Annexure ‘‘AAB-CD-01’

Course Title: Organizational Development and Change for

L T P/S SW No. of TOTAL CREDIT
lawyers PSDA UNITS
Course Code: H R 3 1 3 3 - - 2 3 4

Credit Units: 04

Level: UG (*L- Lecture *T – Tutorial *P – Practical *SW – Self work

*FW – Field work *PSDA - Professional Skill Development Activities)

Course Objectives:
 To understand the role of organization development in predicting and implementing change in the organizations.
 To comprehend, apply and analyze OD as a diagnostic process, particularly in terms of the functions and styles for corporate and legal practitioners.
 To evaluate the model for OD process and design and develop the application of the OD process in mounting high performance teams in the organization.

Prerequisites: Understanding of Human Resource Management.

Course Contents/Syllabus:

Descriptors/Topics Weightage (%)

1 Module I: Change Management 25%
Descriptors/Topics
 Concept, nature and importance of Organizational Change
 Need for change
 Factors causing change
 Planned and Unplanned change
 Concept of Change Management in Organization
 Models and techniques involved in change management
 Difficulties in Change Management: Resistance to change and how to overcome resistance to change
 Role of a change agent

2 Module II: Organizational Development (OD) 15%

Descriptors/Topics
 Nature of OD, evolution of OD
 Basic assumptions, Characteristics
 Steps involved in OD
 Roles of OD Practitioners
 NTL and Survey Feedback

3 Module III : Models and Diagnostic Strategies of Organizational Development 20%

Descriptors/Topics
 Action Research, Action Research as a Process
 Process of Diagnosis in OD
 Diagnosis Models: The Emergent Group Behaviour Model, The Force Field Analysis Model, Socio Technical System Model, Weisbord’s Model for
Organizational Diagnosis.
  Issues in Client – consultant relationship

4 Module IV : OD Intervention 25%

Descriptors/Topics
 Definition of OD intervention
 Classification of Intervention
 Techniques of interventions under Personal and Interpersonal Intervention
 Team and Intergroup Intervention, Strategic Intervention and Comprehensive Intervention.

5 Module IV : Emerging Trends in OD 15%

Descriptors/Topics
 Quality of Work Life
 Total Quality Management
 Learning Organization
 Knowledge Management
 Business Process Reengineering
 Virtual Organization
List of Experiments (if any): NA

Course Learning Outcomes:

After completing this course, the student should be able to:

CLO1: Describe concepts of organizational change and development.

CLO2: Discuss and design organizations’ performance, structure, and development in a corporate legal environment
CLO3 Illustrate and develop suitable organizational learning and development resolutions and their effect.
CLO4: Identify the impact of social and cultural diversity in the organization
CLO5: Demonstrate skills and apply the theories that are fundamental to the ethical practice of OD
CLO6: Design OD intervention strategies to solve concurrent challenges in today’s organization.

Mapping of Course learning outcomes (CLOs) with Graduate Attributes (GA).

Course Learning Outcomes CLO1 CLO2 CLO3 CLO4 CLO5 CLO6

Graduate Attributes

Knowledge and Expertise of Organizational Change and Development

Self-directed and Active learning

Research and Enquiry

Information & Communication Technology Skills

Critical thinking and Problem-Solving Abilities

Communication Skills

Creativity, Innovation & Reflective Thinking

Analytical & Decision-Making Ability

Leadership & Teamwork

Multicultural Understanding & Global Outlook

Integrity and Ethics

Social & Emotional Skills

Employability, Enterprise & Entrepreneurship

 Lifelong Learning

Environment and sustainability

Pedagogy for Course Delivery:

The course will be an amalgamation of theoretical and case based styles. Classroom interaction, power point presentations and video tapes will definitely have to be a vital part of the learning process. Case studies will
be conversed and analyzed in class.
For Module I & II compulsory role play Industry experts shall come and discuss their knowledge with students. All Students shall create projects based on their understanding of the subject. The Group Projects and
Group Presentations are mandatory

List of Professional Skill Development Activities (PSDA):

1. Drafting a report on various laws facilitating management of change in Indian context.
2. Analyzing the role of different acts in curbing resistance to change.
3. Video case presentation on successful and unsuccessful change initiatives from different stakeholders vis-à-vis legal aspects etc.

Assessment/ Examination Scheme:

Theory L/T (%) Lab/Practical/Studio (%) End Term Examination

40 60

Theory Assessment (L&T):

Continuous Assessment/Internal Assessment
(40%) End Term Examination
Components Class HA Attendance
(Drop down) Pro Test 60%
ject
Weightage (%) 10 10 % 15 % 5%
%

Lab/ Practical/ Studio Assessment:

Continuous Assessment/ Internal Assessment End Term Examination

Components Total

Weightage
(%)
 Mapping Continuous Evaluation components/PSDA with CLOs

Bloom’s Level Remembering Understanding Applying Analysing Evaluating Creating

Course Learning Outcomes CLO1: CLO2: CLO3: CLO4: CLO5: CLO 6:

Assessment type/PSDA

Mid Term Exam      

PSDA 1     

PSDA 2     

PSDA 3 ✓    

Text Reading:
 Cummings and Worley, Organisational Development And Change (9th Edition)
 Kavita Singh, Organization Change and Development , Excel Books, Second Edition

References:
 French W L & Bell, Organizational Development, Prentice Hall of India
 Pereek U &Rao T V, Designing &Managing HR System, Oxford &IBH Publishing company
 Pereek U & Rao T V Making Organization Roles Effective, TATA, McGraw Hill.
 Ravishankar S & Mishra R.K., Organizational Development, Vision Books Pvt Ltd
 Thomas G. Cummings and Christopher G. Worley (2002). Organizational Development and Change,Thompson learning - India
 Palmer I, Dunford R, Akin G, (2010), ‘Managing Organizational Change - A Multiple Perspectives Approach Tata McGraw Hill.
 Wendell L. French and Cecil N. Bell Jr., (2008),Organization Development and Transformation, Prentice Hall India