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Area/Catalogue
BUSS 3081

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Course Level
Undergraduate

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Offered Externally
Yes

Note: This offering may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

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Course ID
153461

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Unit Value
4.5

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University-wide elective course
Yes

Course owner

Course owner
School of Management

Course aim

The aim of this course is to develop students' understanding of organisational change as a purposeful effort in sustaining and improving organisational performance, in the context of the dynamic competitive environment in which organisations operate. It highlights the importance of understanding human reactions to change, and the need to re-align behaviours, as key concepts to leading and implementing organisational change.

Course content

Theories of organisational change; applying change theories to practice; responses to change, including resistance to change; change models; the influence of organisational culture; professional development and change; change leadership; and communicating change.

Textbook(s)

Senior, B & Swailes, S 2016, Organizational Change, 5th edn, Pearson, Sydney

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number Course Name
BUSS 2043 Foundations of Human Resource Management

Course listed above plus successful completion of 49.5 units.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Lecture 2 hours x 10 weeks
Workshop 1 hour x 10 weeks
INTERNAL, CITY WEST (INTENSIVE)
Workshop 5 hours x 6 sessions
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, ONLINE
External 3 hours x 10 weeks
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
Workshop 3 hours x 10 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.


Assessment

Essay, Project

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 3)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.

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