Syllabus - Spring 2010
MGMT 5223 - Organizational Development and Managing Change
(Formerly MGMT 383)

Excluding textbooks, the information on this syllabus is subject to change.  For the most up-to-date syllabus, check this site on the first day of classes. 

This is a three-credit graduate level course and is one of four required courses in the Human Resource Management field of study of the online Master of Professional Studies (MPS) degree. The MPS degree is offered through the University of Connecticut's Center for Continuing Studies.

The developer of this course is Peter Diplock, Ph.D.

Course Title: Organizational Development and Managing Change (MGMT 5223)

Credits: 3

Instructor: Peter Diplock, Ph.D.

E-mail: peter.diplock@uconn.edu

For special permission to register for this course, contact Donna.Campbell@uconn.edu. Include your Peoplesoft ID number and reason for taking the course.

In today's competitive, complex, fast-paced global economy, organizations cannot stand still. Organizations ranging from Fortune 500 firms to small entrepreneurial start-ups find that they need to change in order to succeed and survive. This course is geared towards developing a better understanding of the challenges, techniques, burdens, and successes associated with initiating and implementing major changes within organizations. Therefore, the objective of the course is to prepare managers and their consultants to meet the challenges of organizational changes.

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Final letter grades for this course will be determined based on the following scale:

You are responsible for acting in accordance with the Student Code, available at   http://www.dosa.uconn.edu/student_code.cfm .

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Students will be provided an opportunity to evaluate instruction in this course using the University's standard procedures, which are administered by the Office of Institutional Research.