BA 448.01 Organizational Development and Change
Wartburg College
Course Syllabus
Fall 2007
Julie Clarkson
Office: WBC 103
Phone: 319-352-8485 (office)
Email: julie.clarkson@wartburg.edu
Class Time:
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 9:00
Office Hours:
Office hours are Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from 1:00 to 2 :30 and Wednesday from 12:30 to 1:30.
Course Description:
This course overviews the process of planned change strategies in organizations. The focus is on using knowledge of behavioral and social science to help organizations, groups, and individuals improve effectiveness in alignment with strategic objectives.
Required Textbooks:
Cummings, Thomas G. & Worley, Christopher G. Organization Development & Change, 8th ed. (Cincinnati, Ohio South-Western, 2005).
Course Objectives:
Participation and Attendance: Attendance is required. If you must be absent, inform me before class. It is your responsibility to see me for handouts and assignments given during your absence. If you must miss more than three class periods a doctor’s excuse is required or it may adversely impact your grade. Being in attendance is not the same as participation. There is a great deal of discussion in class and your participation is vital to your success in class. There is no makeup for in-class quizzes or assignments if you are absent without an excuse.
Late Penalties: Late assignments are subject to a full letter grade penalty for each day they are late. Assignments are always due at the beginning of class on the due date.
Commitment to Students with Disabilities: Wartburg College seeks to maintain a supportive academic environment for students with disabilities. To ensure their equal access to all educational programs, activities, and services, Federal law requires that students with disabilities notify the College, provide documentation, and request reasonable accommodations. If you need accommodations in this course, please notify the Dean of Students.
Course Requirements:
There will be two midterms and a final exam covering concepts in the text. Students are also required to identify examples from current business literature of organizational development and change activities and offer critical evaluation of those efforts. Cases from the text will be assigned for discussion and for write up. The cases assigned for discussion will be used to assess participation.
Grading:
Midterm One: 100 points
Midterm Two: 100 points
Final Exam 100 points
Three unannounced quizzes 50 points
(lowest score of the three will be discarded for grading purposes)
Case write ups 150 points
(3 at 50 pts each)
Critical evaluation of OD in the literature 100 points
(2 at 50 pts each)
Participation/class discussion 50 points
Grading Scale:
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Percentage |
Grade |
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95-100% |
A |
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90-94% |
A- |
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87-89% |
B+ |
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83-86% |
B |
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80-82% |
B- |
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77-79% |
C+ |
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73-76% |
C |
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70-72% |
C- |
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67-69% |
D+ |
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63-66% |
D |
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60-62% |
D- |
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Below 60% |
F |
Honor Code:
You are expected to demonstrate academic integrity in this course. This includes honesty in test taking, original work in assignments, and citing of sources in papers. By attending Wartburg College, students are demonstrating their dedication to the Honor Code. The Honor Code reminds students of their responsibilities to promote academic honesty by opposing cheating and plagiarism and reporting dishonest work.
Please note: I may be submitting student work to Turnitin.com.
Tentative Course Schedule:
This schedule is subject to changes that will be announced in class and posted on MyWartburg.
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Chapters Covered |
Assignments Due |
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September 5 |
Course Introduction |
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September 7 |
Chapter 1 – Overview of OD |
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September 10 |
Chapter 2 – The Nature of Planned Change Review case process |
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September 12 |
Chapter 2 cont. Case discussion |
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September 14 |
Chapter 3 – The OD Practitioner |
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September 17 |
Chapter 4 – Entering and Contracting Case Assignment |
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September 19 |
Chapter 5 – Diagnosing Organizations |
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September 21 |
Chapter 5 – Cont. |
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September 24 |
Criticisms of OD |
Assigned Reading |
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September 26 |
First Written Case Due Review OD critique requirements |
Written Case Due |
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September 28 |
Chapter 6 – Diagnosing Groups and Jobs
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October 1 |
Chapter 7 – Collecting and Analyzing Diagnostic Information |
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October 3 |
Chapter 8 – Feeding Back Diagnostic Information |
OD Critique Due |
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October 5 |
Review Flex Time |
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October 8 |
EXAM ONE Chapters 1-8 |
Exam |
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October 10 |
Chapter 9 – Designing Interventions |
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October 12 |
Chapter 10 – Leading and Managing Change |
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October 15 |
Chapter 10 – Continued |
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October 17 |
Chapter 11- Evaluating and Institutionalizing OD Interventions |
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October 19 |
Chapter 12 – Individual, Interpersonal, and Group Process Approaches |
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October 22 |
Chapter 13 – Organization Process Approaches |
Second Written Case Due |
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October 24 |
Chapter 14 – Restructuring Organizations |
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October 26 |
Fall Break |
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October 29 |
Chapter 15 – Employee Involvement |
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October 31 |
Chapter 16 – Work Design |
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November 2 |
Flex Day – Catch Up |
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November 5 |
EXAM TWO Chapters 9-16 |
Exam |
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November 7 |
Chapter 17 – Performance Management |
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November 9 |
Chapter 18 – Developing and Assisting Members |
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November 12 |
Chapter 18 – Cont. |
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November 14 |
Chapter 19 – Competitive and Collaborative Strategies |
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November 16 |
Chapter 19 – Cont. |
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November 19 |
Chapter 20 – Organization Transformation |
Third Written Case Due |
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November 21 |
Chapter 20 – cont. Shortened class periods due to Thanksgiving |
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November 23 |
Thanksgiving Holiday |
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November 26 |
Chapter 21 – OD in global settings |
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November 28 |
Chapter 21 – Cont. |
Second OD critique due |
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November 30 |
Chapter 22 – OD in nonindustrial settings |
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December 3 |
Chapter 22 – Cont. |
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December 5 |
Chapter 23 – Future Directions in OD |
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December 7 |
Chapter 23 – Cont. |
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