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Course description

Develop an understanding of the issues and environmental requirements needed for change to successfully take place. Discover tools and techniques for assessing organizational readiness, capacity and preparedness for change. Key topics include the behavioural, generational, geographical and cultural dimensions of managing change, as well as stakeholder impact analysis and negotiating support for change.

Learner outcomes

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to

  • assess the scope, reach and impacts of a given change initiative.
  • recognize and assess the people influences in change, including cultural, political, and behavioural barriers to change.
  • apply techniques to assess organizational readiness and capacity for change.
  • identify and analyze situational and environmental factors that may impact change.
  • identify strategies to build organizational support, and leadership capacity for change.
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Section title
Preparing for Change
Type
ON - Online
Dates
Mar 31, 2025 to Apr 27, 2025
Schedule and Location
Contact Hours
15.0
Delivery options
Online  
Course Fee(s)
TXMM non-credit $509.00
Instructors
Reading List / Textbook

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Pre-readings specified in the course outline are made available in D2L approximately three days prior to the course start date

Section Notes

•   This is an online, asynchronous course; it is not an independent study course. There are set due dates for graded and non-graded assessments and students are required to actively participate throughout the course via discussion and other activities.

•   Before your course begins, ensure your MyMRU account is activated. Step-by-step instructions for account activation can be found here. Once you have activated your account and have your MyMRU login information, you can log into your MRU Google account using your @mtroyal.ca email address and set up Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). Help with your Google account can be found here, and help setting up MFA can be found here.

•   Course content will be available on the D2L Brightspace Learning Management System (LMS) 3 days prior to the start date of your course. You must be logged in to your MRU Gmail account to access D2L Brightspace. Your instructor will be available on the course start date.

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•  For questions about this course or other information, contact cebusiness@mtroyal.ca or 403.440.6861 / 1.888.392.3655 toll-free.

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