Duration
10h Th, 10h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in public health (120 ECTS) (new programme) | 2 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This course addresses the processes of change management and innovation in public health settings. Indeed, the public health sector regularly faces transformations in response to new and numerous health challenges. The ability to manage these transformations and introduce innovation is crucial for the success and sustainability of institutions in this sector.
In this course, students will familiarize themselves with change and innovation processes in organizations, with a particular focus on public health institutions. They will also explore how these structures can be adapted to better accommodate and integrate changes and innovations at work.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The learning outcomes (LO) of this course are:
- Understand the key concepts in change management and innovation specific to the publich health sector;
- Compare and critically analyze different theories and their application to the public health sector;
- Analyze real-life situations or examples in light of the studied concepts and apply them appropriately to meet organizational challenges;
- Create and implement appropriate solutions to real-life situations or examples based on the studied concepts.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
- Lecture sessions
- Active participation and interactivity
- Self-training prior to certain lecture sessions
- Group work
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Recommended or required readings
Recommended readings:
Pichault, F., Chevalier, F., Friedberg, E., & Castro, J. L. (2021). Gestion du changement: vers un management polyphonique. De Boeck Supérieur.
Deszca, G., Ingols, C., & Cawsey, T. F. (2019). Organizational change: An action-oriented toolkit. Sage Publications.
Written work / report
Additional information:
Students will be assessed based on group work whose modalities will be presented during the first-class meeting
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Michaël Parmentier - michael.parmentier@uliege.be