PG Dip Organisational Development

This module is an integrated and holistic part of the first year of the programme and seeks to facilitate personal and professional growth, acting as a catalyst for reflection on learning from other first year modules and the wider aspects of the programme.

This module aims to explore the concept of senior professional practice through a personal, professional and organisational lens. Learners will be introduced to, and draw upon, theoretical perspectives to illustrate the complexity of leadership within different sectors. As a result, learners will locate and challenge both personal and professional constructs of a senior people professional and their own identity.

Learners will critically investigate the developments in ethical leadership, management and practice in a continuously evolving business context. Learners will critique a wide range of literature which explores the future world of work which includes the advancement in technology, sociodemographic changes, political and economic impact and influences and evolving employment legislation. Learners will also explore the role of values, behaviours and organisational citizenship and how this can drive business effectiveness and performance.

This module will introduce learners to contemporary changes in the world of work by interrogating how interventions have changed the meaning of work, what new forms of work and employment relations have emerged, and the economic, social and ethical implications. In doing so, learners will also have an opportunity to consider financial aspects of the world of work from an organisational position.

The module aims to explores how people professionals create value and deliver outcomes for organisations and employees, and how contributing to the achievement of business objectives improves performance and enhances the employee experience.

This is a year long module designed to allow learners to develop learner skills to research a real-life workplace problem whilst gathering appropriate evidence. Learners will learn the research process through participating in workshops and conducting online exercises.  Learners will work on a real research problem that will develop their skills in designing and implementing quantitative and qualitative research projects. During this module, a systematic knowledge of change management will be deployed to allow learners to consider organisational change.  In addition, the module prepares learners for professional enquiry, by enabling them to independently conduct a research project utilising quantitative and/or qualitative methods. When considering future practice, learners will be encouraged to reflect on planning for sustainability. 

This is a specialist module on the programme for the Organisational Development pathway and will build upon previous learning, analysing and evaluating organisational strategy to provide solutions to meet Organisational Development needs.   In addition the module will have a strong focus on approaches and tools to inform Organisational Development strategy development. 

This module will enable learners to:

• Critically evaluate models of organisational design to facilitate efficient workflow that promotes collaborative working across functions.
• Critically analyse process improvement methodologies that support organisational effectiveness and performance.

This module is a specialist module on the SPPA/MSc programme for the Organisational Development pathway. The module will build upon previous Organisational Development learning and will develop learners' capabilities in organisational design and process improvement.  

This is a specialist module on the programme for the Organisation Development (OD) pathway. The module will build upon previous OD learning and will put practice OD interventions utilising diagnostic and dialogic tools and techniques.   In addition the module will have a strong focus on analysing and evaluating organisational culture.