ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CHANGE

FAST-NU Spring 2010

Course Description:

This course is a combination laboratory-field course requiring the integration of behavioral

science theories, tools, concepts, and techniques learned in the class to an OB application in a
"real" organization.

Course Objective(s):

At the end of this course, the student should understand important topics central to
organizational development and change. Specifically, students should:

• Understand that there are many multiple views of organizations that influence
organizational change
• Understand the nature of planned change, theories and types of change, the role of
values and ethics in organizational change, and the concept of emergent change
• Understand and be able to apply the process of organizational development including
initiating change and OD relationships, diagnosing organizational issues, and
collecting and analyzing data as well as change implementation processes
• Complete a ‘service learning’ or ‘action research’ project during the semester and
provide both oral and written reports of the project

Required Text:

Cummings, T. and Worley, C. (2004) Organizational Development and Change 8th Edition
ISBN: 0324260601
- Additional Required Reading: Periodically during this course additional reading to
augment the textbooks on certain topics will be required. Additional required
materials will be provided either available to students through electronic resources at
HEC digital library or in some cases arranged by the instructor.

CLASS STRUCTURE: Classes will be a combination of mini-lectures, discussions (especially of

assigned readings and projects), activities and guest speakers. A schedule is provided listing
topics I expect to cover each week. Short lectures will be used to highlight some of the
material in the textbook, other assigned reading, cases or exercises, or additional outside
material relevant to the course topics.
GRADING AND EVALUATION:

First Mid Term: 10 marks

Second Mid Term: 15 Marks

Class Participation: 05 Marks

Quiz and Assignment: 05 Marks

Course project and presentations: 15 Marks

Final Exam: 50 Marks

Tentative lecture Plan

WEEK DAY Class Activity/Readings* Assignment Due

*due before this class
WEEK 1 Wednesday Welcome/Orientation Read Heart of Change for
Change Models: Lewin Thursday  Lewin’s Change next class meeting
and Big Three Model
 Big Three Model of
Change
In class, compare/contrast
two models
WEEK 2 Wednesday Organizational Development No assignment
Thursday C& W Chapters 1-2-3

WEEK 3 Wednesday Groups will provide a

Entering and Contracting Thursday Organizational Development
Heart of Change Model C& W Chapters 1-2-3-4
All read Heart of Change
pdf
- Compare/contrast with
Lewin and Big Three Models.
WEEK 4 Wednesday Organizational Development
Diagnosing Organizations Thursday C& W Chapters 1-2-3-4-5
- Compare/Contrast Positive
Model with other models
WEEK 5 Wednesday Organizational Development
Diagnosing groups and Thursday Process
jobs C& W Chapters 4-5-6
presentation of a chapter
they analyze. Guidelines
for this presentation will be
given in class.
In addition, groups will
provide a 500-1500 word
(single spaced) document
summarizing the chapter,
highlighting key points and
responding to key
questions. Guidelines for
this paper will be provided
in class.
Selection of Action
Research
focus/organization
Quiz 1

WEEK 6 Wednesday Organizational Development

Collecting and analyzing Thursday Process (continued) Progress reports on
information C& W Chapters 7-8-9 projects
Designing interventions
WEEK 7 Wednesday Leading Change No assignment
Leading Change Thursday C&W Chapter 10
Guest Speaker Evaluating OD interventions
C&W Chapter 11
WEEK 8 Wednesday C&W Chapter 12-13
Human resource Thursday Quiz 2
interventions
WEEK 9 Wednesday C&W Chapter 14-15-16 .
Techno structural Thursday
Interventions
WEEK 10 Wednesday Human Resources Quiz 3
Human Resource Thursday Interventions
management
Interventions

WEEK 11 Wednesday Human Resources

Human Resource Thursday Interventions Progress reports on
management Focus on AR projects C&W Chapters 17-18 projects
Interventions
WEEK 12 Wednesday Strategic Interventions Progress reports on
Strategic Interventions Thursday C&W Chapters 19-20 projects
Focus on AR projects
WEEK 13 Wednesday Compare/Contrast Emergent Progress reports on
Emergent Change Thursday change with other models projects
Focus on Action
Research Projects
WEEK 14 Wednesday
The Individual Perspective Thursday Progress reports on
projects
WEEK 15 Wednesday Focus on Projects Progress reports on
Thursday projects
WEEK 16 Wednesday Final Project
Thursday C&W CH 21-22-23 Presentations/Papers Due

Future of OD
Finals Week Seminar Research Paper
Due