HLTH 7720 - Change Management in Healthcare Organizations

This course focuses on the process of implementing change as the key facet in managing organizational change. Students will gain an understanding of how organizational change is achieved through examining the various theories and concepts of change, along with experiences and dilemmas in practice, that together create an understanding of what contributes to carrying out successful and lasting change. The course will also examine how people on the front line, as well as in management levels, express agency in change and connect with others to produce change. To enhance personal capabilities and abilities to navigate change in our lives, students will explore both the theory and experience of change by developing personal profiles of how we navigate in change, and the relations, convictions, and materials that inspire us to undertake and sustain change in our lives. 3 credits.