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Developing an Agenda for Change

Course ID: ILRSM509
Drive change within your organization, adapting it to a dynamic environment and controlling how it evolves.

Description

The many economic, competitive, and global factors that influence how organizations conduct business are constantly changing and evolving. The ability of organizations to understand these influences on their organizations and to respond to and adapt to these changes is critical for long-term growth and survival.

This course, the first in a four-course series, "Getting Things Done in Organizations: Creating Change and Building Support", discusses change as a political process driven by individuals and leaders within the organization who emerge as change agents. To be effective, individuals must recognize the areas within the organization over which they can exercise control and the areas over which they cannot.

Who Should Take This Course?

This course is essential for department heads, team leaders, and managers working at all levels of organizations in virtually any industry sector who wish to understand the process of organizational analysis and change.

Enrollment

To register, contact an Enrollment Counselor at info@ecornell.com or 1-866-eCornell (+1-607-330-3200 from outside the United States).

Certificate programs are eligible for eCornell Payment Plans. Discounts are available for military personnel, veterans, and Cornell University Alumni. eCornell programs are not eligible for financial aid or federal Pell Grants. Contact an enrollment counselor for more information.

Next 3 Course available dates are:

January 20, 2010
February 17, 2010
March 17, 2010

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Course Format

All eCornell courses are delivered online and are self-paced. An eCornell instructor leads the online discussions, grades any course projects, and is available to answer specific questions about the course content.

This course contains the following modules:

Analyzing the Change Environment
- The role of the change agent as a proactive thinker
- Implementing a 3-step model for change
- Analyzing the nature of the change environment in which you operate
- Analyzing the specific nature of the environmental uncertainties In which your organization operates
Identifying Change Opportunities
- Analyzing how loosely or tightly coupled your organizational structure should be
- Identifying opportunities for change within the four main spheres of organization and execution within which the change agent can effect change
- Outlining a plan for change within your organization that addresses one or more of those spheres

Benefits to the Learner

After completing this course, participants will be able to:

Evaluate their organization's environment
Identify opportunities for change
Understand change as a process of negotiation
Develop an agenda for action based on the goals, culture, design, and work structure of the organization

Authoring Faculty

Samuel B. Bacharach, Ph.D., McKelvey-Grant Professor

Sponsoring School

Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations

Total Learning Time

Approximately five to six hours over a period of two weeks.

Certificate Information

This course can be applied toward the following certificates:

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ACE CREDIT Recommendation

This course contributes to an eCornell Certificate Program that has been recommended for college credit by the American Council on Education's College Credit Recommendation Service (CREDIT). Please refer to the Certificate information page for additional details.

HRCI Recertification

This course been approved for six (6) Strategic Management recertification credit hours toward SPHR and GPHR recertification and six (6) recertification credit hours toward PHR, SPHR, and GPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute. Please contact the Human Resource Certificate Institute (HRCI) for further information about certification or recertification.

Project Management Institute Professional Development Units

This course qualifies for 6.50 Professional Development Units (PDUs) from the Project Management Institute (PMI) for Professional Project Managers (PMPs) seeking ongoing education and professional development for continuing certification. eCornell is a Global Registered Education Provider of PMI. PDUs are designated as Category 3.

Technical Requirements

With all eCornell courses, access is easy. Participants only need a computer and an Internet connection. To view specific technology requirements, visit our Technology Requirements page.