ORGL 615 - ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Organizational development is a planned, organization-wide effort to increase an organization’s effectiveness and viability. In this course, students will learn about the social science techniques that exist to help an organization plan change, for purposes of enhancing the personal development of individuals and/or improving the effectiveness of organizational functioning. In particular, students will learn to clarify organizational goals, develop action plans for change, and evaluate the effectiveness of those action plans. In addition, students will learn about change processes, learn to identify personal and organizational barriers to change and learn how to overcome these barriers. To enhance student learning, students will put together an action plan as a final project for this course. As such, this course is particularly recommended for students who are considering an organizational development or strategic planning project for their Organizational Leadership capstone project.