In this unit the student will carry out a participative action research intervention in the student’s own organisation, with the support of group spiritual direction. This intervention is designed to bring about an organisational transformation. The student will articulate how the intervention evolved and the subsequent impact of the intervention.
Unit code: DS9161J
Unit status: Archived (New unit)
Points: 24.0
Unit level: Postgraduate Elective
Unit discipline: Spirituality
Delivery Mode: Face to Face
Proposing College: Jesuit College of Spirituality
Show when this unit is running1. | Design and undertake an effective intervention in an organisation, using appropriate action research methods |
2. | Analyse the organisational intervention through developing, testing and modifying working hypotheses as a basis for further action |
3. | Illustrate, by way of a work journal, how they have provided effective leadership of organisational transformation |
4. | Work transparently and constructively with challenges, criticisms and conflict |
5. | Demonstrate how Ignatian spirituality was integrated into and informed their organisational transformation project |
Prohibited combinations: old codes: DS9132J / DS9139J
The face-to-face unit will be offered as a five-day intensive. A significant proportion of each day of the intensive will be devoted to: (i) the lecturer’s input on the theoretical understanding of organisational change from an Ignatian perspective, (ii) guided reading, (iii) personal reflection, and (iv) facilitated interaction in eight weekly 1.5 hour group sessions of role consultation after the intensive
Type | Description | Word count | Weight (%) |
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Essay | 5000-word integrative essay |
5000 | 80.0 |
Forum | Engagement with and contribution to (i) sharing groups during the five-day intensive, and (ii) 8 weekly 1.5 hour group role consultations after the five-day intensive equivalent to 1000 words |
1000 | 20.0 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 1 Nov, 2016
Unit record last updated: 2022-10-04 11:18:48 +1100