EDUC 702 - Organizational Contexts for Change

(3 hours) This course addresses the issues, basic theories and methods associated with organizational change and development in contemporary organizations. Candidates will explore the need for change, why organizations change or fail to change, the legal and regulatory issues associated with change, and how change helps organizations become more effective. Candidates will research methods of introducing change in organizations, leading change, and the ethical issues and management techniques for effectively changing an organization.