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This course gives a systematic overview of the theories, frameworks and tools for leading innovation and change in organisations.
Managing change in organizations involves four major tasks: (a) Appreciating change, (b) Mobilising support, (c) Executing change, and (d) Building change capability. The course will examine various aspects of these four tasks.Relationship to Other CoursesThis course is a required course for students majoring in Human Resource Management (HRM) or Management in the BCom programme. It builds on the foundation laid in MGMT 206 207 and 208.WorkloadWork load for this course, in terms of class preparation, review, assignments, and readings is about 10 hours per week.Holding of Student WorkFor quality assurance purposes the School is required to hold on record a number of assessment pieces as examples of differing standards of work. If you have any objections to the school holding your assessment for this purpose then email the course coordinator to ensure your assignment is not used for this purpose.
Upon completion of the course, students would be able to:1. Explain key concepts, ideas and theories in change management (assessed through five online tests),2. Analyse and synthesise the facts to identify change management issues (assessed through individual assignment),3. Draw appropriate conclusions based on facts about change management issues (assessed through individual assignment and group assignment),4. Apply the appropriate theory, model or concepts to a given change management issue/problem (assessed through individual assignment and group assignment)5. Recommend appropriate change strategies based on an appropriate application of theory, model or concept to a change management issue (assessed through individual and group assignments).6. Demonstrate team problem-solving and professional presentation skills on change management issues (assessed through group assignment)7. Write a clear, well-structured, professional analysis on change management issues in an organisation (assessed through individual assignment and group assignment)B.Com. Learning Goals1) Graduates can demonstrate advanced knowledge of their selected subject major, informed by the broader context of commerce. The online test and assignments are opportunities to demonstrate advanced knowledge in change leadership and innovation. Advanced knowledge will be assessed in individual assignment and group project. 2) Graduates are able to use analytical thinking and problem-solving skills to address specific problems.The individual assignment and group assignment require application of concepts and ideas to new problems3) Graduates can understand issues from a range of ethical, global and multicultural perspectives.Not covered specifically in this course4) Graduates are able to communicate effectively both orally and in written form.Written and oral communication is assessed in this course through the group assignment.
MGMT206 and MGMT207
MGMT315
No face-to-face tutorials. Learning resources also available online on LEARN. These include tutorials on how to do the individual and group assignments.
Venkataraman Nilakant
The marks for each piece of assessment may be standardized before a final grade is determined.Late AssignmentsAssignments submitted after the due date without an extension being granted by the Lecturer will have 10% of the mark deducted for every day or part day the assignment is late. Assignments will not be accepted for marking if the assignment is submitted any later than 5 days after the due date.The Learning ProcessIt is YOUR responsibility to learn the material for this course to the standard you set for yourself. The resources outlined below will aid you in this process, but ultimately you will get out of this course what you put into it.The measures used to determine how successfully you have learnt the material are outlined in Learn under each section of the course. Learning ResourcesThe material taught in this course comes primarily from the readings from two books on managing change by Nilakant & Ramnarayan. These readings, which are on Learn, are required reading for the course and will be your primary resource for the theory of the subject. Lectures will not cover everything that is in the readings, although all material in the readings and lectures will be examinable. The course class time will primarily be going over the key ideas in the readings. You are expected to read the appropriate reading BEFORE the class time. This will be critical to your learning. The library provides many different resources, including many other texts on change management. Remember when using these resources for your assignment, that full referencing is required.This course uses Learn as a means of distributing lectures, notes, assignments and previous examples of test and examinations. This system will also be used to submit all assessments and provide a means of giving feedback.
There is no required text for this course. Readings for the course are available for free on Learn.The group project is also based on a Harvard Business School multi-media case. Each group is expected to purchase at least one copy of the multi-media case, which costs about NZ$10-12 each. While this does represent a small additional cost for students taking the course, this is offset by the fact that the course readings are provided to all students free of charge. Any student(s) experiencing financial difficulties should feel free to discuss purchase of the case study with me directly.
MGMT301S1 Course Outline LEARN
Class RepresentativeA class representative may be asked to volunteer in the first few weeks of class. Any problems with the course can be raised with the class rep. Their email can be found at UCSA. The class representative will take up any issues raised by class members with the lecturer concerned as they occur. Departmental Academic Policies The Department assumes that you have read this document.You should also read the General Course and Examination Regulations Dishonest PracticeThe University of Canterbury considers cheating and plagiarism to be serious acts of dishonesty. All assessed work must be your own individual work unless specifically stated otherwise in the assessment guidelines. Material quoted from any other source must be clearly acknowledged. You must not copy the work of another person (student or published work) in any assessment including examinations, tests and assignments. Any person, who is found to have copied someone else's work, or to have allowed their work to be copied, will receive a fail grade for that piece of assessment and may face disciplinary action which may lead to a fine, community service or exclusion from the university.IMPORTANT: Where there are concerns regarding the authorship of written course work, a student can be required to provide a formal, oral explanation of the content of their work.Coversheets - Group and Individual
Domestic fee $759.00
International fee $3,125.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
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