Hi, I am Professor Bonenfant. I obtained my Technology Instruction and Liberal Arts bachelor’s degrees from Excelsior University, and my Master of Science degree in Business Administration from University of Phoenix. I am currently the NCTC Director of Grants and teach business and management courses on my off time.
I have 25 years active duty service with the U.S. Navy including six years spent as a flight instructor. I most recently managed Amazon Fulfillment as a Senior Operations Manager from 2019-2023 and spent ten years as a senior intelligence manager for the Department of the Navy in Washington DC.
COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE AND INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
Course title: Change Management
Course prefix, number, and section number: BMGT 2311 0310
Semester/Year of course: Fall 2025
Semester start and end dates: August 25th to December 13th, 2025
Modality (Face to face/Synchronous or Asynchronous online/Hybrid): Online
Class meeting location, days, and times: Online
Lab meeting location, days, and times: None
Semester credit hours: 3
Course description: Knowledge, skills, and tools that enable a leader/organization to facilitate
change in a participative style.
Course prerequisites: None
Required course materials:
Managing Organizational Change 4th Edition
By Palmer, Dunford & Buchanan
McGraw Hill Connect
ISBN: 9781264071531 - eBook
ISBN: 978126407161-6 - Paperback
Name of instructor: John Bonenfant
Office location: Champions Circle, Office 105
Telephone number: 940-380-2548 Office
E-mail address: jbonenfant@nctc.edu; Preferred: Canvas Course email.
Office hours for students: Online Tuesday & Thursday, 6-7 pm and by appointment.
SYLLABUS CHANGE DISCLAIMER
The faculty member reserves the right to make changes to this published syllabus if it is in the best interest of the educational development of this class. Any such changes will be announced as soon as possible in person and/or writing.
SUMMARY OF COURSE ASSIGNMENTS
List of graded assignments:
Text Assignments 10%
12 Chapter Quizzes 30%
9 Discussions 15%
8 Case Studies 30%
1 Final Exam 10%
Extra Credit 5%
Final grade scale:
A = 90-100%
B = 80 – 89%
C = 70 – 79%
D = 60 – 69%
F = 0-59%
Late work policy:
To be fair to all students, I DO NOT accept late work except for documented illnesses. You have 7 days to complete assignments. Please take advantage of the time you have. If you have a problem uploading an assignment and choose to email it to me, it must be time stamped before 11:59 p.m. on Sunday or whatever the due date is. All assignments are important so please do not discount them.
SEE CANVAS FOR THE COMPLETE COURSE CALENDAR, OUTLINE, DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF
GRADED WORK, AND OTHER RELATED MATERIAL.
COURSE POLICIES
Academic Integrity Policy:
Scholastic dishonesty shall include, but is not limited to cheating, plagiarism, academic falsification, intellectual property dishonesty, academic dishonesty facilitation and collusion. Faculty members may document and bring charges against a student who is engaged in or is suspected to be engaged in academic dishonesty. See Student Handbook, “Student Rights & Responsibilities: Student Conduct.” Consequences for academic dishonesty may include:
- The student will receive a failing grade of "O" on the assignment. If the assignment is within a group in which the lowest assignment is dropped, the assignment will not be able to count as a dropped score. It will count as part of the grade.
- A "Scholastic Dishonesty Report Form" will be submitted regarding the incident
- Student may be dropped from the course with a failing grade (letter grade of “F”) if there is a second infraction or the first infraction was deemed extremely serious.
Policy Regarding AI Tools:
To use AI tools effectively requires understanding and experience. For this reason, AI Tools (Chat GPT, Google Bard, Unity Muse, Visual Studio IntelliCode, ect) may not be used in this course without prior permission from the instructor. Uses of these tools without permission will be considered plagiarism.
There will be one AI involved assignment which will be the only authorized use of AI in this course. That assignment will specifically state the use of AI.
