SUBJECT

Title

Organisational Development

Type of instruction

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Level

master

Faculty

Faculty of Education and Psychology

Part of degree program

Credits

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Recommended in

2-4 Semester

Typically offered in

Autumn/Spring semester

Course description

Aim of the course

The aim of this course is to facilitate the learning of organisational development and its practical issues. The students will gain a better understanding of the process and the practical issues of Organisational Development (OD) through an exercise, by performing an organisational diagnosis and consulting practicing OD professionals. It is also aimed to develop capabilities, that are required in during organisational development processes (creative team techniques, communication, interview methods, organisational interviewing, cooperation, conflict management, etc.) which are practiced in situational exersises as individual, in team and/or in pair. In this course, students will have the opportunity to meet with practicing managers and to observe the dilemmas of daily practice.

Learning outcome, competences

Knowledge:

Overall knowledge of organisational development’s characteristics
Knowledge of organisational development’s diagnostic methods

Attitude:

Commitment to the integrated use of organizational development methods.
To become a well educated in theory as well as practical professional

Skills:

Application of the different methods of organistional diagnostics

Content of the course

Topics of the course

Processes and methods of organisational development
Theoretical dilemmas and practical questions of organisational development
Practical exersise: Organisational diagnosis at an operating organisation. The main topics of organisational diagnosis: Organisational goals, Organisational structure, management systems, Organisational values, Organisational communication, conflict management, commitment, motivation.

Learning activities, learning methods

In this course a practical exersise is performed on the basis of knowledge, acquired in curse PSZM-VSZ 06-1 The preparation for this practical exersise takes place in form of small-team work, situational exersise and practice role.

Evaluation of outcomes

Learning Requirements, method and criteria of valuation:

Requirements

Active and creative participation in the practical exersise
Written report and presentation of the result of practical exersise

Valuation method:

participation and involvement
The completion of a defined subject, chapter of the written report of organisational diagnoses.

Readings

Beckhard R (1969): Organization Development: Strategies and Models 0th Edition , Addison-Wesley (June 1969)
Burke, W. W (1994) Organization Development: A Process of Learning and Changing. Addison-Wesley
Burke, R. Cooper, C. (2006), Inspiring Leaders. Routledge (E-book)
Garavan, T. N., O’Brien, F., & Watson, S. (2014). Leadership development and organizational success. In K. Kraiger, J. Passmore, N.R. dos Santos & S. Malvezzi (eds.) The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of the Psychology of Training, Development, and Performance Improvement (pp. 354-397). Boston: MA, Wiley-Blackwell. Adair J (2005) How to Grow Leaders. London: Kogan Page.
Carter, Louis L. (2004). Best Practices in Leadership Development and Organization Change,
Senge, Peter M. (1990). The Fifth Discipline, Doubleday/Currency, ISBN 0-385-26094-6
Sullivan, Roland (2010). Practicing Organization Development: A Guide for Leading Change
Schultz, Diane P. Schultz, Sydney Ellen (2006). Psychology and work today: and introduction to industrial and organizational psychology (9th ed.) Upper Saddle River, NY
Wendell L. French Cecil H. Bell, Jr (1998).: Organization Development: Behavior Science Interventions for Organization Improvement, Prentice Hall; 6th edition (December 25, 1998)