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Change Management (Diploma)

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Course Overview

This course aims to develop effective and responsible change agents who have the capacity to implement strategic plans within their areas of organisational responsibility (e.g. administration, course delivery, co-ordination). The course emphasises the development of skills, competencies and team-building around three modules: strategic planning and implementation; leading others; and self-management. This course is suitable for:

  • Leaders, managers and supervisors in public and private organisations
  • Leaders, managers, administrators, and coordinators involved in organisational chang

Mode of Study: Online Learning

Applications and Selections

Applications are now closed for 2021. Applications for part-time courses will reopen in April 2022.

Applications are made online via the NUI Galway Applications System. This course is listed under Adult Learning & CPD Courses Application.

Please visit our How to Apply page for Application tips and Supporting Documents information.

This course is also available through Springboard, find out more here.

Who Teaches this Course

Requirements and Assessment

Students are required to participate in online discussions and activities throughout the year. All modules are individually assessed.  Assessment includes written assignments, practical projects, online contributions and reflective learning journals.

Key Facts

Entry Requirements

Entry requirements for part-time students can be found in our FAQs section (i.e. age, english language requirements etc.). Applicants who do not satisfy these academic entry requirements can apply for this course through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).


Additional Requirements

Duration

1 Year, part-time

Next start date

October

A Level Grades ()

Average intake

25

QQI/FET FETAC Entry Routes

Closing Date

Closed

NFQ level

8

Mode of study

Online Learning

ECTS weighting

30

Award

Diploma in Change Management

CAO

Course code

Course Outline

This course is delivered online through:

  • Live online lectures
  • Podcasts and presentations (recorded spoken lectures with presentation slides)
  • Group activities such as webinars and blogs
  • Screencasts 
  • Reading material, assignments and online discussions

The modules are sequenced from 1-3 in the course to reflect the participants’ cumulative learning journey.  This approach offers opportunities for participants to apply their knowledge, skills, and attributes accumulated through to their own professional contexts.

Self-study: participants are expected to engage in self-study of module materials including core content, reference and resource material, supplementary material. All materials are hosted on Blackboard.

When you have successfully completed this course, you will be able to:

  • Demonstrate an up-to-date specialised knowledge of change management frameworks paying particular attention to  identifying how their activities are shaped by government policy and by economic conditions;   
  • Carry out a situation analysis with a view to gaining insights into the activities, implications and challenges of implementing strategy within a changing political, societal, economic and sectoral environment;
  • Self-assess personal strengths, characteristics and skills to evaluate and monitor personal and professional development;
  • Motivate staff to embed an achievement-oriented culture in line with strategic goals and objectives;
  • Operationalise and sustain strategy execution within organisational and sectoral dynamics;
  • Apply a range of change management approaches aimed at promoting the  strategic vision, optimising team and group dynamics, empowering people and delivering sustainable change;
  • Deploy internal and external resources to realise a defined strategic vision and direction within the workplace area of responsibility;
  • Perform professional roles and responsibilities in a way that fosters a climate of mutual support and trust, that instils an enabling culture of accomplishment and that enables continuous improvement of strategy implementation and change management processes.

Curriculum Information

Curriculum information relates to the current academic year (in most cases).
Course and module offerings and details may be subject to change.

Glossary of Terms

Credits
You must earn a defined number of credits (aka ECTS) to complete each year of your course. You do this by taking all of its required modules as well as the correct number of optional modules to obtain that year's total number of credits.
Module
An examinable portion of a subject or course, for which you attend lectures and/or tutorials and carry out assignments. E.g. Algebra and Calculus could be modules within the subject Mathematics. Each module has a unique module code eg. MA140.
Optional
A module you may choose to study.
Required
A module that you must study if you choose this course (or subject).
Semester
Most courses have 2 semesters (aka terms) per year.

Year 1 (30 Credits)

Required CM1701: Strategic Planning and Implementation


Semester 1 and Semester 2 | Credits: 10

The central aim of this module is to examine the theory and practice of organisational change. It discusses different approaches to planning and implementing change in organisations; in particular how these approaches can guide the preparation for and implementation of change. It highlights the key activities associated with planning change and how organisational change may be evaluated and embedded.
(Language of instruction: English)

Learning Outcomes
  1. Critically analyse the theory and practice of organisational change with a view to operationalising planning and implementing organisational strategy
  2. Contextualise approaches to organisational change with a view to embedding new ways of doing things within organisations in the further education and training sector
  3. Apply project management principles to strategy implementation processes
  4. Select, apply and justify a range of process management tools to progress change management strategies
  5. Develop a set of competencies that enable organisational change agents to effectivey realise strategy-supporting interventions
  6. Apply cutting-edge tools to the evaluation and monitoring of strategy implementation and its outcomes
Assessments

This module's usual assessment procedures, outlined below, may be affected by COVID-19 countermeasures. Current students should check Blackboard for up-to-date assessment information.

  • Department-based Assessment (100%)
Module Director
Lecturers / Tutors
The above information outlines module CM1701: "Strategic Planning and Implementation" and is valid from 2019 onwards.
Note: Module offerings and details may be subject to change.

