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AGB260 Rural Change (Inquiry Tools) (8)
Abstract| Rural Change (Inquiry Tools) provides an array of models and tools for managing change in organisations and communities. It is designed to provide the theoretical underpinning of interventions needed to manage change in the applied subject Rural Change (Industry Project) which is a Stage 3 subject. By the end of the subject students can expect to understand: Models of change; The management of change in organisations and communities; Soft Systems Methodology as a tool for managing complexity; and, Action Learning/Action Research. |
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Where differences exist between the handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
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Subject information| Duration | Grading System | School: |
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| One session | HD/FL | School of Rural Management |
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Learning OutcomesUpon successful completion of this subject, students should:
Be able to compare and contrast various models of change
Be able to explore the relationship between personal values, attitudes and styles of interaction
Be able to demonstrate an understanding of how organisations work
Be able to identify different grouping of people, households and organisations which are commonly labelled 'community' and discuss their various purposes
Be able to advise a community on an appropriate change management strategy for the issues confronting that community
Be able to select various change management strategies and processes available to a community
Be able to describe the differences between human activity systems and biophysical systems
Be able to analyse a human activity system using rich-picturing and mind-mapping techniques
Be able to apply soft systems techniques to start to develop models of change to improve a situation
Be able to explain the role of action research in change management.
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SyllabusThe subject will cover the following topics:
Module 1
What is change?
Models of change
Change in organisations
Module 2
Change in rural communities
Module 3
Managing complexity
Soft Systems Methodology to solve complex issues
Research methodologies and change management.
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The information contained in the 2017 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 25 August 2017. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.
