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Assessment Brief_22sep 1/R
Submission and feedback dates
Submission deadline: Before 14:00 (UK time) on 18th July 2023
This assignment is eligible for 5 calendar day late submission window.

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Module title and code: UMODML-15-3_22sep
Component and type: A, essay
Assessment title: Analyse the implementation of organisational change in a case study of your choice using either “conversational” or a “contextual” conceptual framework. Then, critically reflect on (a) the strengths and weaknesses of your analysis, (b) your own experience/s of organisational change, (c) and how your learning on the module will inform your future practice.
Assessment weighting: 100% of total module mark
Length of assessment[ In line with UWE Bristol’s Assessment Content Limit Policy (formerly the Word Count Policy), word count includes all text, including (but not limited to): the main body of text (including headings), all citations (both in and out of brackets), text boxes, tables and graphs, figures and diagrams, quotes, lists.
]: 3,000
Module learning outcomes assessed by this task:
1.Understand and critically evaluate different conceptual frameworks of the management of organisational change.
2.Appreciate the range of approaches to organisational change and the challenges of working with uncertainty.
3.Systematically understand the interrelationship of organisation theory and organisational practice.
4.Reflect critically on the ethical dilemmas and challenges of organisational change.

Completing your assessment
What am I required to do on this assessment
This assignment incorporates two interrelated elements: analysing organisational change and reflecting on its implications.
First, analyse the implementation of organisational change in a case study of your choice using either a “conversational” or a “contextual” conceptual framework. To do this, you must critically evaluate both the organisational change and the academic ideas (e.g. theories, models, and frameworks) used in your analysis. This element equates to about 2/3rds of your assignment.
A “conversational” conceptual framework introduces new ways of thinking by engaging with the ongoing organisational interactions that continuously create, re-create, frame, and re-frame understanding and action. In a general sense, this recognises how managing organisational change might need a sense of direction. If you choose a “conversational” framework, you might include academic ideas around resistance, communication, and leadership.
A “contextual” conceptual framework introduces new ways of thinking by acknowledging how an organisation’s unique situation impacts upon understanding and action in a highly complex and dynamic environment. In a general sense, this recognises how managing organisational change might need a firm grasp of the detail. If you choose a “contextual” framework, you might include academic ideas around culture, substance, and politics.
Sensemaking would be relevant to both frameworks. As work academic ideas around emotional responses to organisational change.
Second, reflect on the implications of your analysis. To do this, you must respond to three questions.
What are the strengths and weakness of your analysis (including how a different conceptual framework might have given a different understanding)
How has your analysis enabled you to reflect on your own experiences of organisational change
How has your learning about organisational change given you new ways to think about your future practice
In your reflection, you must demonstrate personal learning (e.g. by reflecting on your analysis, own experience/s, and future practice) and should build on academic ideas (e.g. theories, models, and frameworks) and relevant literature used in the previous organisational analysis. This element equates to about 1/3rd of your assignment.
Both elements of the assignment require you to show achievement across all of the marking criteria – demonstrating, in particular, knowledge and understanding of academic ideas, skills of analysis and reflection, critical evaluation of ethical dilemmas and uncertainty in times of organisational change, and coherence and rigour.

Where should I start
You will find materials supporting the assessment embedded in every study unit. These materials are collated within the ‘Assignments’ tab on Blackboard (LH menu).
You should start by watching the video ‘Final assignment guide’. There are also key videos relating to ‘case study analysis’, ‘critical reflection, and ‘structuring your assignment’.
You will then need to choose a suitable case study. (A video with more information is included in SU08.) The most common approach is to choose a published case study, such as one used in the seminars.
You can choose any of the case studies from the module.
You can choose other published case studies, but remember the analysis needs to be your own (and not a repetition from other sources).
You are able to construct a case study from your own experience (e.g. workplace, placement). Take advice from your seminar tutor before committing to this approach.
Your seminar tutor is your first point of contact for questions about your assignment – from getting started all the way through to submission.
What do I need to do to pass
To be successful, you need to give careful thought to demonstrating the module learning outcomes. Meeting these assessment criteria will require the following:

Academic ideas: knowledge and understanding
You need to demonstrate: knowledge and understanding of different conceptual frameworks; knowledge and understanding of appropriate academic ideas; and, support your analysis and reflection with relevant literature.

Interrelationship of academic ideas and practice: skills of analysis and reflection
You need to demonstrate: knowledge and understanding of the interrelationship of academic ideas and practice (e.g. relating academic ideas to case study and your own experience/s); skills of analysis (e.g. highlighting and exposing key issues); and, skills of critical reflection (e.g. considering the analysis undertaken, linking to personal experience/s, and demonstrating learning for future impact.).

