| Learning objectives |
- Identify and describe an organisational change challenge
related to diversity issues
- Analyse the change challenge by drawing on the pertinent
academic literature and theoretical approaches to organisational
change (incl. research papers, reviews, and case studies)
- Argue for the choice of an empirical methodology to investigate
the organisational change challenge and explain the data collection
and data analysis procedures
- Design an intervention plan in relation to the organisational
change challenge. The plan should specify tasks relevant to
preparation, implementation, and communication
- Critically reflect and evaluate the strengths and limitations
of the chosen theoretical approach and intervention plan in
relation to the identified organisational change issue
- Demonstrate good academic writing skills (clear and accurate
writing style in English language, correct use of relevant
terminology, coherent structure of arguments, proper use of
references)
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| Prerequisites for registering for the exam
(activities during the teaching period) |
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Number of compulsory
activities which must be approved (see s. 13 of the Programme
Regulations): 1
Compulsory home
assignments
Students must present the findings of their project to the case
organisation at a mini-conference organised by the
course-coordinator. This mini-conference usually takes place in
calendar week 2 in January and participation by the students is
compulsory.
Students who due to illness or other excused absence cannot
participate in the mini-conference shall send a doctor’s note or
application for exemption to disp-blc@cbs.dk. If the absence is
approved, students shall instead individually hand in a three pages
executive summary of the project.
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| Examination |
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Organisational
Change and Diversity Management:
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| Exam
ECTS |
15 |
| Examination form |
Oral exam based on written product
In order to participate in the oral exam, the written product
must be handed in before the oral exam; by the set deadline. The
grade is based on an overall assessment of the written product and
the individual oral performance. |
| Individual or group exam |
Oral group exam based on written group
product |
| Number of people in the group |
3-5 |
| Size of written product |
Max. 35 pages |
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The length of the case report depends on the size
of the group. Groups of 3 students have to deliver no more than 25
pages, groups of 4 no more than 30 pages and a groups of 5 no more
than 35 pages. |
| Assignment type |
Project |
| Duration |
Written product to be submitted on specified date and
time.
15 min. per student, including examiners' discussion of grade,
and informing plus explaining the grade |
| Grading scale |
7-point grading scale |
| Examiner(s) |
Internal examiner and second internal
examiner |
| Exam period |
Winter |
| Make-up exam/re-exam |
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
There are four different scenaria
for the re-exam:
1) if a student is absent from the oral exam due to documented
illness but has been part of handing in the report s/he does not
have to submit a new project report, but MUST hand in the same
project report AGAIN for the re-exam.
2) if an individual student fails the oral exam she/he does not
have to submit a new project report, but MUST hand in the same
project report AGAIN for the re-exam.
3) if a whole group fails they must hand in a revised report for
the re-take.
4) If you haven't handed in anything for the ordinary exam. You
will hand in a project report for the re-exam.
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Description of the exam
procedure
Students who intend to do an individual oral exam should
inform disp-blc@cbs.dk about this prior to handing in the group
case report.
The course is a joint examination between the Diversity
Management and Organisational Change courses.
The exam is a group exam based on a group case analysis. The paper
shall combine the two courses of Diversity Management and
Organisational Change. The students will be confronted with a
diversity or equality related problem from a case organisation.
Based on this problem the students shall make an analysis with
focus on the needs for diversity management and diversity work in
the organisation or on the existing diversity management and
diversity work with the use of theories from the course. To
continue, based on the analysis of the diversity related
organisational change challenge the students shall design an
intervention plan to solve it the issues based on the theories from
the course. About half of the paper should address the diversity
management issues and about half organisational change
issues.
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| Course content, structure and pedagogical
approach |
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This course is concerned with the challenges of initiating and
implementing change within and across organisations. The course
covers a wide range of topics such as change management models,
resistance to change, change communication and interventions, etc.
Furthermore, the course will look at how organisations are affected
by contemporary changes in broader society (e.g., increased
expectations regarding corporate responsibility or workforce
diversity). To investigate actual change challenges in
organisational practice, students will be trained in how to craft a
research question and how to make methodological
choices.
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| Description of the teaching methods |
| The course involves lectures, (methodology)
workshops, case studies (incl. practitioners), and in-class
discussions. |
| Feedback during the teaching period |
| Students will receive continuous feedback from
the lecturers throughout the course, e.g. interactive teaching
formats, in-class case discussion, and in the dedicated group
project supervision sessions. Furthermore, the representatives of
the case organizations will provide students with feedback on
whether their suggested solutions from the live case project are
going into a fruitful direction. Lecturers will also strive for
being readily available for individual or group-wise feedback in
both lecture breaks and following each lecture session. |
| Student workload |
| Lectures |
30 hours |
| Preparation for lectures |
76 hours |
| Project work |
100 hours |
| Exam, incl. preparation (transferred from Diversity
Management) |
30 hours |
| Total |
236 hours |
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| Expected literature |
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To be announced on CBS Canvas
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