Business Transformation for Competitive Success

Unit Code:HBH628

Credit Points	Duration	Contact Hours	Campus	Prerequisite	Corequisite
12.5 Credit Points	1 Semester	36 Hours	Hawthorn	Nil	Nil

Credit Points

Duration

Contact Hours

Campus

Prerequisite

Corequisite

12.5 Credit Points

1 Semester

36 Hours

Hawthorn

Nil

Aims & Objectives:

To impart to the student an overview of the concepts, theories and research findings in the field of change management and business transformation.
To demonstrate to the student how change management is applied in practice in relation to individuals, groups and the overall organization.
To adopt an integrative, multi-disciplinary approach to the teaching of change management.
To focus on the case study approach in order to bring alive the context and reality of change within business organizations and as a vehicle for the application of theory.

At the completion of this unit students should be able to:

Appreciate how change management has been applied in practice
Benefit from enhanced conceptual skills relating to change management effectiveness
Understand the research literature on change management

Teaching Methods:

Presentation of theoretical material from a number of sources, such as textbooks and articles, case studies, class discussion, and reflection

Assessment:

Personal Analysis (30%); In-Class Written Test (20%); Work-Related Assignment (50%)

Generic Skills Outcomes:

Swinburne University of Technology works to produce graduates and postgraduates, who are capable in their chosen profession, can contribute in an entrepreneurial and innovative way within their workplace or community, can operate effectively and ethically in their business life, and are adaptable and able to manage change. It is expected that graduates will leave with a diverse wealth of experiences and will have developed individual knowledge, abilities, and attitudes. Within this context this unit will contribute to students developing the following key generic skills:

Analysis skills
Problem solving skills
Communication skills
Ability to work independently, and
Ability to tackle unfamiliar problems

Content:

Processes of business transformation and organizational change; dominant logic and paradigms; change models; characteristics of innovative organisations; forces for change; resistance to change; coping with change; contingency approaches to change; recognizing, diagnosing, planning, implementing and evaluating change; cultural change management; and organizational development

Reading Materials:

There is no set textbook for this subject. Reading materials will be distributed to students at the commencement of the unit.