BUKIDNON STATE UNIVERSITY
A Special Place For Teaching And Learning
Malaybalay City, Bukidnon, 8700, Tel (088) 221-2237; Telefax (088) 813-2717 www.bsc.edu.ph – presoffice@bsc.edu.ph Instructor : RONALD T. RAMAO, MPA Class Schedule : Monday, Wednesday and Friday Room : GR 14 (Graduate School Building) Email : ramao_ronald@yahoo.com ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT I
Course Description
Organizational Development (OD) is a conscious, planned process of developing an organization’s capabilities so that it can attain and sustain an optimum level of performance as measured by efficiency, effectiveness, and health. Through the process of OD, we attempt to bring about successful change efforts in individual employees, groups and teams, inter-groups, and organizations as well. At any of these levels, when we use the process of OD we are essentially asking: Where are we? Where do want to be? How do we get from where we are to where we want to be? To achieve a competitive advantage in a global marketplace, contemporary organizations are in a continuous state of change. Within such a complex system as an organization, change has a rippling effect. For instance, technological innovation is not limited to hardware and software. It has an impact, sometimes quite dramatic, economically, politically, socially, legally, organizationally, and even personally. Given the magnitude of change taking place, it is important for HR, OB, and Evaluation professionals to examine the theories and models, and methods and processes related to organizational change. In this course, we will focus on those methods, models, and processes specifically related to diagnosing and planning for organizational change. II
Rationale
Organizational development is considered as a multi-step process that may involve a wide variety of interventions. Interventions from those involving basic human processes to those requiring planning at the strategic level are considered in this course, with a particular emphasis on selecting appropriate interventions based on thoughtful diagnosis of organizational issues. Studies organization development as a process of planned change to improve an organization's problem-solving skills and its overall effectiveness within a changing and complex environment, including behavioral effects of power and authority, formal organizations, structural variation, leadership, motivation, and organizational change. III
Objectives
At the end of this course, students should have acquired sufficient knowledge of the field of organization development that they should (1) understand the basic theories upon which the field of OD is based, (2) have developed an understanding of the challenges of leading a planned change initiative and methods to increase the likelihood of success, (3) have developed a working knowledge of all aspects of the OD intervention process including entering and contracting, data collection and diagnosis, intervention methodologies, implementation, and sustaining change, (4) understand the unique challenges of attempting an organization transformation, (5) understand the roles that consultants, internal or external, can play in the OD process, and (6) have improved their own facilitation skills through a team facilitation assignment. IV
Course Requirements Major Exams Oral Midterm exam Written Final Exam Case Analysis: Select two local and national organizations and analyze their organizational structure, leadership style, cultural practices and communication networks. Make your possible suggestion that you think this might be helpful in obtaining organizational development. Attendance Class Participation Self-guided Individual Reports
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Grading System Major exams Case Analysis Class Participation Attendance Self-guided Individual Report Total
40% 10% 15% 15% 20% 100%
Course Outline
Time Frame Session 1
Topics
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Session 2
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Class and Team Activities Overview of the Course, setting directions, expectation Class Discussion and planned activities Course requirements and grading system Introduction to Organizational Development (Cummings and Worley) Assignment: (Definition of Organizational Development with Integration to 7 continental perspective of OD) Characteristics of an Organization Group Reports Key Role in Learning Organizational Development Nature of Organization Organizational Structure Organizational Culture
Session 3 Session 4
Session 5 Session 6
Session 7
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Process of Organizational Development Class Discussion Human Resource Management Organizational Change The Future of Organizational Development Strategy Class Discussion Change Management in Organizational Development Organizational Targets: Embracing Change into a new direction 1. Theories and Practices of Organizational Development Individual Research 1. Reframing Change: Training, Realigning, Negotiating, Individual Report Grieving, & Moving On 2. Dealing with Different Leadership Styles in the Organization 3. Matching Strategy and Structure 4. Effective Leadership and Management Styles 5. Generating Simultaneous Personal, Team, and Organization Development 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3.
1. Case Analysis
Textbook References and Other Leaning Materials
Individual