OD 521 Organization Development and Change Management
Focuses on understanding, managing, and facilitating change in organizations. Emphasizes the use of diagnostic models and theories of organization development to identify organizational problems, plan interventions, and develop processes for facilitating planned organizational change. Offered fall and spring semester. (3)
OD 522 Organization Development Interventions and Implementation
Focuses on implementing and measuring organization development interventions. Emphasizes the ability to analyze findings, develop solutions, design strategies, and measure results. See department chair for course offering schedule. (3)
OD 523 Executive Coaching
Focuses on leading-edge organization development trends, specifically executive coaching and consulting. Emphasis is on the skill and art of coaching executives in high-performance organizations. Provides approaches and application of dialogue, adult learning, change, and measurement. This course requires a high level of interaction and participation. It also requires practice outside the classroom and journal writing. Students learn to apply skills in leadership, team, and organizational renewal efforts. Offered spring semester. (3)
OD 524 Consulting Skills
Enables student to function responsibly as novice consultant or mid-level practitioner, depending on each student’s entry-level knowledge and skills. Emphasis is placed on practical application of conceptual skills. Students learn to apply consulting skills and strategies to their own work situations. Course content focuses on current consulting theory and practice, building an effective client-consultant relationship, and applying skills and strategies. Offered fall semester. (3)
OD 525 Organization Theory and Design
Explores organizational theories and structures for increased efficiency and results. Provides basic approaches for the design and implementation of high-performance cultures, designs, internal systems, technology, innovation, control, goals, ethics, leadership, decision making, teams, and strategy. (3)
OD 526 Advanced Facilitation Skills
Provides a conceptual basis for, and extensive practical application of, group facilitation skills to be used in high-performance groups, teams, and organizations. See department chair for course offering schedule. (3)