Organization Development Courses
Examines theories of group process and team dynamics, as well as practical techniques for facilitating productivity as a team member or outside facilitator. Topics include group formation and structure, cohesion, power, conflict and negotiation, and decision-making Colleges restricted to Sch of Bus and Prof Studies and Sch of Bus and Prof Studies. Restricted to Graduate level; Organization Development majors
Explores the relationships among individuals, groups, organizations, and society within the context of a globalized and ever-changing world. A dynamic, holistic, systems approach frames the examination of individual behavior, interpersonal relationships, and organizational processes, structures, and cultures with emphasis on the interdependencies that impact organizational functioning. Students reflect on their competence as leaders in the Jesuit tradition of service to others and respect for diverse ideas and backgrounds. Restricted to Organization Development majors.
Investigates the nature of change, forces for change, and the impact of change on its recipients. Introduces students to the practice of organization development with respect to change efforts in organizations as they examine their own roles and skill sets as change agents. Restricted to Organization Development majors.
Focuses on how people's behavior is influenced by others in organizational settings. Relates previous studies of motivation, attitudes, politics, decision-making and culture to productive, creative, and ethical actions in order to better understand how people shape the environment in which they work. Restricted to Organization Development majors.
Develops skills in person-to-person negotiations in which the stakes are high, people have different points of view, and strong emotions often support these views. This course is skills-based, experiential and participatory in nature. Restricted to Organization Development majors.
Prepares students to work effectively in complex project environments. Focuses on the foundations of professional project management and change management that are necessary to assume with confidence a challenging role in contemporary and future projects.
Covers research methods - qualitative and quantitative - relevant to the practice of OD. Emphasis is on applied research methods, including action research, used in developing research studies and performing data analyses. Restricted to Organization Development majors.
Reviews the consulting process, especially with respect to organization development. Focuses on the values and ethics underlying the consulting practice, and the essential skills for a consultant, including entering, contracting, developing client capability, and managing unplanned events in the change process. Restricted to Organization Development majors.
Examines theories of group process and team dynamics, as well as practical techniques for facilitating productivity as a team member or outside facilitator. Topics include team formation and structure, cohesion, power, conflict, and decision-making. Restricted to Organization Development majors.
Stresses the design and implementation of various organizational interventions by applying the diagnosis-intervention-evaluation process. Students learn to choose between, and then design, appropriate interventions to transform an organization from a current state to a desired future state. Restricted to Organization Development majors.
Focuses on how people's behavior is influenced by their actions and the actions of others in organizational settings. Examines theories of group processes and team dynamics, as well as practical techniques for facilitating productivity as a team member or outside facilitator. Integrates previous coursework on motivation, attitudes, power and politics, conflict, and decision-making.
Familiarizes students with core statistical methods – including descriptive and inferential statistics, correlation, regression, and ANOVA – used in behavioral research and data analysis.
Introduces fundamental accounting and financial terms and concepts leaders and managers rely on as they consider the viability of change initiatives. Focuses on the budgeting process so that managers can make decisions to ensure the organization's long-term viability.
Offers an intensive introduction to statistics and its uses in OD practice. Surveys descriptive and inferential statistical methods applied in research and decision-making.
Explores the language and essential elements of accounting and finance relation to budgeting for OD projects. Focuses on the budgeting and strategic processes so that managers can make decisions to ensure the organizations's long-term viability.
Requires a diagnostic and data-based approach to conducting an applied research project within an existing organization. Students analyze an organization's current state and recommend strategies for change. Restricted to Organization Development majors.
By special arrangement. Restricted to Organization Development majors.
