HML505 Managing Change Projects in Health Services (16)

This subject draws on change theory, project management method and evidence-based practice to prepare students for the conduct of a change project related to their current or future health leadership context and role. Students formulate an argument for change, convene and facilitate a project team, gather and analyse health-related data and implement change. Through this experience, students learn how to model a positive attitude about how health services are continually changing and that modelling this attitude is an important role of health managers and leaders. The subject concludes with the submission of a change business report or a publishable article.

Availability

Year-long Period 1 (31)
Online
Bathurst Campus

Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: HML505. 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 Nursing, Paramedicine and Healthcare Sciences

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
  • be able to identify aspects of a health service that require change;
  • be able to formulate an argument for change, drawing on change theory and evidence and, as appropriate, marketing principles;
  • be able to convene and facilitate a project team;
  • be able to evaluate internal and external data sources and methods of analysis for a predetermined health or health service issue requiring change;
  • be able to create and implement a change project related to their current or future health leadership context and role in accordance with organisational and stakeholder requirements;
  • be able to model an attitude that health services will continually change and discuss the impact of this on the role of the health manager and leader; and
  • be able to report the results of a change project via a business report or publishable journal article.

Syllabus

This subject will cover the following topics:
  • Theoretical perspectives on the notion of 'change';
  • Formulating an argument for change and writing a project proposal;
  • Convening and facilitating a project team;
  • Project management methodology;
  • Current issues in health services;
  • Sourcing and analysing quantitative and qualitative data;
  • Change project implementation;
  • Change project evaluation; and
  • Reporting on change projects - business report and publishable journal article.

The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: June 2022. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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