Please refer to the Calendar for dates these assignments will be due. This page is still being updated!
Active participation will be evaluated three ways: your postings on our discussion boards, your participation in the live chats, and references to the course readings or other related reading in your discussions. There will be three mandatory live sessions from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. PACIFIC TIME June 5, 12, and 26. To access the live sessions, you will need to log into Blackboard and click on the virtual classroom button. I suggest that you attempt to join a live session prior to class; you will need to download java if you do not already have it on your computer. I also suggest that you allocate plenty of time for the live chat to load prior to our session. If you have difficulty, contact technical support at SJSU.
Introduce yourself on a homepage in Blackboard. You can access your homepage on Blackboard at Tools/Edit Your Homepage.
Of the three challenges to initiating change – fear, relevance and urgency – which on seems to particular application to you? You might want to use the personal reflection questions on page 253 in DOC.
What are some change challenges that you are facing at your organization? Where do you think the organization is in the change process? What is your role in the organization?
Please announce to the rest of the class what book your group will be reviewing. How did your group decide? What was it about the book that drew you to it? How did your group work together to decide and to include everyone's voice? Did different people in the group take on different roles? When you have completed your discussion, please post an outline or summary of the book here and some insight into what your group thought about the book. That way, we all get to learn from each other. Your posting may be a word document or a power point presentation. It's up to you. You decide how best to effectively communicate your message. This is your opportunity to locate (the search will be a learning experience, too) and read a book on Change Management other than the required texts.
The course project is your opportunity to explore the theory and/or practical applications of topics of interest to you. You may work alone or with a partner of small team. Your project may take the form of a research paper, OR web site, OR a case study, OR any other creative way you might want to present what you have learned. [note: You might want to tackle a project to explore the impact of the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Patriot Act on libraries.]
Suggestions for research: Select a topic that we do not cover in class or something of particular interest to you and prepare a research paper. Previous topics tackled by students include: Crisis Management, The Information Commons, Information Literacy, Library Leadership: The Need for Change, Digital and Virtual Libraries: The Changing Landscape of Library Reference Service, The Changing Role of Academic Librarians, Joint-use Facilities, and Knowledge Management in Organizations.
Web site: You may present your research as a web site. Your web site may be a change management resource for librarians, or a site of resources to address a particular topic of interest.
Case study ideas: This should be a real organization (you may change the names and significant factors that would break confidentiality, if necessary). It can be your place of employment, an organization where you volunteer, or an organization that you research. This is your opportunity to demonstrate how you would apply what you learn in this class to a real-life situation. Here is a suggested outline.