AGB260 Rural Change (Inquiry Tools) (8)

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.

No offerings have been identified for this subject in 2019.

Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.

Subject Information

Grading System

HD/FL

Duration

One session

School

School of Rural Management

Learning Outcomes

Upon 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 richpicturing and mindmapping 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.

Syllabus

This 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 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: May 2019. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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