Attendance Policy:
Regular and punctual attendance is expected of all students in all classes for which they have registered. All absences are unauthorized unless the student is absent due to illness or emergencies as determined by the instructor. It is the student responsibility to provide documentation as to the emergency for approval and judgement by the faculty member. Approved college sponsored activities are the only absences for which a student should not be held liable and only when provided by a college official ahead of the absence. Valid reasons for absence, however, do not relieve the student of the responsibility for making up required work. Students will not be allowed to make up an examination missed due to absence unless they have reasons acceptable to the instructor. A student who is compelled to be absent when a test is given should petition the instructor, in advance, if possible, for permission to postpone the exam.
Student will be dropped from a class by the Registrar upon recommendation of the instructor who feels the student has been justifiably absent or tardy a sufficient number of times to preclude meeting the course’s objectives. Persistent, unjustified absences from classes or laboratories will be considered sufficient cause for college officials to drop a student from the rolls of the College.
Withdrawal Policy:
A student may withdraw from a course on or after the official date of record. It is the student’s responsibility to initiate and complete a Withdrawal Request Form.
Last day to withdraw from the course with a “W” is November 3rd, 2024
- Last Day to Drop with 100% Refund Aug 24th
- Last Day to Drop without a Grade Sep 9th
- Last day to drop with grade of a “W” Nov 3rd
Student Learning Outcomes: (From Academic Course Guide Manual/Workforce Education Course Manual/NCTC Catalog)
At the successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
1. Explain the roles of change agent and champion within the organization;
2. Explain the progression of change from introduction to completion;
3. Examine barriers to successful implementation; and
4. Demonstrate ability to analyze internal and external environments as well as stakeholder issues in showing need for change.
COLLEGE POLICIES
ADA STATEMENT
NCTC will adhere to all applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations and guidelines with respect to providing reasonable accommodations to afford equal educational opportunity. It is the student’s responsibility to contact the Office for Students with Disabilities to arrange appropriate accommodations. See the OSD Syllabus Addendum.
AI STATEMENT
Absent a clear statement from a course instructor, use of or consultation with generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) or other similar technologies shall be treated analogously to assistance from another person, agency, or entity. In particular, using generative AI tools to substantially complete an assignment or exam is not permitted. Students should acknowledge the use of generative AI (other than incidental use) and default to disclosing such assistance when in doubt.
When students use generative AI to replace the rigorous demands of personal engagement with their coursework, it runs counter to the educational mission of the college and undermines the heart of education itself. Artificial Intelligence, large language models, and other such technologies hold promise for deploying knowledge in service to others and accelerating the discovery of new knowledge. However, such technology poses new challenges to pedagogy and to integrity. Within the context of the teaching mission of the college and consistent with the Student Code of Conduct, the authority to define the appropriate use, study, and deployment of these technologies rests with the faculty.
Individual course instructors, in coordination with their divisions, set policies regulating the use of generative AI tools in their courses, including allowing or disallowing some or all uses of such tools. Course instructors will set such policies in their course syllabi and clearly communicate such policies to students. Students who are unsure of policies regarding generative AI tools are encouraged to ask their instructors for clarification.
STUDENT HANDBOOK
Students are expected to follow all rules and regulations found in the Student Handbook.
STUDENT SERVICES
NCTC provides a multitude of services and resources to support students. See the Student Services Syllabus Addendum for a listing of those departments and links to their sites.
QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, or COMPLAINTS
The student should contact the instructor to deal with any questions, concerns, or complaints specific to the class. If the student and faculty are not able to resolve the issue, the student may contact the chair or coordinator of the division. If the student remains unsatisfied, the student may proceed to contact the instructional dean.
Name of Chair/Coordinator: Teresa Laman
Office location: Corinth Suite 170, Office 172
Telephone number: 940-498-6263
E-mail address: tlaman@nctc.edu
Name of Instructional Dean: Debbie Huffman
Office location: Gainesville CTC 2106
Telephone number: 940-668-3357
E-mail address: dhuffman@nctc.edu