MANAGING ORGANISATIONAL CHANGE

EDU5MOC

2021

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

Organisations are under pressure to change. The need for flexibility, team work, customisation and problem solving in the work context has created a need for understanding how organisations change and the way that change is managed. In this subject students will focus on educational organisations and how they are responding to social, economic and political change. The focus is on the key stakeholders, management and workers, and the way that organisational change impacts on their life and work in the organisation. Students will be introduced to change management theories, especially those relevant to educational organisations and apply the theoretical knowledge to their experiences and practices. The common focus is on how people might be enabled to deal with such changes. Recent case studies of workers whose institutions are changing are considered, together with practical strategies for the development of practical management skills.

SchoolEducation

Credit points15

Subject Co-ordinatorTroy Heffernan

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange StudentsYes

Subject year levelYear Level 5 - Masters

Exchange StudentsNo

Available as ElectiveNo

Learning ActivitiesEngage with compiled readings on LMS and prepare to actively contribute to class discussions. Assessment tasks

Capstone subjectNo

Subject particulars

Subject rules

PrerequisitesN/A

Co-requisitesN/A

Incompatible subjectsN/A

Equivalent subjectsN/A

Quota Management StrategyN/A

Quota-conditions or rulesN/A

Special conditionsN/A

Minimum credit point requirementN/A

Assumed knowledgeN/A

Learning resources

HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL PRESS PP1-14

Resource TypeJournal article

Resource RequirementRecommended

AuthorKotter, J. & Cohen, S.

Year2002

Edition/VolumeN/A

PublisherN/A

ISBNN/A

Chapter/article titleThe Heart of Change

Chapter/issue14

URLN/A

Other descriptionN/A

Source locationN/A

Organisational change: Development and transformation

Resource TypeBook

Resource RequirementRecommended

AuthorWaddell, D., Creed, A., Cummings, T., & Worley, C.

Year2016

Edition/Volume6th ed

PublisherCengage Learning Australia

ISBNN/A

Chapter/article titleN/A

Chapter/issueN/A

URLN/A

Other descriptionN/A

Source locationN/A

The impact of workplace remodelling on change management and working practices in English primary schools.

Resource TypeBook

Resource RequirementRecommended

AuthorHammersley-Fletcher, L.

Year2008

Edition/VolumeN/A

PublisherSCHOOL LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT, 28(5), 489-503.

ISBNN/A

Chapter/article titleN/A

Chapter/issueN/A

URLN/A

Other descriptionN/A

Source locationN/A

EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION QUARTERLY

Resource TypeJournal article

Resource RequirementRecommended

AuthorHargreaves, A. & Goodson, I.

Year2006

Edition/VolumeN/A

PublisherN/A

ISBNN/A

Chapter/article titleEducational change over time? The sustainability and nonsustainability of three decades of secondary school change and continuity

Chapter/issue42

URLN/A

Other descriptionN/A

Source locationN/A

Manage the change or it will manage you.

Resource TypeBook

Resource RequirementRecommended

AuthorVoehl, F., & Harrington

Year2016

Edition/VolumeN/A

PublisherCRC Press, London

ISBNN/A

Chapter/article titleN/A

Chapter/issueN/A

URLN/A

Other descriptionN/A

Source locationN/A

JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION

Resource TypeJournal article

Resource RequirementRecommended

AuthorBranson, C.

Year2008

Edition/VolumeN/A

PublisherN/A

ISBNN/A

Chapter/article titleAchieving organisational change through values alignment

Chapter/issue46

URLN/A

Other descriptionN/A

Source locationN/A

JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL CHANGE

Resource TypeJournal article

Resource RequirementRecommended

AuthorHarris, A., Leithwood, K., Day, C.,Sammons, P., & Hopkins, D.

Year2007

Edition/VolumeN/A

PublisherN/A

ISBNN/A

Chapter/article titleDistributed leadership and organizational change: Reviewing the evidence.

Chapter/issue8

URLN/A

Other descriptionN/A

Source locationN/A

SCHOOL LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT

Resource TypeJournal article

Resource RequirementRecommended

AuthorHargreaves, A.

Year2006

Edition/VolumeN/A

PublisherN/A

ISBNN/A

Chapter/article titleInclusive and exclusive educational change: Emotional responses of teachers and implications for leadership

Chapter/issue24

URLN/A

Other descriptionN/A

Source locationN/A

Career Ready

Career-focusedNo

Work-based learningNo

Self sourced or Uni sourcedN/A

Entire subject or partial subjectN/A

Total hours/days requiredN/A

Location of WBL activity (region)N/A

WBL addtional requirementsN/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Examine the process of organisational change from broad social and economic perspectives.

02. Demonstrate an understanding of workplace learning and the politics of practice and how these shape organisational change.

03. Critically evaluate organisational learning as a way to manage change.

04. Recognise and analyse common strategies for change seen in managers and staff during organisational change.

05. Demonstrate strategies to lead and manage in a rapidly changing environment.

Subject options

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Melbourne (Bundoora), 2021, LTU Term 2, Blended

Overview

Online enrolmentYes

Maximum enrolment sizeN/A

Enrolment informationN/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinatorTroy Heffernan

Class requirements

Lecture/WorkshopWeek: 10 - 16
Three 6.00 hours lecture/workshop per study period on weekends during the day from week 10 to week 16 and delivered via face-to-face.

Scheduled Online ClassWeek: 10 - 16
Three 2.00 hours scheduled online class per study period on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 16 and delivered via online.

Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 12 - 16
One 3.00 hours unscheduled online class every two weeks on weekdays during the day from week 12 to week 16 and delivered via online.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
Assessment Task 1a Case Study Summary (800 words equiv) Summary of main themes in selected case study	N/A	Other	Individual	No	15	SILO1, SILO3, SILO5
Assessment Task1b Case Study - Analysis and contribution to debate (1200 words) Individual provocative, analytical contribution to Case Study summary 1a	N/A	Other	Individual	No	25	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO5
Assessment Task 2 Essay (Major Task) (approx 2500 words) Initiating a plan for change in chosen organisation context	N/A	Other	Individual	No	50	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5
Assessment Task 3 - Online contribution (500 words equivalence) Ongoing fortnightly Padlet contribution	N/A	Other	Individual	No	10	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5