VIT Course File

2009-10 II Trimenster
UNIVERSITY
(Estd. u/s 3 of UGC Act 1956)

COURSE FILE
Faculty Details

Name of the Faculty : DR.S.GOMATHI

Designation : PROFESSOR

Department : VIT BUSINESS SCHOOL

Course Details

Name of the Class : II MBA : 2010

Branch : IIMBA Trimester :V

Title of the Subject : Organisation Development S. Code :

Type of the Course : Elective No. of Students : 65

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Brief Objective of the
Subject

Performance Target

Details Planned Actual (to be filled after the course

completion)

% of Pass 100

% of First Class 70

Class Average Marks 60

Qualitative Objective
(if any)
 MBAxxx : Organisation Development

L T P C
3 - - 2
Version No.:
Course Prerequisite: First year courses in HRM
Relevance of the course:

Objectives: Course Outcome : To enable the students on the principles and practices of
developing organizations, through OD Process, OD Intervention techniques, principles,
and values that show how to implement Planned change and effectiveness.

Expected Outcomes:
On completion of this course, the student will understand and be able to -
1. The fit between Individuals and the Organisation, the environment and the
Organisation.
2. Recognise the Organisational components such as strategy,structure and process.
3. Diagnose Strategies and OD process
4. Design Organisation development Intervention strategies
5. Apply action research as a tool for problem solving.
6. Understand the concept of Diagnosis of the problem and implementation of
Intervention strategies
7. Analyze and assess the Consultant –Client relationships
8. Build a learning Organisation
9. Identify necessary ethical practices that are necessary to implement OD
10.Manage internal change
11.To identify Team building Interventions
12.To know Human process Intervention
13.To know Techno structure Interventions
14.To recognize the strategic change Interventions
15.To Implement OD interventions aimed at Transforming Organisations

CONTENTS

Unit Description

An Introduction to Organisation development, History, values ,

1 assumptions and beliefs in OD.Foundations of Organisation development.
( 5 hrs)
Managing the OD process, OD Interventions,Team Intervention,
2.. Intergroup and thirdparty peace making, structural
Intervention,Comprehensive OD Interventions.( 10hrs)
Consultant-Client relationships, Power, politics and Organisation
3. development Research on Organisation development-Future of
Organisation development(7 hrs)
Text Books
Organisation Development, Behavioural science Interventions for Organisational
Improvement, Wendell L. French , Cecil H.bell, Jr, Sixth edition, pearson education
 TEACHING PLAN
Unit: 1
Session Teaching Learning
Sub-Topics
No. Pedagogy Resource

1. 1 An Introduction to PPT TB
Organisation
development,History
2. 2 Why OD? Values, beliefs PPT TB, RB
and assumptions of OD
3. 3 Foundations of OD, Explanation PPT TB, RB

through the case study -1

4. 4 Managing the OD process, OD L/PPT TB, RB

Interventions

5. 5 Team Intervention /L/PPT TB, RB

6. 6 /L/PPT TB, RB
Intergroup Intervention

7. 7 L/PPT TB, RB
Structural Intervention

8. 8 /L/PPT TB, RB
Comprehensive Intervention

9. 9 Discussion of Intervention through case L/PPT TB, RB

study IN GROUPS

10 10 Case study discussion OHP/L/PP TB, RB

. T

11 11 /L/PPT TB, RB
. Case study discussion

12 12 /L/PPT TB, RB
. Consultant –client relations

13 13 /L/PPT TB
Power, politics and OD

14 14 /L/PPT TB, RB
. Research in OD

15 15 Future directions of OD L/PPT TB

16 16 CASE STUDY PRESENTATION GROUP RB
17 17 GROUP RB
CASE STUDY PRESENTATION

18 18 CASE STUDY PRESENTATION GROUP RB

19 19 GROUP RB
CASE STUDY PRESENTATION

20 20 CASE STUDY PRESENTATION GROUP RB

21 21 CASE STUDY PRESENTATION GROUP RB
22 22 CASE STUDY PRESENTATION GROUP RB

Actual Date of Completion of the Unit and Remarks

Signature of the Division Leader Signature of the Faculty

Evaluation Plan
Instrument for Evaluation Units Marks (100)
MIDTERM 1 20
Final Exam 1, 2 40
Internal Mark 60
Assignments / Presentations/class Yes (Assignments20+Pre
participation sentations20+5Class
Participation)
Quiz /TEST Yes 05

Assignment I &II---SUBMISSION DATE

I -- 18-10-2010
I I— 1-11-2010
MODEL QUESTION PATTERN –TERM END
OPEN BOOK EXAM(4X25=100MARKS)
Answer any four of the following out of SIX QUESTIONS