CHANGE MANAGEMENT
Syllabus
Updated A.Y. 2015-2016
Change Management
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
In today’s globally competitive business environment dealing with change becomes the norm and helps managers to navigate the complexities of business life. Hence, embracing change proactively involving the workforce becomes a key skill for today’s managers.
This course will provide students with an overview of the change related aspects of management covering both the managerial and employee perspective. In this course, students will have an opportunity to study and debate the nature of different approaches to managing change, concepts, and cases.
The course runs over 3 weeks:
• Week I : Focus on organizational (structural) change
• Week II : Focus on behavioral change
• Week III : Focus on advanced change related topics
At the end of this course, the student will know and understand the:
• Advantages and Disadvantages of different organizational structures
• Human factors necessary to be considered during change initiatives
• Managerial strategies for successful change initiatives
In sum, the course addresses the knowledge and skills needed for effective change management with regards to
1. developing your analytical, problem solving, and social interaction abilities within the field of change management;
2. developing your understanding of the strategic issues related to change in contemporary organizations;
3. learning and applying change strategies that help organizations to navigate and succeed in complex, dynamic and challenging environments
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GENERAL EXPECTATIONS
Students are expected to be fully engaged in the entire learning process, in particular to participate in group work and/or in class discussions to enhance the learning of the individual and the class. In discussions, any viewpoint will be accepted as a trigger for further discussion and development of ideas but students are encouraged to back their views up with evidence from preparatory readings, or knowledge gained in other courses and also to share experience.
ATTENDANCE - Because of the concentrated nature of the programme, attendance in class is very important.
NOTE: Attendance for the first class session is mandatory as important information regarding the course and the instructors’ expectations are given. If you know in advance that you will be absent for one session, please contact your instructor to ensure that absence from a particular session is acceptable.
ASSESSMENT
The assessment for this course is an individual in-class presentation followed by a questions and answers section which will be held on the last day of this course (i.e. 28th April).
Detailed assessment instructions and expectations will be communicated in the first teaching session and each week there will be opportunities for students to ask clarifying questions in relation to the assessment.