AGB555 Managing Rural Change (8)
CSU Discipline Area: Agribusiness/Farm Management (AGFAR)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
The subject covers personal change, community change and change within organisations. It adopts an action oriented approach to managing change whereupon students are expected to manage a change situation within a community or organisation. Students work in action learning groups to support each others projects.
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
| Session 2 | |
|---|---|
| Internal | Orange |
| Distance | Orange |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: AGB555
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- compare and contrast various models of change
- explore the relationship between personal values, attitudes and styles of interaction
- demonstrate an understanding of how organisations work
- identify different grouping of people, households and organizations which are commonly labelled 'community' and discuss their various purposes
- advise a community on an appropriate change management strategy for the issues confronting that community
- select various change management strategies and processes available to a community
- implement a change management strategy from the perspective of a consultant within an organisation or community.
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
What is change? Models of change Change in organisations Change in rural communities
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.