Module Descriptors
MANAGING CHANGE AND LEADERSHIP
XXOB70066
Key Facts
Faculty of Business, Education and Law
Level 7
15 credits
Contact
Leader:
Email:
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
  • ASSIGNMENT weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Additional Assessment Details
Details :- Academic Essay, 2500 words weighted at 100% and will assess all Learning Outcomes 1, 2 and 3. The essay will provide the opportunity for critical evaluation and analysis of a topical organisational change issue.

Module Indicative Content
Specific and topical essay question to be identified in the Module Guide. The essay will facilitate a learning experience where students will gain a critical understanding of how to utilise organisational change theories and concepts as tools for managing and leading change.
Module Learning Strategies
Of the 150 learning hours available students will engage in Self-directed study for 114 hours.
36 hours will be tutor-supported study through a mix of formal tutor-led presentations, group work and discussion, case-study analysis, preparation and presentation, and web-based activities
Module Resources
Libraries
E-library
Internet
Module Texts
Essential
Senior, B. and Swailes, S. (2010). Organizational Change, 4th Edition, London: FT/Prentice Hall.

Burnes, B. (2009). Managing Change, 5th Edition, London: FT/ Prentice Hall.
Price, D. (Ed.) (2009), The Principles and Practice of Change, London: Palgrave Macmillan/Open University Business School.
Current books and journal articles as identified in the Module Guide