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MODULE DESCRIPTOR
Module Title
Managing In Changing Organisations
Reference BS3359 Version 2
Created March 2017 SCQF Level SCQF 9
Approved June 2017 SCQF Points 15
Amended June 2017 ECTS Points 7.5

Aims of Module
To provide students with an understanding of the range of issues facing managers, including the change agenda, in the contemporary business context.

Learning Outcomes for Module
On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to:
1 Identify and evaluate the range of issues which provide the context for contemporary management.
2 Understand and evaluate the roles and responsibilities of managers in modern organisations.
3 Understand and assess the key issues relating to change in organisations.

Indicative Module Content
Strategic HRM The Business Context & the Drivers of Change Organisational Culture and Climate Leading Teams Power and Politics Involvement, Engagement and Resistance Approaches and Models for Managing through Change Coaching and Mentoring Ethics and CSR

Module Delivery
Lectures and tutorial workshops

Indicative Student Workload Full Time Part Time
Contact Hours 36 36
Non-Contact Hours 114 114
Placement/Work-Based Learning Experience [Notional] Hours N/A N/A
TOTAL 150 150
Actual Placement hours for professional, statutory or regulatory body    

ASSESSMENT PLAN
If a major/minor model is used and box is ticked, % weightings below are indicative only.
Component 1
Type: Examination Weighting: 100% Outcomes Assessed: 1, 2, 3
Description:

MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR
Explanatory Text
The module is assessed by one component: C1 - Examination - 100% weighting. Module Pass Mark = Grade D (40%)
Module Grade Minimum Requirements to achieve Module Grade:
A 70% or above
B 60% - 69%
C 50% - 59%
D 40% - 49%
E 35% - 39%
F 0% - 34%
NS Non-submission of work by published deadline or non-attendance for examination

Module Requirements
Prerequisites for Module None.
Corequisites for module None.
Precluded Modules None.

INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY
1 BURNES, B., 2017. Managing Change. 7th ed. Harlow: Financial Times Prentice Hall.
2 GRIEVES, J., 2010. Organisational change: themes and issues. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
3 HUGHES, M., 2019. Managing and Leading Organizational Change. Oxford: Routledge.
4 Dawson, P. (2010) Organizational Change – The Contemporary Experience of People at Work. Sage
5 Foot, M. and Hook, C. (2008) Introducing Human Resource Management. 5th Edition. Pearson Education.
6 Price, A. (2011) Human Resource Management. 4th Edition. Cengage.

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