ORG214 Change Management
- ECTS Credits:
- 7.5
- Responsible department:
- School of Business and Law
- Course Leader:
- Jan Inge Jenssen
- Lecture Semester:
- Spring, Autumn
- Teaching language:
- Norwegian
- Duration:
- 1 term
The course is connected to the following study programs
- Bachelor's Programme in Marketing and Management
- Bachelor's Programme in Tourism Management
- Bachelor's Programme in Business Administration
- Master's Programme in Business Administration (5 years)
Teaching language
NorwegianRecommended prerequisites
ORG109 Organisation Theory and ORG207 Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Course contents
The need for change is one of the most common events that organizations face. The course identified this need based on the perspectives of environmental change, strategic change and internal organizational change. The course focuses on analyzing the need for change and processes of change.
The themes are:
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Defining organizational change
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Types of changes that affect organizations
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The role of top management change
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The role of middle managers in change
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implementing the change
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Mechanisms for changes in organizations
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Managing the change process
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course the student should be able to:
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understand the importance of the relationship between the context and the needs for change
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recognize the various stakeholders in the change process and the roles that each has
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analyze the need for change
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identify tools that can be used to facilitate change
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understand how learning and unlearning is related to change
Examination requirements
Approved compulsory group assignment. More information in Canvas at the start of the semester.
Teaching methods
Lectures and group work. Estimated work load is about 200 hours.
Evaluation
The person responsible for the course, in consultation with the student representative, decides the method of evaluation and whether the courses will have a midterm- or end of term evaluation, see also the Quality System, section 4.1. Information about evaluation method for the course will be posted on Canvas.
Admission for external candidates
No
Assessment methods and criteria
3 hour written examination with letter grades.
Reduction of Credits
This course’s contents overlap with the following courses. A reduction of credits will occur if one of these courses is taken in addition:
| Course | Reduction of Credits |
|---|---|
| ORG976 – Change Management and Organisational Change | 2.5 |
| ORG9003 – Change management, team and co-creation | 2.5 |