Implementing Training as an Organization Development Intervention

Catalog description

In this course, students will be asked to do more than accept the conventional wisdom of organization development and change. Students will look at the standard approaches and then beyond them to examine critically the processes associated with planning, developing, and implementing training and development programs in the context of the whole organization. Students will focus on how to create changes that take into account the individuals who comprise the organization at the same time that the changes improve the organization's overall effectiveness. A key point of emphasis will be the connection between the models, theories, and strategies and the students' workplaces and their professional practices. Students will be encouraged to share stories about their experiences - both past and current - that illustrate or raise questions about concepts discussed in the course