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ST. PAUL’S UNIVERSITY

DISTANCE AND E-LEARNING VIRTUAL CAMPUS
MAY AUGUST 2021 SEMESTER
COD 412: MANAGING CHANGE FOR DEVELOPMENT
LECTURER: JACKSON SIENGO
EMAIL: asp0625@spu.ac.ke
Phone: 0721 75 78 17

COURSE OUTLINE

1. COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course is concerned with equipping the students with practical skills for identifying, planning and managing
change in development settings.

2. COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of the course, students should be able to:

1. Articulate the processes of initiating and planning for change in developmental organizations

2. Explain the various models and theories of change in the context of development.

3. Demonstrate a mastery of skills and expertise required to sustain change in development organizations.

4. Link the process of change to development settings.

3. CONTENT

Weeks 1 & 2

Introduction: Development and Social Change

Discussion Topics

 Development conceptualized

 Africa’s development and underdevelopment

 Development Theories

 Development and Globalization

 Defining change in the context of development

Assigned Readings

 Walter Rodney (1972) How Europe Underdeveloped Africa.

 Vandana Desai & Robert Potter (2008) The Companion to Development Studies, 2nd Edition;
Oxford: Oxford University Press

 Lecture Notes

Week 3-4

Introduction to Organizational Development and Change Models

Discussions Topics

 Definitions

 Force- field model

 8- step change model

 Selected change models

Assigned Reading

 Lecture Notes

Weeks 4 & 5

Resistance to Change

Discussion topics

 Support for change

 Signs of resistance to change

 Why people resist change

Assigned Readings

 Palmer,I.,Dunford, R.,Akin, G. 2009. Managing Organizational Change: A Multiple Perspectives Approach.

2nd Ed. New York: McGraw-Hill. Chapters 6.

 Lecture Notes
Week 6 & 7

Linking Vision and Change

 Vision attributes

 Relationship of vision to mission and goals

Assigned Readings

 Palmer,I.,Dunford, R.,Akin, G. 2009. Managing Organizational Change: A Multiple Perspectives Approach.

2nd Ed. New York: McGraw-Hill. Chapters 9.

 Lecture Notes

Week 7

(CAT)

Week 8

Leadership and the Role of the Change Agent

Assigned Readings

Weeks 9- 10

Organizational Culture and the Change Process

Assigned Readings

 Lecture notes

Week 11

Strategies for Communicating Change & Sustaining Change in Development

Discussion Topics:

 Modeling the communication process

 Influence of language, power, gender and emotion

 Strategies for communicating change

  Change conversation skills

 Communicating change with the outside world

 Sustaining change

Assigned Readings

 Palmer,I.,Dunford, R.,Akin, G. 2009. Managing Organizational Change: A Multiple Perspectives Approach.

2nd Ed. New York: McGraw-Hill. Chapters 9.

 Lecture Notes

Week 11-13

Adoption Diffusion and Praxis

Week 14 FINAL EXAMS

4. TEACHING METHODS

Active reading of the SPU module and recommended textbooks, Virtual classes every two weeks ,
individual exercises and structured activities, Case Studies and library research

5. COURSE TEXT & OTHER READINGS

Gray F. Clifford & Erik W. Larson (2008), Project Management: The Management Process. Boston: McGraw Hill
International.
David Potts (2002), Project Planning and Analysis for Development. Boulder: Lynne Rienner.

Palmer,I.,Dunford, R.,Akin, G. 2009. Managing Organizational Change: A Multiple Perspectives Approach. 2nd Ed.
New York: McGraw-Hill.

Additional Reading Materials

 Anne Touwen, (2001) Handbook for Projects: Development, Management and Fundraising,
http://ifuw.org/training/pdf/project-handbook.pdf

 Keith F. Punch (2009) Introduction to Research Methods in Education. London: Sage.

 David Silverman & Amir Marvasti (2008) Doing Qualitative Research: A Comprehensive Guide. Los
Angeles: Sage Publications.

 Donald R. Cooper & Pamela S. Schindler, Business Research Methods, Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill Irwin,
2008 Edition.
  Martyn Denscombe, (2003), The Good Research Guide for small-scale research projects, Philadelphia, Open
University Press.

6. COURSE EVALUATION

CourseWork - 60%
Final Examination - 40%
Total 100%
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