Tools for Organizational Change (5cr)

Objectives (course unit)

The course provides overview and tools to successfully run a business driven student project. There are two implementations available: one for all students and another as an introduction to TCA students (TAMK Consulting Academy).

After completing the course, the students will be able to:

Adopt the role of business projects.
Evaluate feasible projects.
Plan and implement a project independently and as member of a team.

Content (course unit)

What is the crucial role of human capital?
How to transform ideas into innovations?
What are basics of managing projects in practice?

Exam schedules

Group exam: December 15th, 2015
Individual assignments before that during the course

Assessment methods and criteria

- Group exam on December 15: 50 % of the grade.
- Individual assignment: 50 %

Teaching methods

Lectures, exercises, group work, case studies, individual assignment, self study

Learning materials

Cameron, Esther - Green Mike (2009 or newer): Making Sense of Change Management. Kogan Page.

Student workload

This is a 5 study point course which means 135 hrs of work in total. The 3-hour lectures take place twice a week. In addition the students are expected to read the book and do other exercises in between the lectures.

Content scheduling

1) Individual change
2) Team change and team development
3) Organisational change models
4) Management consulting as a profesion, consulting skills
5) Change management cases
6) Group exam and feedback

Completion alternatives

There are no alternative ways or to pass this course. The participating students must commit to attend the course every time since most lecture times consist of work in small consulting teams that will do the group exam together at the end of the course.

Further information

IMPORTANT: This course implementation is FOR ALL STUDENTS, NOT as an introduction to TCA.
The course starts on Tuesday, October 20 at 8:45. Thereafter the lectures take place on Thursday afternoons from 14:15 to 16:45 and Tuesday mornings from 8:45 to 10:45. The last course date is December 17th.
After completing the course, the students will
- know certain theories and models about the change in organisations
- be able to analyse what kind of actions should be done to support positive changes in teams and organisations
- have a basic understanding of management consulting as a profession and practice
- have improved their cross-cultural communication skills in a challenging team work in "consulting teams"

Assessment criteria - satisfactory (1-2) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Student has achieved the course objectives sufficiently. Student understands the basics of change management and can describe some key concepts and models in that area.

Assessment criteria - good (3-4) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Student has achieved the course objectives well and developed his/her consultative skills in practice. Student is able to explain and use some key change management concepts and models. Group exam result:3-4.

Assessment criteria - excellent (5) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Student has achieved the course objectives very well and developed his/her consultative skills in practice. Participation in the class is very active and supportive. Student is able to explain well and use some key change management concepts and models. Group exam result:4-5.