Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Richard Badham
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
(MGSM870 or MMBA8070) or admission to GradCertMgtPostMBA
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
The unit provides an intellectual understanding of the dynamics and management of change, and techniques for mapping out and addressing the challenges these create. It fosters an awareness of and ability to handle the emotions that change arouses in yourselves and others. Finally, it stimulates an ability to act intelligently in practice, to work in a group, and to understand and influence change in uncertain, complex, demanding and often confronting situations. |
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Late Assessment Policy:
Late assessment submissions must be submitted through the appropriate submission link in iLearn. No extensions will be granted unless an application for Special Consideration is made and approved. There will be a deduction of 10% of the total available marks made from the total awarded mark for each 24 hour period or part thereof that the submission is late. Late submissions will not be accepted after solutions have been discussed and/or made available.
Note: applications for Special Consideration Policy must be made within 5 (five) business days of the due date and time.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Group Reflection | 15% | No | Week 10 |
Reflective Learning Diary | 25% | No | Week 10 |
Action Project | 60% | No | Week 10 |
Assessment Type 1: Reflective Writing
Indicative Time on Task 2: 15 hours
Due: Week 10
Weighting: 15%
The Group Reflection will have two parts: (1) Learning Diaries and (2) Case Study Projects. Students will be placed into groups. They will discuss, compare and contrast their individual learning diaries and case study projects. Students will submit one document of up to 20 pages in length.
Assessment Type 1: Qualitative analysis task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 15 hours
Due: Week 10
Weighting: 25%
The diary will consist of reflections on lectures and learnings, group activities and team development, and selected readings. The diary will assess leading change capabilities in the areas of intellectual intelligence (‘thinking things through’), emotional intelligence (‘awareness and handling of the emotions of yourself and others’), and action intelligence (‘a confidence and ability to act and reflect upon action in situations of complexity, uncertainty and conflict’). It will be up to 15 pages.
Assessment Type 1: Project
Indicative Time on Task 2: 40 hours
Due: Week 10
Weighting: 60%
The action study project will apply mapping change tools to a project selected in consultation with the student, conduct a ‘real-life’ intervention informed by the change map, and evaluate the mapping activity and the intervention. The project will include five sections: · Introduction · Change Map · Change Management Plan · Change Evaluation · Conclusion This will be up to 20 pages.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
Required text |
For this offering, a draft of this forthcoming textbook will be provided free on iLearn under Textbook and Essential Readings |
Essential Text |
The brief Short Change book has been designed to be short, cheap and is purchasable for $20 as a Kindle ebook (http://www.amazon.com/Short-Change-Introduction-Managing-ebook/dp/B00OPXVJ0S/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1418684457&sr=1-1&keywords=badham). The Short Change book and associated 7 Leaflets will be also be provided free on the iLearn website under ‘Textbook and Essential Reading’ The text and associated leaflets are necessary for both your Learning Diary explanation of the 5M Framework and as a guide for the mapping and intervention in your Action Project. |
Unit web page |
The web page for this unit can be found at: https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/login/ |
Technology Used and Required |
Students are required to have access to a personal computer and familiarise themselves with iLearn (https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/login/) and Zoom. iLearn will be used to host or provide links to video lectures, provide a discussion forum and assessment details, student grades and as a means of communication between staff members and students. |
Delivery Format and Other Details |
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Recommended readings |
Recommended readings are provided via the links on the iLearn Unit page |
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For the session details, please see iLearn.
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