Engendering Change - ENV00044I
Module summary
This module will equip students with the skills, knowledge, tools and experience needed to meet the growing demand for employees and academic researchers to be able to work with complexity and support change towards more sustainable futures. Students will gain a critical understanding of the frameworks, principles, concepts, theories, and approaches to support change whilst simultaneously developing a strategic change plan. The module will enable students to apply their growing understanding of environmental and social issues, reflect on their own assumptions about change, and enhance their understanding of how to apply theory to bring about change in real-world settings.
Related modules
"Introduction to Global Challenges" is a pre-requisite for this module
Module will run
| Occurrence | Teaching period |
|---|---|
| A | Semester 1 2023-24 |
Module aims
Equip students with knowledge, tools, skills and experience needed to develop strategic plans to support change towards more sustainable futures.
Module learning outcomes
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Analyse complex sustainability problems and identify foci for change;
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Apply frameworks, principles, concepts, theories, and knowledge about change in strategic planning;
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Prepare strategic change plans that promote shifts towards more sustainable practices.
Module content
The module will involve a range of lectures on concepts, theories, and approaches to change, and examples of how change has been approached in real world settings. It will also involve workshops (2 or 3 hours) where students will develop different material to use in their strategic plan report.
Indicative assessment
| Task | % of module mark |
|---|---|
| Groupwork | 100 |
Special assessment rules
None
Indicative reassessment
| Task | % of module mark |
|---|---|
| Essay/coursework | 100 |
Module feedback
Students will be provided with written feedback on their assessment in accordance with the University’s Policy on Assessment Feedback Turnaround Time.
Indicative reading
Sharpe, B., A. Hodgson, G. Leicester, A. Lyon, and I. Fazey. 2016. Three horizons: a pathways practice for transformation. Ecology and Society 21(2):47. https://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol21/iss2/art47/
Other reading material will be provided throughout the module, linked to the appropriate sessions on the VLE.