《Organisational Development》课程教学大纲

OrganisationalDevelopment

Stage

3

Semester

1

ModuleTitle

OrganisationalDevelopment

ModuleReferenceCode

H8ORGDEV

Status(M/E)

Elective

ECTSCredit

5

ModuleNFQLevel

8

Pre-requisiteModules

Code

Title

Co-requisiteModules

Code

Title

Capstone(Y/N)

ContactHours

Non-ContactHours

Total

Lecture

Practical

Tutorial

Seminar

Assignment

Placement

Independent

24

12

89

125

AllocationofmarkswithintheModule

ContinuousAssessment

Project

Practical

TerminalExamination

Total

%Contribution

40%

60%

100%

IntendedModuleLearningOutcomes

Onsuccessfulcompletionofthismodule,learnerswillbeableto:

LO1. Demonstrateanunderstandingtheprinciplesandconceptsthatdirectchangeinorganisationsanditsimplicationsfororganisations.

LO2. Demonstratespecialisedconceptualisedknowledgeoftheprocessesofchangemanagement,changeagentsandorganisationallearning.

LO3. InvestigateOrganisationalDevelopmentphilosophiesandstrategies.

LO4. Adopttheperspectiveofaconsultantandbeinapositiontoapplyorganisationaldevelopmenttheoriestoavarietyoforganisationalsituationsandcontexts.

ModuleObjectives

TheaimofthismoduleistoprovideaninsightintoorganisationalchangeandtodescribeOrganisationDevelopment(OD)asanapproachtomanagingchange

ModuleCurriculum

IntroductiontoOrganisationDevelopment

WhatisOD?ExploringtheODConcept

TheFoundationsofOrganisationalChange

ThefailureoforganizationalchangeanddevelopmentprogrammesDifferenttypesofPlannedChangeModelsofOrganisationDevelopmentandChangeValuesinOrganisationDevelopment

UnderstandingtheOrganisationDevelopmentProcess

TheOrganisationDevelopmentPractitionerTheDiagnosticProcessResistancetoChange

OrganisationDevelopmentInterventions

ODInterventionStrategiesandTargetsIndividualtoOrganisationalInterventionsandApproaches.

TheFutureofOD

EmergingDirectionsforOrganisationalDevelopmentFutureissuesandchallenges

TeachingandLearningStrategy

Thelearningstrategyinvolvestheuseoflectures,tutorials,casestudies,classdiscussionsandvideoasappropriate.Lecturesprovideaframeworkandintroductiontoeachtopiccovered,thiswillbesupplementedbydiscussionandapplicationoftheorythroughtheothermethodsmentioned.Eachtopicisfurtherdevelopedinspecificrecommendedreadingswhichareessentialforlearningandeffectiveperformanceintheassessments.

AssessmentStrategy

AssessmentType

AssessmentDescription

Outcomeaddressed

%oftotal

AssessmentDate

Assignment

Project

1,2,3,4

40

n/a

TerminalExam

End-of-SemesterFinalExamination

1,2,3,4

60

End-of-Semester

Project(40%)

ThisinvolvessettingamajortaskwherestudentsmustapplyanODapproachtoanorganisationalproblem,scenarioorsituation.

Dependingonthenatureofthetaskthestudentwillbeobligedtoworkindependentlyand/oraspartofagroup.

Studentswillberequiredtodrawupontherelevanttheoryormodelsthatmaybeapplicable.

Thetaskmayinvolvethestudentsidentifyingproblemsorissuesandoutliningpossiblesolutionsandrecommendations.

Studentsmayalsoberequiredtoofferapresentationtoanaudiencebasedontheirwork.

(LO1,LO2,LO3,LO4)

TerminalExamination(60%)

Theendofsemesterexampaperconsistsoffivequestionsonthematerialcoveredinlectures,tutorials,discussionsandgroupexercisescarriedoutbystudentsduringthemodule.Studentsareofferedachoiceoffivequestionsandmustanswerthree.

Responsestoquestionswouldinclude:essaystyleresponses.

Studentswillbemarkedaccordingtoclarity,structure,contemporaryexamples-thatillustratepointsmade,referencetomaterialscovered,theoriesandresearchinthefield.

(LO1,LO2,LO3,LO4)

ReadingListandOtherResources

RecommendedBookReading

Dr.DonaldL.Anderson2012,OrganizationDevelopment,SecondEd.,SagePublications,Inc[ISBN:9781412987745]

SupplementaryBookReading

CUMMINGST.G.ANDWORLEYC.G.2009,ORGANIZATIONDEVELOPMENTANDCHANGE,NINTHEd.,CENGAGELEARNING[ISBN:978-0-324-58053-2]

JoanV.Gallos,editor;forewordbyEdgarH.Schein2006,Organizationdevelopment,Jossey-BassSanFransisco,CA[ISBN:9780787984267]

FRANCIS,H.,HOLBECHE,L.,ANDREDDINGTON,M.2012,PEOPLEANDORGANISATIONALDEVELOPMENT:ANEWAGENDAFORORGANISATIONALEFFECTIVENESS,CIPDLONDON[ISBN:9781843982692]

LearningEnvironment

Learningwilltakeplacein