WLC College India

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ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT

Course : Professional Certificate Level - I – HR

TEACHING HRS : 39 HRS

Session 1 : Definition – OD, Introduction

Session 2 : Problems in a Business Firm

Learning
Outcome : To understand the meaning of OD and areas of
application of OD.

Session 3 : History of OD, Foundations of OD

Session 4 : Values, Assumptions and Beliefs in OD.

Learning
Outcome : To understand the phases of development of OD.
To importance of value and Beliefs for developing
OD techniques

Session 5 : Meaning of Intervention, A Brief Introduction to

phases of OD
Session 6 : OD Process – diagnoses, action component and
Program Management Component
Learning
Outcome : To understand the meaning and importance of
Interventions
To understand the process and phases of OD
intervention

Session 7 and 8 : Action Research and Organization Development

Learning
Outcome : To understand action research – process and
approach and application of action research
process in organization development

Session 9 : OD Classification – Interventions

Session 10 : Interventions for individual level

Learning
Outcome : To understand overall classification
To understand the interventions at individual level
– their benefits

Session 11 and 12 : OD Interventions for Dyads and Triads

Learning
Outcome : To understand the interventions for Dyads and
Triads - their usage with a practical example.

Session 13 : OD Interventions for Teams and Groups

Session 14 : Group Activity

Learning
Outcome : To understand the interventions for Teams and
Groups - their usage with a practical example

Session 15 : Interventions for Inter group

Session 16 : Interventions for total organization

Learning
Outcome : To understand the interventions of Intergroup -
their usage with a practical example
To understand the interventions of total
organization – their usage with a practical example

Session 17 : Ethical standards in OD – Implications of OD for

the client
Session 18 : Resistance to change – leadership styles

Learning
Outcome : How to apply ethical standards in OD and adapting
to change by understanding the concept of
“Resistance to change”

Session 19 : Issues in consultant client relationship

Session 20 : Group discussion

Learning
Outcome : To understand the consultant expertise and the
usage of appropriate interventions.
To understand the implications of OD on the client.
Session 21 : Research on OD

Session 22 : Does OD Work?

Learning
Outcome : Assessing the effects of OD
Positive developments in research on OD
Review of reviews.

Session 23 and 24 : Case Study

Comparison of Theoretical OD interventions and
interventions in practice with an example

Learning
Outcome : Theoretical OD Interventions is compared with
interventions in practice.

Session 25 and 26 : Workshop – Project and Presentation

SUBJECT BOOK NAME AUTHOR NAME

Organizational Organizational French and Bell
Development Development, Prentice
Hall