Course structure

This course is designed to help you develop the skills and mindset necessary to successfully lead change management efforts within an organisation. It covers the following topics:

Week 1: Introduction to Studying at the University of Glasgow & Course Content

Week 2: The Challenges of Leading Change Management

Week 3: Developing a Mindset for Successful Change Leadership

Week 4: Exploring the Change Leader’s Toolbox

Week 5: Mapping Change & Identifying Intervention Strategies

Week 6: Mapping & Leading Cultural Change

Week 7: Business Process Reengineering

Week 8: Organisational Development

Week 9: Conscious Leadership Skills for Change Leaders

Week 10: Coaching for Change Leaders

By the end of this course, you will have a better understanding of how to navigate the challenges of change management, create a vision for change, and effectively lead others through the process.

Assessment

• Critical Analysis (100%) (optional)

Learners will use the Intervention Strategy Model and other tools taught in this course to produce a critical analysis of a change case, using either a case study or a personal situation. The study will examine change management strategies and reflect on the effectiveness of the process, the results achieved, and actions that might have been taken to improve the final outcomes.

Learners who choose to submit this assessment will be awarded 10 Academic Credits towards a relevant Master’s degree at the University of Glasgow.

Meet The Team

This course is designed and delivered by Neil Dodson and Ramona Blanes.

Neil is a lecturer in the Adam Smith Business School at the University of Glasgow. After a long career in education, both in the UK and Australia, he has spent most of the last twenty years as a project manager. This is a discipline closely involved with altered work practices and dealing effectively with both planned and unintended changes. He has extensive experience in managing large change projects and will be sharing his experiences during the course.

Ramona is a former corporate and investment banker and a strategic change consultant who has worked in Asia and Europe for over twenty years prior to joining the University of Glasgow. She researches and lectures in the areas of change and reforms, financial technology, public value, and reverse innovation. She has also published articles in the field of tourism management. Ramona has led various change management, public sector transformation, and FinTech workshops in Southeast Asia and China. She is actively working with public and third sectors in Southeast Asia to improve the socio-economic developments and well-being of marginalised communities. Ramona is currently the Master of Global Business (MGB) Programme Leader. 

Course alteration or discontinuation
The University of Glasgow endeavours to run all courses as advertised. In exceptional circumstances, however, the University may withdraw or alter a course. For more information, please see: Student contract.