Course Overview
This course equips students with the knowledge and skills to strategically navigate and lead organizational change initiatives. Recognizing change management as a core leadership responsibility, students will approach change as an integral part of management rather than a separate or secondary task. The course addresses various types of change—including modification, transformation, and transition—and emphasizes their role in driving organizations toward improved structures, performance, and sustainable success. Focusing on purposeful, systematic transitions, students will gain insights into assessing organizational needs, reallocating resources, and fostering the cultural and behavioural shifts crucial for sustainable change. Additionally, students will explore tools and frameworks that enhance organizational capacity and strategic alignment, ensuring impactful and measurable change initiatives.
Prerequisite(s)
Credits
2.0
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Develop project terms of reference using best practices.
- Explain the fundamentals of managing change in organizations, key frameworks, and HR’s role in organizational change initiatives.
- Strategically plan change initiatives, from conceptualization to celebrating outcomes.
- Explain how emotional awareness and data gain stakeholder buy-in through persuasive communication, build trust, and align people with change.
Effective as of Winter 2026
Related Programs
Applied Change Management Workshop (HRMG 4700) is offered as a part of the following programs:
- Indicates programs accepting international students.
School of Business + Media
- Strategic Human Resources Management
Diploma Full-time
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