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HEA516 - Leading for Change

2024

Sector

Higher Education

Discipline

Nursing

Credit Points

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Prerequisites

Incompatible

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Unit Description

In this unit, students will explore change leadership theory and project management methodology as they design an authentic work-based project. Students will study leadership, management, leadership of change and project management and will draw on local and academic sources to justify the change they propose to enact. Students will contextualise their change leadership practices within the healthcare environment drawing on relevant contemporary theories including systems, complexity and organisational learning theories. Students will be supported through the process of designing, planning and evaluating their work-based change leadership project and will have an opportunity to reflect on their leadership practice as they create an individual change leadership model.

Unit Learning Outcomes

1.	Analyse the context of the proposed change, employing contemporary systems and complexity theories.
2.	Justify a proposal for a work-based change drawing on evidence from industry, workplace and academic sources.
3.	Propose a plan for a work-based change that justifies selection of contemporary project management tools and processes.
4.	Plan the evaluation for a project that is informed by contemporary evaluation practice.
5.	Explain causes of resistance to change and justify strategies for resolution.
6.	Evaluate contemporary change leadership and management theories and justify those most useful to personal change leadership practice.

Assessment Overview

	Assessment Task	Value (of total mark)	Related Learning Outcome/s
1.	Presentation (10 minutes )	10%	1 - Analyse the context of the proposed change, employing contemporary systems and complexity theories. 2 - Justify a proposal for a work-based change drawing on evidence from industry, workplace and academic sources. 3 - Propose a plan for a work-based change that justifies selection of contemporary project management tools and processes.
2.	Written Assignment (4000 words)	40%	1 - Analyse the context of the proposed change, employing contemporary systems and complexity theories. 2 - Justify a proposal for a work-based change drawing on evidence from industry, workplace and academic sources. 3 - Propose a plan for a work-based change that justifies selection of contemporary project management tools and processes. 5 - Explain causes of resistance to change and justify strategies for resolution.
3.	Essay (2000 words)	20%	5 - Explain causes of resistance to change and justify strategies for resolution. 6 - Evaluate contemporary change leadership and management theories and justify those most useful to personal change leadership practice.
4.	Written Assignment (3000 words)	30%	2 - Justify a proposal for a work-based change drawing on evidence from industry, workplace and academic sources. 3 - Propose a plan for a work-based change that justifies selection of contemporary project management tools and processes. 4 - Plan the evaluation for a project that is informed by contemporary evaluation practice.

Unit Availability

Year	Semester	Att Mode	Location	Learning Method	Timetable*
2024	Semester 1	External	External Studies	OLR
2024	Semester 2	External	External Studies	OLR

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