Organisation Development

MGDI70461 Organisation Development 15 Semester 1 Postgraduate Taught Level 6 Nehal Mahtab Unit coordinator 1 FHEQ level (Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) ' Masters/Integrated Masters P4 ' European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System Rating : 7.5 ' Aims, history and philosophy of OD - Ethics, values and OD - OD and its relationship to HRM and HRD - The role of internal and external OD consultants - Understanding organisational change processes from an OD perspective; methods and techniques - OD diagnosis: methods and techniques - OD in international applied settings - Critical perspectives on selected OD literature - Resistance to change in OD processes. - Aims, history and philosophy of OD - Ethics, values and OD - OD and its relationship to HRM and HRD - The role of internal and external OD consultants - Understanding organisational change processes from an OD perspective; methods and techniques - OD diagnosis: methods and techniques - OD in international applied settings - Critical perspectives on selected OD literature - Resistance to change in OD processes. - To provide a critical understanding of OD as an approach to organisational change and development; - To enable participants to identify the implications of OD for their own practice as change agents in international settings particularly developing/transitional country context Knowledge and understanding·         define OD, and relate it to issues of organisational capacity building in developing countries.·         discuss the relationship between OD, HRM and HRD theories and practices.·         explain the philosophy that underpins traditional OD.·         Identify the stages of an OD process.·         distinguish between individual, team, and whole organisation based OD interventions and evaluate their relevance to developing countries.·         identify symptoms and causes of resistance to change in OD interventions, and strategies for dealing with resistance to change.·         outline the stages in the consultancy process, and evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of different consultancy styles.Intellectual skills·         develop their ability to assimilate and review critically academic literature.Practical skills·         work collaboratively with others in order to analyse and written material.·         develop their ability to present the findings of their work both orally and in writing.Transferable skills and personal qualities·         develop the skills which they need to gather data from a range of sources.·         develop their ability to review and analyse critically contrasting information.·         develop their ability to empathise with managers who have to manage change in work organisations.·         develop their self-management skills including their ability to manage time effectively.·         develop the skills which they need to articulate clearly their point of view particularly in response to questioning.·         develop their willingness to question and develop their understanding, perspectives and values in response to listening to others <ul> <li> define OD, and relate it to issues of organisational capacity building in developing countries.</li> <li> discuss the relationship between OD, HRM and HRD theories and practices.</li> <li> explain the philosophy that underpins traditional OD.</li> <li> identify the stages of an OD process.</li> <li> distinguish between individual, team, and whole organisation based OD interventions and evaluate their relevance to developing countries.</li> <li> identify symptoms and causes of resistance to change in OD interventions, and strategies for dealing with resistance to change.</li> <li> outline the stages in the OD consultancy process, and evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of OD consultancy processes.</li> </ul> • develop their ability to assimilate and review critically academic literature. <ul> <li>  work collaboratively with others in order to analyse and written material.</li> <li> develop their ability to present the findings of their work both orally and in writing.</li> </ul>  • develop the skills which they need to gather data from a range of sources.• develop their ability to review and analyse critically contrasting information.• develop their ability to empathise with managers who have to manage change in work organisations.• develop their self-management skills including their ability to manage time effectively.• develop the skills which they need to articulate clearly their point of view particularly in response to questioning.• develop their willingness to question and develop their understanding, perspectives and values in response to listening to others <div>The unit will be delivered by means of weekly lectures. These lectures will incorporate opportunities for students to work together in small groups. Where appropriate, the teaching and learning processes will include formal lectures, case study work, the use of audio-visual material, and student presentations. The teaching programme will be delivered, in the main, by the module convenor but may include inputs from guest speakers. VLE provision will include material covered during the weekly sessions and material designed to help students complete the assignment.</div>  2 Written assignment (inc essay) 100% <ul><li>One 3,000 word assignment. This assignment may contain more than one distinct section.</li></ul> Feedback via VLEd/face to face. MSc Mgmt & Inf Sys: Chge & Dev MSc Mgmt & Inf Sys: Chge & Dev PGDT Taught Component Optional MSc Mgmt & Inf Sys: Chge & Dev MSc Mgmt & Inf Sys: Chge & Dev PGDT Taught Component Optional MSc Organisatnl Change & Devel MSc Organisatnl Change & Devel PGDT Taught Component Mandatory MSc Organisatnl Change & Devel MSc Organisatnl Change & Devel PGDT Taught Component Mandatory MSc HRD (Int'l Development) MSc HRD (Int'l Development) PGDT Taught Component Mandatory MSc HRD (Int'l Development) MSc HRD (Int'l Development) PGDT Taught Component Mandatory Y Rothwell, W.J., Imroz, S.M., Bakhshandeh, B.eds., 2021. Organization development interventions : executing effective organizational change 1st ed. Boca Raton, Florida ; Routledge. Anderson, D.L., 2024. Organization development : the process of leading organizational change 6th edition. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications Ltd. Cheung-Judge, M.-Y., Holbeche, L., 2021. Organization development a practitioner’s guide for OD and HR Third edition. London: Kogan Page. Zink, H., Turner, T., 2024. Team coaching for organisational development : team, leader, organisation, coach and supervision perspectives. Abingdon, England: Routledge. Schubert, V., 2023. Leadership and organisational culture in development : challenging exceptionalism. London, England ; Routledge. Lectures 20 0 130