Syllabus - MCD 5080: Introduction to Organizational Development

Date: Winter 2019
Source: University of Detroit Mercy School of Architecture
Program: Master of Community Development
Course: MCD 5080 - Introduction to Organizational Development
Instructors:  Dr. Linda Haynes Slowik, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology,  Karen Brown, President, KCB Resources LLC, and Fund Development Officer, City of Detroit

Description

 This course is an introduction to the Organizational Development concentration. It will survey topics of organizational management, group dynamics, and financial management. Primary emphasis will be on understanding 1) how to create, inspire and sustain a shared vision for community-based or agency-based initiatives; 2) the theories, dynamics, and life cycles of community development; and 3) how to utilize strategic planning, action planning, and financial management strategies to create sustainable community change initiatives.

This course core course will utilize open systems theory as the theoretical framework in which community assessment and organizing, organizational design and development, interpersonal and team dynamics, and organizational funding and financial management are studied. Theory and practice are integrated.