Goals and Structure
The Organization Development Program provides professional education for mid-career
individuals preparing to become managers and specialists in organizational change,
consultation and leadership. Classes are primarily on weekday evenings and Saturdays,
although internship projects require some work during business hours.Where appropriate,
these projects may focus on participants' sponsoring organization.
In four semesters participants gain the practical skills, conceptual knowledge, and
field-tested experience to successfully lead organization improvement efforts. Cohort
groups of 15 to 20 students participate in seminar discussions, skill-building activities,
and extensive field projects under the professional supervision of experienced faculty.
The program focus and format are based on the awareness that our increasingly turbulent
business, technology, and socio-economic environments are creating serious challenges
for most organizations. They must become more cost-effective, sane, innovative, resourceful
and adaptive. To respond appropriately to these challenges, organizations must be
staffed with managers and specialists who have a new set of skills. They need the
ability to: