Table of contents

The course is connected to the following study programs

Teaching language

Norwegian

Recommended previous knowledge

ORG109 Organisation Theory and ORG207 Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course the student should be able to:

  • understand the importance of the relationship between the context and the needs for change
  • recognize the various stakeholders in the change process and the roles that each has
  • analyze the need for change
  • identify tools that can be used to facilitate change
  • understand how learning and unlearning is related to change

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:

  • Defining organizational change
  • Types of changes that affect organizations
  • The role of top management change
  • The role of middle managers in change
  • implementing the change
  • Mechanisms for changes in organizations
  • Managing the change process

Teaching and learning methods

Lectures and group work. Estimated work load is about 200 hours.

Examination requirements

Approved compulsory group assignment. More information in Canvas at the start of the semester.

Examinations

3 hour written examination with letter grades.

Student 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

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
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