Year No. Offer Mode Description Cred. Pts 96 51370 S2 D ORGNS CHANGE & DEVELOPMENT 1.00
51372
In this unit students will be required to: show understanding of those factors that affect and enhance prospects for planned organisational development and change; achieve a perspective on the conceptual foundations of organisation development; show understanding of the processes and many of the strategies and techniques which can be applied to increase organisational and managerial effectiveness; and demonstrate their ability to take part in or evaluate effectively some well documented organisation development exercises, in a context familiar and meaningful to them.
On successful completion of this unit students will be able to:
Description Weighting(%)
- Managing Change 40.00
- The Intervention Process and techniques 50.00
- Evaluating Organisational Development 10.00
Ainsworth, W.M., Willis, Q.F., `Australian Organizational Behaviour:
Readings', MacMillan Company, Crows Nest, 1985.
Bolman, L.G., Deal, T.E., "Reframing Organizations: Artistry, Choice
and Leadership", Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, 1991.
Carnell, C.A., `Managing Change in Organizations', Prentice-Hall, NY,
1990.
Cummings, T.G. and Worley, T., `Organization Development and Change',
5th edn, West Publishing, St Paul, 1993.
Dunphy, D., Stace, D., `Under New Management: Australian Organizations
in Transition', McGraw-Hill, MY, 1991.
Dunphy, D.C., "Organization Change by Choice', McGraw-Hill Book Co,
Sydney, 1981.
Dyer, William G., "Team Building: Issues and Alternatives", Addison-
Wesley, Reading, Mass., 1987.
French, W., Bell, C. and Zawacki, R., `Organization Development and
Transformation', Irwin, Boston, 1994.
French, W.L. and Bell, C.H. Jr, `Organizational Development', 5th edn,
Prentice-Hall Inc, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1995.
Hampden-Turner, C., "Charting the Corporate Mind: From Dilemma to
Strategy", Basil Blackwell, Oxford, 1990.
Jick, T.D., "Managing Change: Cases & Concepts", Irwin, Homeward,
I.L., 1993.
Kanter, R.M., `When Giants Learn to Dance', Simon & Schuster, NY,
1989.
Kanter, R.M., Stein, B.A., Jick, T.D., "The Challenge of
Organizational Change: How Companies Experience It and Leaders Guide
It", The Free Press, New York, 1992.
Kilmann, R.H., Colvin, T.J., :Corporate Transformation: Revitalizing
Organizations for a Competitive World", Jossey-Bass, San Francisco,
C.A., 1988.
Kissler, G.D., "The Change Writers: Managing the Power of Change",
Addison-Wesley Publishing, Reading, Mass., 1991.
Lansbury, R. and Spillane, R., "Organizational Behaviour: The
Australian Context", Longman Cheshire, 1991.
Limerick, D., Cunnington, B., "Managing the New Organization: A
Blueprint for Networks and Strategic Alliances", Business and
Professional Publishing, Chatswood, N.S.W., 1993.
Pascale, Richard T., "Managing on the Edge: How Successful Companies
Use Conflict to Stay Ahead", Viking, London, 1990.
Pettigrew, A., "The Awakening Giant: "Continuity and Change in ICI",
Basil Blackwell, Oxford, 1985.
Pondy, L., Boland, R., Thomas, H. (eds), "Managing Ambiguity and
Change", John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, 1990.
ACTIVITY HOURS Lectures 25 Tutorials/Workshops 25 Private Study 65 Assessments 50
No *F/S Marks Due Description Wtg(%) LBL 1 S 20.00 30/08/96 MINOR ASSIGNMENT 20.00 Y 2 S 40.00 25/10/96 MAJOR ASSIGNMENT 40.00 Y 3 S 40.00 END S2 2 HOUR CLOSED BOOK EXAMINATION 40.00 N
1 To obtain a pass in this unit students must submit and pass all
pieces of assessment for the unit.
2 All assignments shall be submitted by the due date. There are no
extensions. Late assignments shall be dowgraded 5% per working
day late up to a limit of two weeks. Assignments received more
than two weeks after the due date shall not be marked. The
penalty for late assignments may be waived or reduced by the
Unit Leader only in exceptional circumstances of personal
illness, tragedy or hardship. Students who believe they have a
case for reduction of the penalty for a late assignment may
submit a written request, including supporting documentation,
attached to their assignment.
3 Receipt date for assessments is the date received on campus.
4 Medical certificates must be received by the Faculty
Administrator within fourteen (14) days of the assessment date.
A medical certificate must be dated with the same date as the
period of illness for which the absence from assessment is being
sought. (Retrospective medical certificates will not be
accepted).
5 In accordance with Academic Regulation B3.15, your enrolment in
this unit may be terminated if you fail to submit Assignment 1
by the due date.
6 Students must retain a copy of all assignments which must be
produced if/when required by the Unit Leader.
7 Unit weightings of topics should not be interpreted as applying
to the number of marks allocated to questions testing those
topics in an examination paper.