Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Strategy in Times of Change
Credit Points: 12.00
Course Coordinator: Dr Carol Bond
Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925
Course Coordinator Email: carol.bond@rmit.edu.au
Course Coordinator Location: 080.09.065
Course Coordinator Availability: On appointment
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None
Course Description
Transforming certain forms of behaviour, and reinforcing others, is a challenge leaders face during periods of organisational change. This course explores interdisciplinary strategies to influence internal behaviour change in response to external drivers. The course will also help you recognise tacit assumptions made when attempting to institute organisational change. By taking this course, you will develop Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)-aware strategic skills useful to tackling today’s rapidly changing business context.
This course is focused on practical, strategic steps organisations can choose to embody in times of change. You will formulate, justify, and communicate strategies and solutions at the leading edge of advanced thinking in commerce and research. You will continue to develop real world solutions that incorporate principles of diversity, inclusion, and respect, are culturally aware, and are appropriate for a wide range of multi-cultural contexts including Indigenous.
This course is a component of the Leadership and Strategy major and minor.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
Ethical Global Citizens (1A, 1B,1C), Connected (2A)
If you are taking this course as part of a major, this course will complement the learning outcomes you are developing in your program.
CLO1 – Diagnose and map organisational and individual change stages.
CLO2 – Correlate strategy models to different behavioural change goals.
CLO3 – Develop an evidence-based, organisational change strategy aligned with SDG and other international guiding principles.
CLO4 – Contextualise individual organisational change within both local and global contexts.
CLO5 – Identify, analyse and use cultural diversity frameworks to design strategies to promote inclusion and create a positive commercial environment that meaningfully includes Indigenous peoples.
Overview of Learning Activities
This course is delivered as a blend of face-to-face activities and online learning. Learning will be supported through in-class and online activities such as: personal development activities, guest speakers/expert commentators, case studies, prescribed readings, practical tasks, seeking and providing peer feedback, and reflective praxis.
Overview of Learning Resources
Various learning resources are available online through MyRMIT Studies/Canvas: https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/my-course/canvas
The lecture notes and workshop notes are posted on Canvas. RMIT Library provides extensive resources, services and study spaces. All RMIT students have access to scholarly resources including course related material, books, e-books, journals and databases.
Contact: Ask the Library for assistance and information on Library resources and services: http://www.rmit.edu.au/library.
Study support is available for assistance with assignment preparation, academic writing, information literacy, referencing, maths and study skills.
Additional resources and/or sources to assist your learning will be identified by your course coordinator and will be made available to you as required during the teaching period.
Overview of Assessment
The assessment tasks, their weighting, and the course learning outcomes to which they are aligned are as follows.
Assessment Task 1 – 20%
Linked CLOs: 1, 2
Assessment Task 2 – 40%
Linked CLOs: 3, 4
Assessment Task 3 – 40%
Linked CLOs: 5
Feedback will be provided throughout the semester in class and/or in online forums through individual and group feedback on progress, outcomes and approaches, and by individual consultation.
If you have a long-term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.
Your course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies, procedures, and instructions.