Table of contents

The course is connected to the following study programs

Teaching language

English.

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the student should:

  • understand different perspectives on organizational change, and how these perspectives relate to planned change
  • be able to analyze and deal critically with the basic aspects of organizational change; driving forces, content and magnitude, context and process
  • be able to handle the basic strategies of change, knowing under what contingencies they will work
  • understand the role of leadership in planned change processes, both possibilities and limitations
  • have advanced knowledge to critically assess the possibility of planned change in different contexts

Contents

The course will give an introduction to different perspectives and metaphores connected to organisational change. The main focus will be on change as a planned and managed process. Furthermore, there will be a discussion on the driving forces of change and how these - and their interpretations - may create different change processes. Next step is to define different types of change, where changes are differentiated according to the following dimensions: content (structure vs culture), scope (evolution vs punctuation), time perspective, degree of resistance and organisational context (environments and type of organisation). The last part of the course will discuss different change strategies and their contingencies. This part of the course will also debate the role of leadership in planned change, as well as the role of perceived justice in change processes.

Teaching and learning methods

Combination of lectures, seminars and group work. Estimated workload is 270 hours.

Examinations

5 hours written individual exam. Graded A-F.

Student evaluation

The person responsible for the course decides, in cooperation with student representative, the form of student evaluation and whether the course is to have a midway or end of course evaluation in accordance with the quality system for education, chapter 4.1.

Offered as a free-standing course

Yes. Subject to availability or capacity.

Admission Requirement if given as a free-standing course

The same admission requirements as for the Master's Programme in Political science and Management.

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
ORG950 – Organisasjonsendring og endringsledelse. 10
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