Unit Outline

This unit explores the nature and practice of change in the rapidly changing and increasingly complex health and human service environment. You are encouraged to extend your change leadership acumen through the exploration and critical analysis of change leadership frameworks, drivers for change, consequences of change, resistance to change, change readiness, and leading organizations through change.

You will develop practical capabilities in planning, implementing and evaluating change initiatives in the health and human service sector.

Intended Learning Outcomes

As per the Assessment and Results Policy 1.3, your results will reflect your achievement against specified learning outcomes.

On completion of this unit, you will be able to:


1	Evaluate personal and broader societal factors that impact on the success of change initiatives within health and human service settings including culture, community attitudes, evidence-based practice, quality and safety systems and governance.
2	Critically analyse change management and change leadership approaches including impacts on system change, uptake of evidence-based practice, and service innovation in health and human services.
3	Apply appropriate change tools and techniques to plan, implement and evaluate a change initiative in the health and human service sector.
4	Critically evaluate the leadership implications of change initiatives in health and human services and communicate this effectively in a specific context.

Alterations as a result of student feedback

Following student feedback, several enhancements have been made to improve engagement and learning outcomes within this unit. In particular, discussion board assessments have been removed, as students indicated these did not effectively support meaningful interaction and the associated workload was disproportionally high relative to their value. These have been replaced with structured, interactive oral discussions designed to foster deeper engagement and real-time critical thinking. Additional minor refinements have also been implemented to assessment expectations and streamline the overall learning experience.

How will I be Assessed?

For more detailed assessment information please see MyLO.

Assessment schedule


ASSESSMENT TASK #	ASSESSMENT TASK NAME	DATE DUE	WEIGHT	LINKS TO INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Assessment Task 1:	Critical Essay on Leading Change in Health and Human Services	Week 5	30 %	LO1, LO2, LO4
Assessment Task 2:	Change Management Report	Week 8	30 %	LO3, LO4
Assessment Task 3:	Presentation with Interactive Oral Discussion	Week 12	40 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: Critical Essay on Leading Change in Health and Human Services

Task Description:

This assignment requires you to think critically about leading change and address the key factors discussed in the unit content that includes a critical analysis of key change frameworks to meet organizational needs. Critically thinking can be defined as examining your own ideas, and those of others; assessing and synthesising these different ideas and arguments; and applying ideas in different contexts.

You will address the key factors discussed in the unit content that apply to your specific context, provide clear argumentation and evidence as to the impact of those factors on change initiatives within the specific workplace, and you will include a critical analysis of key change frameworks that apply to your specific organizational needs.

Further details will be provided in MyLO.

Task Length:

2000 words

Due Date:

Week 5

Weight:

30 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Apply key factors of change situated within unit content and contemporary academic literature.	LO1
2	Critically analyse change frameworks situated within unit content and contemporary academic literature.	LO2
3	Compares and contrasts leadership approaches to leading change.	LO4
4	Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively in an appropriate format using standard academic language and referencing conventions.	LO4

Assessment Task 2: Change Management Report

Task Description:

This task requires you to create a strategic health and human service change plan to address an identified organizational change issue. You will write a report to the senior executive providing a clear rationale for your plan. Explain how you could be a change agent identifying the knowledge and skills you need to display to make the change successful.

Further details will be provided within MyLO.

Task Length:

2000 words

Due Date:

Week 8

Weight:

30 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Development of a plan that addresses the issue identified using unit content and contemporary academic literature.	LO3
2	The plan integrates key change tools and techniques and best practice leadership approaches discussed in the unit.	LO3
3	The plan specifically assesses feasibility, identifies barriers and includes methods for evaluation.	LO3
4	Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively in an appropriate format using standard academic language and referencing conventions.	LO4

Assessment Task 3: Presentation with Interactive Oral Discussion

Task Description:

The purpose of this assessment is to assess your capacity to evaluate and synthesise relevant change theory in relation to the proposed change plan that you present.

This assessment task requires you to briefly present the change plan (approximately 5 minutes) that you developed in AT2. You will then undertake a theory-informed conversation (approximately 10 minutes) with the assessor in relation to the specifics of your plan, the related change theories that have been applied, and leading change in health and human services.

Please note, this is a hurdle task and must be passed in order to complete the unit.

Further details will be provided within MyLO.

Task Length:

15 minutes

Due Date:

Week 12

Weight:

40 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Presents a change plan that applies the key concepts, tools and techniques from the unit and contemporary academic literature.	LO1, LO3
2	Integrates an evidence-based approach to leading change.	LO2
3	Critically reflects on workplace leadership change skills integrating unit content and contemporary academic literature.	LO2, LO4
4	Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively in an appropriate format using standard academic language and referencing conventions.	LO4

How your final result is determined

To pass this unit, you need to demonstrate your attainment of each of the Intended Learning Outcomes, achieve a final unit grade of 50% or greater, and pass any hurdle tasks.

Academic progress review

The results for this unit may be included in a review of your academic progress. For information about progress reviews and what they mean for all students, see Academic Progress Review in the Student Portal.

Submission of assignments

Where practicable, assignments should be submitted to an assignment submission folder in MYLO. You must submit assignments by the due date or receive a penalty (unless an extension of time has been approved by the Unit Coordinator). Students submitting any assignment in hard copy, or because of a practicum finalisation, must attach a student cover sheet and signed declaration for the submission to be accepted for marking.

Academic integrity

Academic integrity is about acting responsibly, honestly, ethically, and collegially when using, producing, and communicating information with other students and staff members.

In written work, you must correctly reference the work of others to maintain academic integrity. To find out the referencing style for this unit, see the assessment information in the MyLO site, or contact your teaching staff. For more detail about Academic Integrity, see Important Guidelines & Support.

Requests for extensions

If you are unable to submit an assessment task by the due date, you should apply for an extension.

A request for an extension should first be discussed with your Unit Coordinator or teaching support team where possible. A request for an extension must be submitted by the assessment due date, except where you can provide evidence it was not possible to do so. Typically, an application for an extension will be supported by documentary evidence: however, where it is not possible for you to provide evidence please contact your Unit Coordinator.

The Unit Coordinator must notify you of the outcome of an extension request within 3 working days of receiving the request.

Late penalties

Assignments submitted after the deadline will receive a late penalty of 5% of the original available mark for each calendar day (or part day) that the assignment is late. Late submissions will not be accepted more than 10 calendar days after the due date, or after assignments have been returned to other students on a scheduled date, whichever occurs first. Further information on Late Penalties can be found on the Assessments and Results Procedure.