HURD 741 - Organization Development (OD)

3 Credits

Prerequisite(s): None This course is designed to provide an understanding of the underlying theory of organization change and intervention; to explore how various change strategies can be applied to problems involving people in intact systems; and to analyze successful approaches and techniques in organization development, to include materials, techniques, designs, current issues and practices in organization development. Other learning interventions are applied to enhance students’ skills, knowledge and abilities include: understanding of the organization as a system, organization assessment, team building and intergroup work as OD intervention, entry strategies, internal/external change agent, and third-party consultation.