Course Description
This course will provide a conceptual frame of organizational change theories, concepts and models. Students will have an opportunity to practice implementing organizational change processes; and to examine critical leadership competencies necessary to lead a strategic change initiative. This course will also allow students to gain a broad understanding of issues associated with implementing a change process at the individual, group, and organizational levels. Students will critically examine different types of change incremental, transitional, transformative, and strategic and the various implementations in performing systems change. (3 credits)
Prerequisite
- OEL 501: Learning Community
Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:
- Describe various theories, concepts and models associated with organizational change processes to apply to and organizational dilemma.
- Assess the pros and cons of the various organizational change theories, concepts and models.
- Evaluate the importance of organizational change and illustrate the role that learning plays in an organization change process.
- Explain the roles and relationships of information technology in organizational design, decision-making, and culture as a part of the change.
- Design an organizational change strategy and assess the effectiveness of the process from a leadership perspective.
- Evaluate the critical role of leadership in guiding organizational change.
Applicable Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)
- PLO 1. Assess and design learning communities in organizations.
- PLO 5. Construct organizational leadership strategies.
- PLO 6. Explain the complexities of organizational design and the interconnection between organizational structure.
- PLO 7. Design and implement organizational change processes.
- PLO 9. Develop strategies that support the advancement of organization's vision and mission.
- PLO 13. Conduct research utilizing online sources and databases and write research papers that analyze and synthesize information and data gathered.
Course Activities and Grading
| Assignments | Points |
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Discussion Questions:15 Discussion Questions @ 20 points each (Weeks 1-8) | 300 |
Writing Assignments: 5 @ 60points each (Weeks 1,2,3,4 & 6) | 300 |
Midterm Exam (Week 4) | 100 |
Team Project | 100 |
Final Project (Proposal @ 50 pts. AND Final Paper@150pts) | 200 |
Total | 1,000 |
Required Textbooks
Available through Charter Oak State College's Book Bundle
- Spector, Bert. Implementing Organizational Change. 3rd ed. Prentice Hall. ISBN-13: 978-0-132-72984-0
Supplemental Required Readings/Resources
- Links to the supplemental readings and articles are provided in the course shells.
Course Schedule
Week | PLOs | SLOs | Readings and Exercises | Assignments |
1 | 7 | 1 | Topic: Organizational Change-Overview
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2 | 7 | 1,2 | Topic: Implementing Change
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3 | 1,5,6,7 | 3,4 | Topic: Engagement & Diagnosis
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4 | 1,5,6,7 | 3 | Topics: Organization Redesign
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5 | 1,5,6,7 | 3,4 | Topics: People Alignment & Change
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6 | 1,5,7,9 | 3,5 | Topic: Reinforcing New Behaviors
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7 | 7,9 | 6 | Topic: Leading Change
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8 | 1,5,6,7,9,13 | 1-6 | Topics: Final Project & Course Wrap-up
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COSC Accessibility Statement
Charter Oak State College encourages students with disabilities, including non-visible disabilities such as chronic diseases, learning disabilities, head injury, attention deficit/hyperactive disorder, or psychiatric disabilities, to discuss appropriate accommodations with the Office of Accessibility Services at OAS@charteroak.edu.
COSC Policies, Course Policies, Academic Support Services and Resources
Students are responsible for knowing all Charter Oak State College (COSC) institutional policies, course-specific policies, procedures, and available academic support services and resources. Please see COSC Policies for COSC institutional policies, and see also specific policies related to this course. See COSC Resources for information regarding available academic support services and resources.