Organisational Change in Practice

Blended learning

Description

The aim of the Organisational Change in Practice module (BUSN10059) is to equip students with the diagnostic models, analytical knowledge and management skills required for the successful practice of change management, organisation development and leadership.  These are useful in a variety of organisation and business contexts to enhance organisational performance. 

By engagement with the many contemporary Business related ‘wicked’ problems facing every organisation the module supports students on best to arrive at sound judgments and recommendations in the absence of complete and perfect data whilst constructively challenging existing organization ideas and practices. 

The module also integrates the relevant theory and practice of leadership to enable students to assess the leadership skills required for their future careers where change will be a constant feature.

On successful completion of this module the student will be able to:

  • Understand the nature of the change management, organisation development and leadership processes and the relevance of its application to contemporary organisational challenges
  • Develop a critical analysis of organisation and management report on change management, OD and leadership processes (such as entering and contracting, diagnosis, interventions and evaluation)
  • Research and develop a robust, critically informed verbal defence of audit, analysis and recommendations

This is an SCQF Level 10 module and upon successful completion, participants will be awarded 20 credits.

 

Delivery 

This module runs for 14 weeks and is blended delivery. Online lectures take place on Wednesday from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, while in-person workshops are held at the Lanarkshire campus Wednesday from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM.

Online lectures take place weeks beginning: 

  • 20th January 2025
  • 3rd, 10th & 24th February
  • 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th March
  • 14th, 21st April

In-person workshops take place weeks beginning:

  • 27th January 2025
  • 17th February
  • 31st March

 

Course presenter

This module will be delivered by Dr Bernard Boateng.   

 

Funding

This course may be available on a fully funded basis to some delegates.  Further details, including regarding eligibility, are available under Funding Support.

If you have any questions, please contact us at cpd@uws.ac.uk  

 

NOTE: This is a university module and upon approval of your application, you will be invited to register and then supported to complete enrolment. To enrol on the university system, the first step involves security set-up using the Microsoft Authenticator app; you will need to ensure that you have a compatible smartphone.

Further information is available at the Student Information Portal.

To access this module via the CPD route, individuals should be ordinarily resident in Scotland.  If you do not meet this criteria, please enquire here.

 

Graduate Apprenticeship

In addition to being available on a CPD basis, this module is part of our fully funded Graduate Apprenticeship - BA (Hons) Business Management.

Our Business Management GA has been developed in collaboration with industry leaders to support aspiring business managers and leaders to develop the essential skills and knowledge needed to underpin business growth, innovation and increased productivity.

Modules available through the UWS CPD Centre include:

For further information, please contact apprenticeships@uws.ac.uk