an assessment task is given a fail grade by an examiner, that piece of work will be marked againby a second examiner who will independently evaluate the work, and consult with the first marker. Nostudent will be awarded a fail grade for an assessment task or unit without a second examiner confirmingthe result.
Note: Exceptions to this are individual pieces of assessment contributing 10% or less of the final mark,unless the total of such pieces exceeds 30% of the final mark.
Return of final marks
Faculty policy states that 'the final mark that a student receives for a unit will be determined by the Boardof Examiners on the recommendation of the Chief Examiner taking into account all aspects ofassessment'.
The final mark for this unit will be released by the Board of Examiners on the date nominated in theFaculty Calendar. Student results will be accessible through the my.monash portal.
Assessment criteria
Assessment Criteria Grading Descriptors available at:http://www.buseco.monash.edu.au/esg/agu/policies/assessment.html.
Unit Schedule
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Assessment Requirements
Assessment Tasks
Assessment task 1
Title:Assignment 1 - Essay
Due date:End of week 6
Details of task:See Moodle site for details.
Weighting/Value:30%
Estimated return date:3 weeks
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Assessment task 2
Title:Assignment 2 - Essay
Due date:End of week 10
Details of task:See Moodle site for details.
Weighting/Value:30%
Estimated return date:3 weeks
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Assessment task 3
Title:Assignment 3 - Journal: Reflections on Change
Due date:End of week 12
Details of task:See Moodle site for details.
Weighting/Value:40%
Estimated return date:3 weeks
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Learning resources
Monash Library Unit Reading List (if applicable to the unit)http://readinglists.lib.monash.edu/index.html
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Feedback to you
Types of feedback you can expect to receive in this unit are:
Graded assignments with comments•
Extensions and penalties
Penalties for late lodgement of assignments:For information regarding extensions of time, please refer tohttp://www.buseco.monash.edu.au/student/policy-procedures/special-consideration-student-procedures.html
A maximum penalty of 10 per cent of the mark allocated to this assessment task willbe deducted for each day that the ROC journal is late. Students should note that aweekend is two days and will be treated as such when penalties are calculated.After 10 days late assignments will be accepted but will not be given a mark. Allextensions of time are required to be supported by a Special Considerationapplication – please refer to the relevant section on Special Consideration.Returning assignments
Assignments will be returned within three weeks of the due date or date ofsubmission, whichever is the latter.Referencing requirements
See student Q Manual.
Assignment submission
Hard copy submission
See Moodle site for submission details.
Online submission
See Moodle site for submission details.
Prescribed text(s) and readings
Organisational Change: Development and Transformation - Dianne Waddell, Andrew Creed, Thomas G.Cummings, Christopher G. Worley, CENGAGE, 2014
Assessment Requirements
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Other Information
Policies
Monash has educational policies, procedures and guidelines, which are designed to ensure that staff andstudents are aware of the University’s academic standards, and to provide advice on how they mightuphold them. You can find Monash’s Education Policies at:www.policy.monash.edu.au/policy-bank/academic/education/index.html
Key educational policies include:
Student Academic Integrity Policy and Student Academic Integrity: Managing Plagiarism andCollusion Procedures ;
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Assessment in Coursework Programs;• Special Consideration;• Grading Scale;• Discipline: Student Policy;• Academic Calendar and Semesters;• Orientation and Transition; and• Academic and Administrative Complaints and Grievances Policy.•
Graduate Attributes Policy
http://www.policy.monash.edu/policy-bank/academic/education/management/monash-graduate-attributes-policy.html
Student Charter
www.opq.monash.edu.au/ep/student-charter/monash-university-student-charter.html
Student services
The University provides many different kinds of support services for you. Contact your tutor if you needadvice and see the range of services available at http://www.monash.edu.au/students
Monash University Library
The Monash University Library provides a range of services, resources and programs that enable you tosave time and be more effective in your learning and research. Go to www.lib.monash.edu.au or thelibrary tab in my.monash portal for more information.
Moodle 2
All unit and lecture materials, plus other information of importance to students, are available through thevirtual learning environment Moodle site. You can access Moodle via the my.monash portal.
Where to go for helpIf you're stuck, confused or simply not sure how to approach Moodle, there are a number of Moodleresources that you can tap into.
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Disability Liaison Unit
Students who have a disability or medical condition are welcome to contact the Disability Liaison Unit todiscuss academic support services. Disability Liaison Officers (DLOs) visit all Victorian campuses on aregular basis.
Website: http://www.monash.edu/equity-diversity/disability/index.html• Telephone: 03 9905 5704 to book an appointment with a DLO;• Email: [email protected]• Drop In: Equity and Diversity Centre, Level 1, Building 55, Clayton Campus.•
Other Information
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