University of Luzon

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Dagupan City

Syllabus in
ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Course Code : BDM 112

Credit : 3 units

Time Allotment : 54 Hours

Pre-requisite :

Placement : Fourth Year, First Semester

I. Course Description:

This course is an in-depth study of organization-wide interventions designed to improve the organization and to implement change in the
organization. This course will include techniques for developing and improving the organization from a holistic management approach. The
course will help students develop an appreciation of the impact of internal and external factors that impact change to an organization in a
global environment

II. Vision/Mission/Objectives:

To be a world-class university that provides leadership and excellence in education for total human development.

Guided by the founder’s philosophy of “Perecias y Valias” the University of Luzon, as a center of higher learning, will provide quality education
for the development of competent productive and principled professionals through balanced curricular programs, relevant
researches/technologists and responsive community extension services.

The College will provide with a well-balanced business education specifically it will seek to achieve the following:
 1. integrate formal business education with hands-on learning experiences and value enhancement to produce effective and principled
entrepreneurs, bankers, executives, secretaries and clerks who will provide the needed leadership in the business world;
2. to develop social, economic, and political consciousness among the students to enable them to become dynamic catalysts in the socio-
economic development of the country; and
3. to empower future business leaders to cope with the challenges of technology and emerging global competitiveness of the 21 st century and
beyond.

III. General Objectives:

At the end of the course, the student should be able to –

1. Understand the major causes of organizational change and how these changes can affect the organization in meeting overall strategies,
goals, objectives, and mission of the organization.
2. Develop organizational development techniques for dealing with internal and external changes in the organization.
3. Understand organizational development concepts from a systems theory viewpoint to implement changes and improve efficiency of the
organization.
4. Develop critical problem solving skills and examine organization change interventions from a holistic management perspective.
5. Develop skills necessary to evaluate processes and work with external consultants to conduct needs assessments and assist in making
final recommendations to senior leadership for implementation of changes to organization.
6. Analyze how change agents can work internally or externally with consultants to bring about change for the organization.
7. Understand the difference between the role of the consultant and the role of the change agent in organizational development interventions.
8. Examine and develop theoretical concepts to effect organizational change from actual organization development and change case studies
IV. Course Outline:

Learning Objectives Learning Content Time Allotment Learning Activities Learning Evaluation
At the end of the lesson, the student should be able A. Organization Development Evaluation of Project
to: Overview 7 hours Work
Group Report Recitation
1. describe the scope of Organization Development. 1. Scope and Nature of OD Lecture-Discussion Quizzes
2. The Contribution of Kurt Lewin Mapping activity Long Test
2. Identify and describe some building blocks of the Case Study
OD intervention. B. OD Process
9 hours PRELIMINARY
3. Explain the relevance and significance of properly 1. Changing the Culture EXAMINATION
conducting the discovery and diagnosis phase of an 2. Role and Style of the OD
organization intervention Practitioner
1. describe the mechanics of change management 3 The Diagnostic Process Evaluation of Project
and the importance of covering all the. 4 Overcoming Resistance to Group Report Work
2. assess the different types of OD data collection Change 9 units Lecture-Discussion Recitation
methodologies Mapping activity Quizzes
3. Demonstrate the proper ways to feed back the C. Process Intervention Skills Case Study Long Test
results of diagnostic information collected. 1. OD Intervention
4. Discuss the building blocks of the organization Strategies
development intervention and the methods utilized to 2. Employee MID – TERM
evaluate the effectiveness of interventions. Empowerment and EXAMINATION
5. Identify some of the “practices and techniques of Interpersonal 10 units
the facilitator”. Interventions
6. demonstrate how to conduct “intervention” Evaluation of Project
7. Demonstrate the use of organization development D. Developing High Performance Work
tools, the reorganization of the organization’s in Teams Recitation
functions and processes. 1. Team Development Quizzes
8. Differentiate the types of organization designs Interventions Group Report Long Test
9. Explain how employee involvement and work 2. Intergroup Development Lecture-Discussion
design mechanisms can be utilized to improve the Interventions Mapping activity
effectiveness and efficiency of people and 9 hours Case Study SEMI – FINAL
organizations. E. Goal Setting for Effective EXAMINATION
10. explain how essential Organizations
organizational strategy is 1. Strategies and measures
11. identify and describe the critical linkages between 2. Work Team Development
the organization’s strategy, their external 3. High-Performing Systems Evaluation of Project
environment, their people, their structure, and their and the Learning Work
culture. Organization 10 hours Recitation
12. discuss some theories and their application in Quizzes
business transformations F. Developing Success in Long Test
13. Describe the global implications of OD and their Organizations
applications of OD within non-industrial settings.         
1. Organization Transformation FINAL EXAMINATION
and Strategic Change
2. The Challenge and the
Future for Organizations        
V. Grading System:
 MID-TERM GRADE = (4) CS + (2) MTE + PRELIM TFG= (4) CS + (2) FS + SFs FINAL GRADE= (2) TFG + MTG
7 7 3

VI. Course Requirements:

1. Pass Major Exams

2. Submit one term paper
3. Group report
4. Case studies
5. Plant Visit/Educational Tour

VII. References:

1. Carrell, Michael R., Elbert, Norbert F. and Robert D. Hatfield. Human Resource Management: Global Strategies for Managing Diverse
Workforce. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, Inc. 2003
2. Bradford, D.L. & Burke, W.W.(eds), Reinventing Organization Development. San Francisco: Pfeiffer. 2005
3. Flippo, Edwin B. Personnel Management. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co. 2004
4. Gentile, Mary C. Management Excellence Through Diversity. Chicago: Richard D. Irwin Co. 2006
5. Weikhrich, Heinz and Harold Koontz. Management: A Global Perspective. New York: McGraw-Hill, Inc. 2004
6. Martines, Edras T., Abasola, Pacita A. and Crispiano P. Carlos Jr. Management Theory and Practice. Manila: GTC Enterprises and Co.,
Inc. 2005
7. http://internet.ggu.edu/university_library/ 2003
8. http://www.ggu.edu/cybercampus/FreeDemo 2005
9. http://www.ggu.edu/academic_programs/division_general_ed/english_communications/online_writing_lab 2006

Prepared by: Approved by:

Prof. Eduardo M. Caguioa Dr. Amalia G. Dela Cruz

Asst. Dean Dean