APSY618-26S1 (C) Semester One 2026

Organisational Change: Directions for I/O Psychology Practice

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 16 February 2026
End Date: Sunday, 21 June 2026
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 1 March 2026
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 10 May 2026

Description

The first course objective is to familiarise the students with psychological frameworks and research that inform organisational change planning and implementation. The second course objective is to provide students with the knowledge and competencies to: a) critically analyse organisational change practices, b) identify the main challenges faced by change leaders and employees, and c) support and facilitate organisational change implementation as I/O practitioners. Topics covered include psychological mechanisms of change resistance and readiness, change leadership, change needs assessment and evaluation, and socio-cultural contingencies.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Head of Department.

Timetable 2026

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 11:00 - 13:00 Psychology - Sociology 437
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
In-Class Case Studies 12% In-class Case Studies (Group)
In-class Presentation 12% In-class Presentation (Individual)
Case Analysis 30% Case Analysis (Individual)
Change Management Project 46% Change Management Project (Group)

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,247.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

Limited Entry Course

Maximum enrolment is 30

For further information see School of Psychology, Speech and Hearing .

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