6341 - Organizational Development
Course information
Title
Organizational Development
Course number
6341.24
Academic year
2023-2024
ECTS
7.50
Level
Master
Faculties
History and Social Sciences
Educations
Master in Leadership and Management
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree
Language of instruction
The course is taught in Faroese and Danish. Instructional materials are in Danish and English.
Registration
Students on Master in Leadership and Management are automatically enrolled. Applicants for an individual course must apply via the Faculty of History and Social Sciences Office by sending an email to SSD@setur.fo.
Beginning date
Friday, April 5, 2024
End date
Saturday, May 25, 2024
Academic content
Purpose
The aim of the course is for the student to understand the importance of Organizational development. The course gives the student an understanding of and basic skills to handle and lead the various phases of an organizational development process, i.e. design, implementation and evaluation.
Learning outcomes
When the course has been completed, the student must be able to: • Apply research and knowledge about organizational development. • Explain, analyze and assess the importance of organizational development. • Get staff to understand WHY organizational development is necessary. • Explain how you work in practice with Organizational Intervention (OI), i.e. develop, implement and evaluate an OI, also in a Faroese context. • Explains the various professional concepts and phenomena that are linked to the development of modern organizations, such as capacity building, i.e. management initiatives that cause employees to thrive and develop, and in this way improve the organization's ability to achieve its goals. • Understand theory about the learning organization and show in practice how to lead a learning public - as well as private organization. • Handle and understand possible resistance among employees in an organizational development process.
Content
• Different theories (classical and modern) and research in connection with Organizational Development • Organizational Intervention (OI) • Co-creative organizational development • The learning organization (LO) • Capacity building • The manager's relational skills in relation to employees • Follow-up and/or resistance in an organizational development process
Learning and teaching approaches
Lecture, guest lecture, group work, discussion, presentation from students, as well as self-study.
Assessment
Assessment method
Oral exam based on written homework (portfolio exam)
Examination (internal/external)
Internal
Grading scale
7-scale
Exam date/dates
The written assignment is due for submission 3 June 2024. The examination is set for 2024.
Deadline for withdrawal from exam
Friday, April 5, 2024
Academic responsibility and teachers
Academic responsibility
Súsanna Olsen
Teachers
Súsanna Olsen
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