Course

Leadership and Organisational Change (MSB203)

In this course, stakeholders from different organizations will present real challenges that students will need to solve. Following the stakeholder presentations, students will work in groups to scope and develop change cases. Students will explore relevant theoretical perspectives and investigate possible empirical support concerning the recommendation and change-case report they produce for the stakeholder within an organisation.

NB! This is an elective course and may be cancelled if fewer than 15 students are enrolled by August 20th for the autumn semester.


Dette er emnebeskrivelsen for studieåret 2025-2026

Fakta

Emnekode

MSB203

Vekting (stp)

10

Semester undervisningsstart

Autumn

Undervisningsspråk

English

Antall semestre

1

Vurderingssemester

Spring

Timeplan

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Litteratur

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Content

In this course, stakeholders from different organizations will present real challenges that students will need to solve. Following the stakeholder presentations, students will work in groups to scope and develop change cases. Students will explore relevant theoretical perspectives and investigate possible empirical support concerning the recommendations and change cases they produce for the stakeholders.

Learning outcome

Upon completion of the course, students will:

Knowledge

  • Have a critical understanding of leadership and organizational change theory and practice
  • Have an increased understanding of how to scope and prepare change in different settings
  • See the value of including theoretical and empirical perspectives in change programs
  • Demonstrate abilities to communicate and work effectively with others

Skills

  • Be solution and future-focused in their approach to addressing organizational change challenges
  • Better equipped to challenge the status quo and contribute to new, better, ethical and sustainable solutions
  • Be active contributors to the co-creation of knowledge, and be able to take responsibility for their own learning and that of other external stakeholders

Forkunnskapskrav

Ingen

Exam

Form of assessment Weight Duration Marks Aid
Presentation in groups 1/10 Letter grades
Group work 3/10 Letter grades
Individual report 6/10 Letter grades


To prepare and deliver a change case and final report. The grade awarded will be as follows:

  • Prepare and scope a change case (10%; group grade)
  • Report scoping the change case (30%; group grade)
  • Change case final report to key stakeholders (60%; individual grade on group report contribution)

No re-sit.

Vilkår for å gå opp til eksamen/vurdering

Mandatory attendance , 100% Compulsory attendance first week of class, 80% attendance of all mandatory sessions from week two of classes , 100% attendance in first three classes, 66,6% attendance of all mandatory sessions from week four of classes, 66,6% attendance of all mandatory sessions after the four first mandatory classes

100% attendance in first three sessions.

66,6% attendance of all mandatory sessions following the four compulsory session:

Presentation of group work

Fagperson(er)

Course coordinator:

Espen Olsen

Study Program Director:

Ingeborg Foldøy Solli

Method of work

This course mainly consists of traditional lectures and group work. Groups will also share project information in the class to ensure learning across groups and students.

Overlapping

Emne Reduksjon (SP)
Leadership and Organisational Change (MSB203_1) , Leadership and Organisational Change (MØA203_1) 10

Åpent for

Only open for students in the Management major in the Master of Science program in Business Administration and incoming exchange students. Maximum 36 students.

Emneevaluering

There must be an early dialogue between the course supervisor, the student union representative and the students. The purpose is feedback from the students for changes and adjustments in the course for the current semester.In addition, a digital course evaluation must be carried out at least every three years. Its purpose is to gather the students experiences with the course.

Kontakt

Course coordinator:

Espen Olsen

Study Program Director:

Ingeborg Foldøy Solli

Tilbys av

UiS Business School

UiS School of Business and Law

The course description is retrieved from FS (Felles studentsystem). Version 1