Managing Organisational Culture

Unit Code:HBULDR6125

Credit Points	Duration	Contact Hours	Campus	Prerequisite	Corequisite
12.5 Credit Points	<body style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 9pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stre	36 Hours	Hawthorn	Developing your Leadership Capability (HBULDR6100), Leading Teams (HBULDR6110), Creating Leadership Capacity: Developing Bench Strength (HBULDR6120)	Nil

Related Course/s:

A unit of study in the Master of Professional Accounting Global Leadership Program, Master of Marketing Global Leadership Program (CMKT640U), Master of Commerce (International Business) Global Leadership Program and Master of Science (Biotechnology) Global Leadership Program.

Aims & Objectives:

By the end of the unit, students will be able to:

Define organisational culture and its impact on the organisation and its business performance.
Describe the different levels and types of organisational culture and how it is created, maintained, changed, and assessed.
Demonstrate their understanding of the course material by participating in an action learning project related to organisational culture

Teaching Methods:

Classes in either weekly or block mode

Assessment:

Team Project 20-40%
OCAI Assessment 20-30%
Three case studies 10-20% each
Class Participation 10-20%

Generic Skills Outcomes:

Swinburne University of Technology works to produce higher education graduates who are capable in their chosen profession, can contribute in an entrepreneurial and innovative way within their workplace or community, to 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:

Teamwork skills
Ability to engage in critical inquiry and discussion
Evaluation skills
Problem solving skills
Reflective skills
Ability to tackle unfamiliar problems
Ability to work independently

Textbooks:

Cohen D (2005) The heart of change field guide: Tools and tactics for leading change in your organisation, Harvard Business Press

Additional readings will be assigned through Blackboard or the Library E-Book collection as needed.