Organisational Development and Change

Course Description

The aim of this unit is to develop learners’ knowledge of what is meant by change, the organisational change cycle, and models of change. The learner will further develop knowledge of ways of planning and implementing change, whilst also considering the resistance to change, and approaches to controlling resistance to change. Organisational development, and various interventions to achieve this will also be studied by the learner.

Course Objectives

The aim of this unit is to develop learners’ knowledge of what is meant by change, the organisational change cycle, and models of change. The learner will further develop knowledge of ways of planning and implementing change, whilst also considering the resistance to change, and approaches to controlling resistance to change. Organisational development, and various interventions to achieve this will also be studied by the learner.

Key Topics

1. LO1: Understand the significance of the organisational change cycle
2. LO2: Understand the approaches used to counteract change
3. LO3: Understand the structural and behavioural techniques or interventions within organisational development

Course Outline

Learning Outcomes

1. LO1 Understand the significance of the organisational change cycle
2. 1.1 Assess the significance of the organisational change cycle fiving examples from an actual organisation.
3. 1.2 Evaluate the models or approaches used in planning and implementing organisational change in an organisation.
4. LO2 Understand the approaches used to counteract change
5. 2.1 Evaluate the reasons why there maybe resistance to change in an organisation.
6. 2.2 Suggest the issues to consider when implementing change at an organisational context.
7. LO3 Understand the structural and behavioural techniques or interventions within organisational development
8. 3.1 Analyse the structural and behavioural techniques of interventions within organisational development at an organisation
9. 3.2 Discuss and evaluate individual and group interventions in organisational development at an organisation.