MG3731 - Management of Change and Development

Credit points:	03
Year:	2007
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
Administered by:	Discipline of Management

This subject analyses organisational development and change activities at the individual, group and organisational levels.

Learning Outcomes

• identify and analyse change activities at all levels of the organisation;
• to provide an understanding of the role and functions of organisational development;
• use an experiential learning approach to facilitate learning of theories and processes.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
• The ability to deploy critically evaluated information to practical ends;
• The acquisition of coherent and disciplined sets of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics from at least one discipline area;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning, and to learn independently in a self directed manner;
• The ability to manage future career and personal development;
• The ability to read complex and demanding texts accurately, critically and insightfully;
• The ability to speak and write clearly, coherently and creatively;
• The ability to generate, calculate, interpret and communicate numerical information in ways appropriate to a given discipline or discourse;
• The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
• The ability to lead, manage and contribute effectively to teams;
• The ability to work with people of different gender, age, ethnicity, culture, religion and political persuasion;
• The ability to work individually and independently.

Prerequisites:

MG2701

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 30-Mar-2007
Coord/Lect:	mgafl.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 12 hours tutorials
Assessment:	quizzes or tests (50%); (20%); assignments (30%).
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 31-Aug-2007
Coord/Lect:	Mr Roy Wybrow.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 12 hours tutorials
Assessment:	other exams (50%); learning journal (30%); game (20%).
HolmesMelb, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 30-Mar-2007
Coordinator:	mgcae
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 12 hours tutorials
Assessment:	end of semester exam (40%); quizzes or tests (40%); assignments (20%).
HolmesSydney, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 30-Mar-2007
Coordinator:	mgcae
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 12 hours tutorials
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 52
Census Date 31-Aug-2007
Coordinator:	mgafl
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 12 hours tutorials
Assessment:	quizzes or tests (50%); (20%); assignments (30%).
JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 21
Census Date 11-May-2007
Coordinator:	mgafl
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 12 hours tutorials
Assessment:	quizzes or tests (50%); (20%); assignments (30%).
JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 23
Census Date 14-Dec-2007
Coordinator:	mgafl
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 12 hours tutorials
Assessment:	quizzes or tests (50%); (20%); assignments (30%).

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