BUSMBA 708 : Leading and Managing Change

Business and Economics

2022 Quarter Two (1224) (7.5 POINTS)

Course Prescription

Critically evaluates the key determinants of successful organisational change including factors within the control of the change agent, including those that enable and constrain the actions of the change agent. Develops skills to initiate and manage change, and then to embed change in organisational systems and practices.

Course Overview

Change is ubiquitous and successful managers are those who can understand, manage and successfully navigate through change. In this course we will work on developing a sound understanding of the key determinants of successful organizational change including factors within the control of the change agent and those that enable and constrain the actions of the change agent. We will develop this understanding through the articles and cases we discuss in class, reflecting on and sharing personal experiences with change in organizations and working on a simulation of organizational change. The conceptual foundations that you develop in this course should give you the confidence to try out experiments in change during your managerial career.

Course Requirements

No pre-requisites or restrictions

Capabilities Developed in this Course

Capability 1: Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice
Capability 2: Critical Thinking
Capability 3: Solution Seeking
Capability 4: Communication and Engagement

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
  1. Identify, explain and evaluate the case for change. (Capability 1, 2, 4.2 and 4.3)
  2. Demonstrate an understanding of the capacity that is needed for change at the individual and organizational levels (Capability 1, 2, 4.1 and 4.2)
  3. Develop a plan for implementing change (Capability 1, 2, 3 and 4.3)

Assessments

Assessment Type Percentage Classification
Case analysis 40% Group & Individual Coursework
Individual reflection 50% Individual Coursework
Class participation 10% Individual Coursework
Assessment Type Learning Outcome Addressed
1 2 3
Case analysis
Individual reflection
Class participation

Workload Expectations

This course is a standard 7.5 point course and students are expected to spend a total of 75 hours on this course. This is consistent with the general expectation of 10 hours of week for each 15 point course that runs over 10 weeks.

For this course, you can expect 20 hours of lectures,  and the remaining 55 hours spread over reading and thinking about the content and working on assignments.

Delivery Mode

Campus Experience

Attendance is expected at scheduled activities including classes to complete all the learning for this course. 

The activities for the course are scheduled as a 4-hour blocks.


Learning Resources

Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).

Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.

Student Feedback

At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.

Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.

Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.

Academic Integrity

The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed against online source material using computerised detection mechanisms.

Class Representatives

Class representatives are students tasked with representing student issues to departments, faculties, and the wider university. If you have a complaint about this course, please contact your class rep who will know how to raise it in the right channels. See your departmental noticeboard for contact details for your class reps.

Inclusive Learning

All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.

Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website http://disability.auckland.ac.nz

Special Circumstances

If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.

If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.

This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.

Learning Continuity

In the event of an unexpected disruption, we undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and course assessment continues to meet the principles of the University’s assessment policy. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator/director, and if disruption occurs you should refer to the university website for information about how to proceed.

Student Charter and Responsibilities

The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html.

Disclaimer

Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.

In this course students may be asked to submit coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. In exceptional circumstances changes to elements of this course may be necessary at short notice. Students enrolled in this course will be informed of any such changes and the reasons for them, as soon as possible, through Canvas.

Published on 19/03/2022 01:16 p.m.