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MMBA8066 – Organisational Change: Leading Multi-level Transformation

2026 – Term 4, Online-scheduled-weekday

General Information

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Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit convenor and teaching staff
Steve Jaynes
steve.jaynes@mq.edu.au
Lecturer
Tess Howes
tess.howes@mq.edu.au
Contact via email
By appointment.
Credit points Credit points
10
Prerequisites Prerequisites
MMBA8070 or admission to GradCertMgtPostMBA
Corequisites Corequisites
Co-badged status Co-badged status
Unit description Unit description

Leading change develops your ability to navigate the dynamics of organisational change, equipping you with techniques for diagnosing and addressing the challenges these dynamics create. The unit develops your awareness and ability to identify and manage the human aspects of change at individual and group levels. An applied and practical approach is designed for managing individual, group, and organisational change and to understand and influence change in uncertain, complex, demanding, and challenging situations. We address the role and influence of strategy change drivers, including digital transformation, climate, culture, politics, resistance, and communication.

Important Academic Dates

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Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  • ULO1: Identify and describe the challenging nature of change, its objectives, and the causes of failure and success.
  • ULO2: Apply perspectives of change to diagnose and evaluate change situations.
  • ULO3: Apply concepts and models of change to develop a change program.
  • ULO4: Employ frameworks for understanding and influencing others and reflect on the meaning and purpose of change and its leadership.

General Assessment Information

 

Late Submission Penalties  (written assessments) 

If you submit your assessment late, 5% of the total possible marks will be deducted for each day (including weekends), up to 7 days. Submissions more than 7 days late will receive a mark of 0.

Example 1 (out of 100):

If you score 85/100 but submit 20 hours late, you will lose 5 marks and receive 80/100.

Example 2 (out of 30):

If you score 27/30 but submit 20 hours late, you will lose 1.5 marks and receive 25.5/30.

Extensions

Automatic short extension: Some assessments are eligible for automatic short extension. You can only apply for an automatic short extension before the due date.

 

Special Consideration: If you need more time due to serious issues and for any assessments that are not eligible for Short Extension, you must apply for Special Consideration. Need help? Review the Special Consideration page for further details:  https://students.mq.edu.au/study/assessment-exams/special-consideration

 

 

Assessment Tasks

Name Weighting Hurdle Due Groupwork/Individual Short Extension AI Approach
Skills development: Reflective learning journal 40% No 22/11/2026 Individual No Open
Professional practice: Presenting strategic changes 40% No Week 7 Individual and Group No Observed
Professional practice: Organisational action project 20% No 15/11/2026 Group No Open

Skills development: Reflective learning journal

Assessment Type 1: Reflection task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 25 hours
Due: 22/11/2026
Weighting: 40%
Groupwork/Individual: Individual
Short extension 3: No
AI Approach: Open

The purpose of this assessment is for you to reflect on the overall content of the unit, your experience throughout and the meaning that the content and experience have for you and your work and career. 

You will develop a reflective essay to discuss key reflections on the lectures and learnings, group activities and group dynamics and selected readings. The purpose of the essay is to develop your change capabilities and change intelligence.  

Skills in focus : 

  • Critical thinking and problem solving
  • Discipline knowledge 

Deliverable(s): Written submission [max 1500 words] 

Individual assessment
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Identify and describe the challenging nature of change, its objectives, and the causes of failure and success.
  • Employ frameworks for understanding and influencing others and reflect on the meaning and purpose of change and its leadership.

Professional practice: Presenting strategic changes

Assessment Type 1: Presentation task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 25 hours
Due: Week 7
Weighting: 40%
Groupwork/Individual: Individual and Group
Short extension 3: No
AI Approach: Observed

The purpose of this assessment is for you to work with peers to demonstrate your  understanding and application of change concepts, tools and practices to guide organisations through major change.  

You will develop and present an action plan for a change program. Your presentation should begin with a summary of an organization and its industry, the findings of your action project and a summary of key findings.  

Skills in focus : 

  • Work readiness 
  • Critical thinking and problem solving
  • Communication skills
  • Collaboration skills

Deliverable(s): Group presentation (max 20 minutes; marked individually 30% and group 10%) 

Individual and group assessment

 

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Identify and describe the challenging nature of change, its objectives, and the causes of failure and success.
  • Apply perspectives of change to diagnose and evaluate change situations.
  • Apply concepts and models of change to develop a change program.
  • Employ frameworks for understanding and influencing others and reflect on the meaning and purpose of change and its leadership.

Professional practice: Organisational action project

Assessment Type 1: Problem-based task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: 15/11/2026
Weighting: 20%
Groupwork/Individual: Group
Short extension 3: No
AI Approach: Open

The purpose of this assessment is for you to work with peers in the application of  change concepts and models for leading organisations through change. 

You will develop a change program for an organisation experiencing  major change. This organization should be a well-known organization with sufficient data accessible in the public domain or an organization for which a group member works in or has access to the necessary data. 

Skills in focus : 

  • Discipline knowledge 
  • Critical thinking and problem solving 
  • Communication skills
  • Collaboration skills

Deliverable(s): Written submission [max 2000 words] 

Group assessment 

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Identify and describe the challenging nature of change, its objectives, and the causes of failure and success.
  • Apply perspectives of change to diagnose and evaluate change situations.
  • Apply concepts and models of change to develop a change program.
  • Employ frameworks for understanding and influencing others and reflect on the meaning and purpose of change and its leadership.

1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:

  • the academic teaching staff in your unit for guidance in understanding or completing this type of assessment
  • Academic Success for academic skills support.

2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation.

3 An automatic short extension is available for some assessments. Apply through the Service Connect Portal.

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Unit Schedule

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Unit information based on version 2026.03 of the Handbook