Required CM1702: Leading Others


Semester 1 and Semester 2 | Credits: 10

Individual and team performance has a profound effect on the overall success of strategy implementation. This module focuses on strengthening the participants’ capacity to motivate staff, to manage individual and team performance, to build continuous improvement in strategy execution and to deliver excellence. Participants will learn how to set goals and targets in line with strategy goals and actions, to allocate strategy supporting resources, and to execute policies and procedures that enable employees to carry out their roles effectively.
(Language of instruction: English)

Learning Outcomes
  1. Demonstrate a broad and specialised knowledge and understanding of people management processes, their interrelated components and talent development requirements within organisational change implementation activities
  2. Scrutinise organisational strategy to define people management processes that are aligned with strategic mission, values, vision and plans
  3. Employ effective techniques and strategies for motivating employees, identifying performance gaps, creating performance plans, identifying training and development needs
  4. Develop a set of goal-focused actions to successfully embed a strategy-supporting performance culture in line with defined strategy goals and actions
  5. Embed policies and procedures that enable individuals to carry out their strategy-supporting roles effectivley and efficiently
  6. Exercise autonomy in adopting the qualities required to successfully lead individuals and teams to deliver strategic change with the organisation
Assessments

This module's usual assessment procedures, outlined below, may be affected by COVID-19 countermeasures. Current students should check Blackboard for up-to-date assessment information.

  • Department-based Assessment (100%)
Module Director
Lecturers / Tutors
The above information outlines module CM1702: "Leading Others" and is valid from 2019 onwards.
Note: Module offerings and details may be subject to change.

Required CM1703: Self-management


Semester 1 and Semester 2 | Credits: 10

The aim of the module is to provide participants with the opportunity to effectively develop a portfolio of core self-management skills. The module focuses on the knowledge, skills and personal competences that are seen as contributing to an individual’s professional life. Students will use assessment instruments and feedback to measure and monitor competencies. Through self-assessment exercises and a learning journal, this module encourages the beginning of a process of self-evaluation that will continue throughout an individual’s career
(Language of instruction: English)

Learning Outcomes
  1. Engage in a range of managment skills assessment techniques and self-reflection approaches to evaluate personal performance and professional development
  2. Critically analyse findings from assessment instruments to assess personal strengths, characteristics and skills that impact on workplace with a view to developing an action plan for professional development
  3. Take responsibility for developing communication strategies and practices that are appropriate for a variety of interpersonal, team and organisational situations
  4. Synthesise relevant information to design strategies and techniques that foster effective working relationships and that motivate others towards improved personal, team and organisational performance
  5. Constructively engage with colleagues to foster inclusiveness, solve organisational problems and manage conflict in the work setting
Assessments

This module's usual assessment procedures, outlined below, may be affected by COVID-19 countermeasures. Current students should check Blackboard for up-to-date assessment information.

  • Department-based Assessment (100%)
Module Director
Lecturers / Tutors
The above information outlines module CM1703: "Self-management" and is valid from 2017 onwards.
Note: Module offerings and details may be subject to change.

Further Education

Successful students may continue their studies through pathways such as:

Business/Commerce (Degree/Diploma)

Training & Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

Leadership Development (PCert/Dip, MSc)

Why Choose This Course?

Career Opportunities

Opportunities for career advancement are likely to be found in public and private change management (e.g. senior management and leadership roles, senior administrative functions and senior professional and technical roles).

Who’s Suited to This Course

This course is most suitable to:

  • Leaders, managers and supervisors in public and private organisations
  • Leaders, managers, administrators, and coordinators involved in organisational change

Learning Outcomes

 

Work Placement

Study Abroad

Related Student Organisations

Course Fees

Fees: EU

€2,533

Fees: Tuition

€2,463

Fees: Student levy

€70

Fees: Non EU

€3,033

 

A fees scholarship of up to 30% may be available for students who wish to upskill for the purposes of re-employment. Please download the 2021_22 Fees Scholarship Form for more information.

Find out More

Adult Training and Education Studies
Centre for Adult Learning and Professional Development
NUI Galway, Nuns' Island, Galway
Tel: 091 494055
Email: trainingeducation@nuigalway.ie

What Our Students Say

Simon

Simon Cosgrove |   Student

In 2018, as part of a professional development initiative with NUI Galway and SOLAS, I undertook the Diploma in Business (Change Management). This was a part-time blended learning course developed by the Centre for Adult Learning and Professional Development specifically targeted at those who had leadership, managerial or supervisory responsibilities in FET. The course allowed me to further develop my knowledge and skills when addressing change management while also sharing experiences with other learners on the course. The positive experience and tremendous support provided on this course was the reason why I decided to continue my studies with NUI Galway and enrol on the MSc in Leadership Development in 2020.
Niamh

Niamh Ward |   Graduate

As a manager in a Further Education college I found this course highly relevant and valuable. The blended learning delivery made it possible to engage positively with minimum disruption to a full-time job in a demanding role. As well as developing crucial skills the course also provided a great opportunity to build a network of colleagues across the country in similar work environments.

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