Develop a 15,000 written dissertation.

The module will challenge students to undertake a major change process in that part of their organisation for which they have responsibility. The nature of the project and its specificity will be negotiated at the outset of the project and a project brief with associated milestone produced. The module will allow the opportunity to use personal change planning as the basis of demonstrating the essential nature of work at masters level. Candidates will be able to demonstrate both the skills and knowledge and leadership required to implement major change.

The project is work-based and hence the learning strategies will revolve around conceptualising, analysis, communicating and reflecting based on a combination of theoretical and practical inputs.

Cameron E, Green M (2004) Making sense of change management: a complete guide to the models, tools and techniques of organisational change, Kogan Page Ltd
Carnall, C.A (2002) The change management toolkit, Thomson Learning
Green (M) 2007 Change management masterclass: A step by step guide to successful change management, Kogan Page.
Robson C. (2002) Real World Research, London, Blackwell.

Library
Internet
Work colleagues
Academic Staff
Fellow Students
Blackboard

Critical Appraisal Skills and Research Awareness or ability to demonstrate the equivalent
Achievement of a post graduate diploma with 120 credits

This project-based change dissertation is regarded as the culmination and centrepiece of a masters award pathway and is a large piece of work, based upon a significant and largely independent critical investigation and an evaluation of your chosen project topic. In this module, that topic will ideally be related to your workplace and you will explore the implications of change in an organisation and your role in implementing this change and improving the service delivered. As part of this, you may carry out primary or secondary data collection and analysis, audit as well as undertaking a literature review to support your change. Whichever methods you adopt, the implementation of change and its effects on the organisation will be paramount in your discussion and analysis.