Challenges of managing organisational change: critical evaluation of ethical dilemmas and uncertainty
You need to demonstrate: skills of critical evaluation relevant to of the challenges of managing organisational change; awareness of the significance of uncertainty to individuals and/or organisations; and, recognition of relevant ethical dilemmas to attempts at managing organisational change.

Professional, scholarly communication: coherence and rigour
You will need to demonstrate: skills of handling of academic material, in a way that is well-argued and with a clear line of thought; coherence in how you address the assignment task; and, this must be underpinned by academic referencing (UWE Harvard style) and appropriate scholarly conduct.
What do I need to do achieve higher marks in this assessment
To secure higher marks in this assessment, and to demonstrate ‘good’, ‘very good’, ‘excellent’, and ‘outstanding’ knowledge and understanding, you will need to use more than the lectorial materials and core reading. You should explore the further reading suggested in the reading list and look for ways to extend your understanding across different study units.
Your assignment should be led by the case study and your own experience/s, and not driven by a review of academic ideas. Make sure that you are critical rather than descriptive in approach – this means uncovering evidence, evaluating implications, and reaching judgements. The emphasis should be on analysis, evaluation, argumentation, and reflection informed by theory and literature.
The best assignments have something to say. The assignment task asks you to write an essay, which requires a form of argumentation that shows that you have thought deeply about the issues. Typically, the argument is described early in the essay and then builds throughout the essay with relevant conclusions. A strong argument clearly addresses the two purposes of the assignment, has a clear line of thought, and demonstrates sound judgement, critical thinking and is well-reasoned.
How does the learning and teaching relate to the assessment
Engaging with the learning and teaching activities throughout the module will help you build your final assignment. There will be frequent and regular opportunities to practise analysis and reflection – crucially, you will receive formative feedback on these activities.

Case study analysis, using the four question method, is incorporated into seminars and you will become familiar with the task of critically evaluating organisational change through different learning and teaching activities. Reflecting on the implications of organisational change is a key feature of the four question method, which asks ‘what else can I learn from this ’. This directs you to consider how the lessons learned from critically evaluating organisational change might help you better understand your own experience/s of change and inform your own future practice.

Additionally, every study unit includes assignment support to help you to understand what is expected of you and to perform well (e.g. a step-by step guide to completing your assignment).

What additional resources may help me complete this assessment
In addition to the resources produced by the module team, you should explore:
UWE Library Study Skills pages – for online support and bookable workshops

You can also access support relating to specific study skills pages relating to this module assessment:
How to plan and structure your writing
Writing skills
Reflective writing
How to write critically
English language support

What do I do if I am concerned about completing this assessment
UWE Bristol offer a range of Assessment Support Options that you can explore through this link, and both Academic Support and Wellbeing Support are available.
How do I avoid Assessment Offences on this module [ UWE Bristol’s UWE’s Assessment Offences Policy requires that you submit work that is entirely your own and reflects your own learning, so it is important to:
Ensure you reference all sources used, using the UWE Harvard system and the guidance available on UWE’s Study Skills referencing pages.
Avoid copying and pasting any work into this assessment, including your own previous assessments, work from other students or internet sources
Develop your own style, arguments and wording, so avoid copying sources and changing individual words but keeping, essentially, the same sentences and/or structures from other sources
Never give your work to others who may copy it
If an individual assessment, develop your own work and preparation, and do not allow anyone to make amends on your work (including proof-readers, who may highlight issues but not edit the work) and
When submitting your work, you will be required to confirm that the work is your own, and text-matching software and other methods are routinely used to check submissions against other submissions to the university and internet sources. Details of what constitutes plagiarism and how to avoid it can be found on UWE’s Study Skills pages about avoiding plagiarism.
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Use the support above if you feel unable to submit your own work for this module.
To avoid Assessment Offences on this module, you should not copy work from any source, including your own previous assessments, and present it as your own work for this assessment, or to provide your own work to others.
You should not work with others on the final assessment in any way that materially impacts what you present as your own, or for anyone to make amendments on your work. (This includes proof-readers, who may highlight issues but not edit the work.)
You should not change individual words but keep, essentially, the same sentences and/or structures from other sources: this will be detected by text-matching software. Please write in your own words and style to convey your own learning.
You should reference all sources used when developing your assessment, using the UWE Harvard system. Further guidance on correct referencing is available on UWE’s Study Skills referencing pages.
Marks and Feedback
Your assessment will be marked according to the following marking criteria. You can use these to evaluate your own work before you submit.