2020/21 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

LUBS5859M Managing Change and Innovation

15 creditsClass Size: 200

Module manager: Ian Fouweather
Email: i.m.fouweather@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: 1 Mar to 31 May View Timetable

Year running 2020/21

This module is not approved as an Elective

Module summary

This module examines theories of change and development as they apply to organizations, groups and individuals in a variety of sectors, and examines the way in which different theoretical perspectives on change are reflected in the range of approaches that can be applied to the diagnosis and solving of problems in organizations.

Objectives

The module introduces participants to key concepts and underlying theories relating to organizational change management and innovation.
It examines theories of change and development as they apply to organizations, groups and individuals and explores the way in which different theoretical perspectives on change are reflected in the range of approaches that can be applied to the diagnosis and solving of problems in organizations.

On completion of this module participants will be able to identify and synthesise the issues that need to be considered when shaping a strategy in relation to innovation and change management so that a strategic document is constructed. The critical evaluation of a change plan will take place so that interventions are analysed in terms of relevancy for the organisation and are fit for purpose, followed by effective monitoring. The principles and models of change management theories will be scrutinized.

Learning outcomes
Knowledge outcomes:

Upon completion of this module participants will be familiar with and able to critique theories relating to:
1) An appraisal of the change strategies and theories
2) Ways of intervening and critically evaluating data to justify strategic decisions
3) The design and critical evaluation of interventions
4) Testing the validity of change hypotheses

Academic skills outcomes:

Participants will be able to evaluate and draw on this knowledge to:
• 5) Critically evaluate change management situations and articulate and justify those issues that require attention with intervention
6) Identify and critically review the cause-and-effect relationships that can affect the issues identified as important
7) Appraise those cause and affect relationships that they and others can influence and critically evaluate the possible impact of interventions designed to affect these relationships
8) Synthesise the relevant information so that plans can be established and changes that will affect these relationships be evaluated in order to improve the situation at a strategic level
9) Critically appraise the outcomes of implementing a plan for change and identify lessons that could improve their practice of change management

Workplace skills outcomes:

Upon completion of this module participants will be able to:
10) Critically evaluate and prioritize problems and opportunities in the work place
11) Synthesise desirable end states and formulate and implement strategic plans to achieve these states in the work place

Interpersonal skills outcomes:

On successful completion of the module participants will recognize the importance of:
12) Communicating a compelling strategic vision
13) Listening to and responding to constructive and critical feedback
14) Synthesising information in order to make strategic changes
15) Formulating and using a language for communicating about change that will be accessible to all those who will be involved in the change process

Skills outcomes
This module is designed to help participants:

Subject Specific skills:
- Extend their ability to manage issues arising from internally planned and externally imposed strategic organizational changes
- Improve their awareness of how people can facilitate or resist change and extend their ability to manage the human resource in the context of change
- Recognise how change management can impact the well-being of staff, service users and other stakeholders, and critically understand how change can be managed in a socially responsible way that addresses the concerns of stakeholders

Transferable skills:
- Develop their investigative and diagnostic skills so that participants will be more effective in assessing what is going on in organizations at a strategic level
- Evaluate a commercial awareness so that possible solutions to strategic problems are presented
- Communicate effectively using independent working skills
- Develop planning skills critically and analytically
- Enhance team work so that effective dialogue and collaboration takes place

Syllabus

- The critical issues that need to be considered when developing and implementing a strategic plan for change
- The importance of the relationship between organisational politics, stakeholder management, strategic leadership, communication and the choice and sequencing of interventions.
- The contribution that leadership can make to the outcome of change initiatives
- The impact of change on the well-being of employees
- The ethics of change management and the importance of managing change in a socially responsible way
- The role of external and internal stakeholders
- The importance of critically evaluating change and innovation in your organisation

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lecture	4	1.00	4.00
Seminar	4	2.00	8.00
Independent online learning hours			24.00
Private study hours			114.00
Total Contact hours			12.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			150.00

Private study

The on-line learning activities are designed to encourage participants to examine and then challenge their ideas and the assumptions they make about the management of change. These activities include working on case studies and reflecting on their personal experience of change.

Participants will be presented with case studies and asked to prepare short reports indicating which aspects of the change they think were managed effectively and which could have been managed more effectively, and to provide supportive augments to justify their conclusions. These reports will be shared and critically discussed in class.

Participants will also be invited to reflect on their personal experience of change and prepare a short account of a change that they or somebody else tried to introduce. They will be required to review their account of how the change was managed and identify the main factors that affected, for better or worse, the achievement of intended change outcomes.

Private study will include directed reading of papers available via the VLE and selected chapters from the course text. Audio-visual tutorials relating to each of these chapters will be provided.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

All the chapters that participants are required to read in the course text contain practical exercises and cases that will test their ability to relate the theories and concepts they will be studying to their everyday practice of change management. Many of these cases will be reviewed in class to provide feedback on what they have learned. Active class participation during the two to three-day workshop is a key element of the module experience.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Report	2,000 word Project report	80.00
Critique	Critique and reflection, 1,000 words	20.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

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Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 18/12/2020

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