Organization Development and Change

HRDV5630

Code	HRDV5630
School	WGS
Description	Organization development (OD) is the process of planning and implementing interventions to create interpersonal, group, intergroup, or organization-wide change. This course presents the theoretical foundations of organization development as an applied behavioral science. Students will also be introduced to many types of interpersonal, intra-group, intergroup, and organizational interventions that are used to effect comprehensive and lasting changes.
Module Level	5
Module Code	HRDV5630
Webster Code	HRDV 5630
Class	EL\|MA\|
Availability	DE\|SA\|
Available Summer	N
Credits	3
Contact Hours	34
Course Length (wks)	8
Learning Outcomes	Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to: Students will be able to identify organizational situations that would benefit from organization development interventions. Students will be able to diagnose the organizational systems issues at the level of the individual, small group, inter-group, organization, and organization/environment levels of analysis. Students will explain the limitations of conventional analytical frameworks in hyper-turbulent organizational environments. At a foundational level, students will be able to diagnose and plan an intervention that will increase organizational effectiveness. Students will be able to easily locate professional resources/tools available to the practitioner. Students will be able to identify ways to utilize the personal self as an instrument in the change process. Students will be able integrate OD frameworks with broader HR frames and competency models. Students will be able to synthesize intellectual explanations from the field with methodological competencies.
Pre-Requisites	None
Course Conduct	Academic Honesty The university is committed to high standards of academic honesty. Students will be held responsible for violations of these standards. Attendance Students are expected to attend ALL class sessions of EVERY course. In the case of unavoidable absence, the student must contact the instructor. The student is subject to appropriate academic penalty for incomplete or unacceptable makeup work, or for excessive or unexcused absences. Generally, a student who misses more than one four-hour course period (per course) without a documented excuse (such as illness) and advanced permission from the instructor should withdraw from the class. This means: You may not miss the first 2 weeks of any class and expect to continue in that class. If you have begun a class, and subsequently have 2 absences, we will call you in and you may be asked to withdraw. Your student visa status may be affected.
Weekly Schedule	Full syllabus provided during the first lecture.