LEADING DISRUPTION

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Overview

As disruption becomes increasingly common within businesses, this subject will enable you to apply the technical and business skills you have acquired to effectively lead and manage change within organisations. First, you will learn to create a business case for change and utilise soft skills to manage change, including the application of negotiation and influencing skills supported by data and analytics. You will learn about implementing technological change through the lens of data analytics, with a focus on staging changes to ensure success. You will also learn how change can be managed on an on-going basis to ensure long term returns on investment.

Portfolio

Office of the Provost

School

Subject coordinator

Shalinka Jayatilleke

Subject type

Undergraduate

Year level

Year Level 3 - UG

AQF level

Level 7 - Bachelor Degree

Available as elective

Available to study abroad / exchange students

Yes

Capstone subject
Capstones provide students with a way of integrating and applying knowledge and skills gained throughout their course.

Yes

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Learning resources

Recommended - Book - Machine Learning Yearning: Technical Strategy for AI Engineers, In the Era of Deep Learning

Recommended - Web resource - Australian Data Strategy: The Australian Government’s whole-of-economy vision for data

Career ready

Work based learning (placement):No

Graduate capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing

COMMUNICATION - Digital Capability

DISCIPLINE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Creativity and Innovation

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Ethical and Social Responsibility

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Leadership and Teamwork

Subject intended learning outcomes

On successful completion you will be able to:

Develop analytics including leadership and teamwork skills in various aspects of change management.

Design change management plans to ensure successful transition of change, particularly through the lens of a data-driven change initiative.

Make judgements through effective defence of the evaluation, appraisal and critique of the change strategy plan to stakeholders.

Develop a business case for change that considers use of data, technology and ethical implications.

Learning activities

Group work, individual written report, enquiry-based learning classroom activities, experiential exercises, simulations, case studies and discussions.

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