Group report & Infographic presentation:
As a cohort, to agree on a current organisational change leadership related challenge or problem with the module team by week two. In allocated groups, critically analyse the challenge and identify three potential ways forward before deciding on one justified option/solution drawing on current and relevant academic theories and models, and industry practices.
Group report: 3000 words (40%)
Group Infographic presentation: 30 minutes (40%)
Individual Critical Reflection (One for each group member to be submitted as appendix to Group report): 500 words (20%), reflecting critically on the relevant underpinning organisational and agility & drive for results management & leadership competencies as they relate to this module.

Learning
• Conceptual thinking and evaluation of the subject area. Challenging assumptions.

• Characterising current organisational challenges linked to change and its leadership.

Practice
• Identifying, developing & nurturing the individual potential for change leadership and followership.
• Evaluating the implications.

• Introduce organisational change and leadership
• Defining key concepts, theories and challenges
• Understand current organisational challenges related to change and leadership
• Case study based and solution focused


• Developing the change leadership potential
• The role of the individual
• Decision making
• Focus on areas of control & influence

1. Critically evaluate the role of the self in organisational leadership and followership.
Learning

2. Characterise the implications of leadership and followership on successful organisational change.
Analysis

3. Lead and contribute to informed discussions and debates on the leadership of organisational change.
Communication

4. Develop Organisational Agility & Strategic Agility competencies.
Reflection

The learning strategy for the module requires students to commit a total of 150 learning hours (including assessment). There will be 36 hours of class support (36 hours of seminars) and 114 hours of independent and self directed study.
Learning support material will be provided for independent /self directed learning.
There will be participation in peer group discussion activities and directed reading of relevant texts, journal articles and case studies where students will undertake their own (contemporary) research of relevant & related module topics.
A single summative individual assessment.

This module can also be undertaken as part of the Blended Learning (BL) delivery pattern. BL is defined as the thoughtful integration of each of the following in order to maximise student flexibility:
- Independent study (student reading/research and assessment preparation);
- Guided independent study (homework, group tasks and e-support in Blackboard);
- Online scheduled contact time (at least 10% of total contact time is online lessons where the tutor is ‘present’) and
- Classroom contact time.
Learning activities may include (this list is not exclusive):
- Presentation activities;
- Structured discussion activities;
- Group work activities;
- Reflection activities;
- Formative and summative assessment activities;
- Problem-based learning activities.

• Seminars
• Module handbook
• VLE resources
• Selected contemporary issues
• Selected problem/practice based case examples
• Directed reading (including texts as identified below and weekly readings)

FOR INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS ONLY

Cawsey, T.F., Deszca, G. and Ingols, C. (2012). Organizational Change: an action-oriented toolkit. London: Sage.
Pixton, P., Gibson, P. and Nickolaisen, N. (2014). The Agile Culture: Leading through trust and ownership. Indiana: Pearson.