Managing People and Change

Module Title: Managing People and Change
ECTS: 10

Module Coordinator:
Sile O’Donnell, Adjunct Assistant Professor and HR Consultant

Module Description:
The Managing People and Change Module comprises the following three inter-related subject areas:  

• Management and organisational behaviour (MOB)  
• Human resource management (HRM)  
• Organisation Development (OD)  

Module Objectives:
Throughout the module there is a strong focus on creating a learning environment that enables students to:  

• explore and analyse best practice models, theories and approaches for each of the three subject areas  
• reflect on, apply and assess best practice in the context of their own organisation and experience  
• develop the knowledge and skills they need to lead and manage people, teams and change in health care settings.  

Module learning outcomes:
On successful completion of the module students should be able to:  

• Apply theories of organisational behaviour, at organisational, group/team and individual level;  
• Explain key HRM theories, approaches and activities, and  apply them to organisational settings;  
• Apply theories of organisation development and change to their organisational setting; 
• Make use of best practice in managing people in healthcare organisations and systems.