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Cohort 79 - Class Schedule
This is a draft schedule and may be subject to change - updated May 1, 2018.
The AU MSOD consists of 11 courses (33 graduate credits) over approximately 20 months. Each course is taught over two 3-day class weekends held one month apart. Each class involves 2 weeks of preparation prior to a class weekend, the class weekend, and then 2 weeks of follow-up after a class weekend. One Residency course happens in each year of the MSOD program: the Use of Self Residency in the middle of the first year and the International Residency near the end of the curriculum. The MSOD program begins with a cohort "launch", Intro to Experiential Education and the Learning Community, leading into orientation and the first class weekend.
Module 1 - Foundations
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- Intro to Experiential Education & the Learning Community (Location To Be Announced) -Â Jan. 12 -Â 15Â
- Orientation (AU) - Jan. 16Â (8:15am-4pm)
- Intro to Org. Development & Change - Feb. 1-3, Mar. 1-3
- Organization Theory & Diagnosis - Apr. 5-7, Apr. 26-28
Summer 2019Â (6 credits)
- Methods and Models of Change - May 31-June 2, June 28-30
- Use of Self in Professional Practice (Residential Location to be Announced) - July 27-Aug. 2
Module 2 - Skills
Fall 2019 (6 credits)
- Applied Research Methods: Quantitative - Sept. 6-8
- Applied Research Methods: Qualitative - Oct. 4-6
- Consultation & Coaching Theory & Skills - Nov. 1-3, Dec. 6-8
Spring 2020 (9Â credits)
- Organization Analysis & Strategy I - Jan. 17-19
- Organization Analysis & Strategy II - Feb. 14-16
Module 3: Applications
- Global Diversity & Cultural Capacity (AU) - March 13-15
- International Residency - April 14-25
- Arrival - April 14
- Global Diversity and Cultural Capacity
- International OD Consultation
Summer 2020 (6 credits)
- Practicum Introduction (Virtual) - May 16
- Learning Community: Residency Debriefing Dinner - May 21
- Implementing System Change - May 22-24, June 19-21
- Practicum - July 17-19, August 7-9
Fall 2020 (6 credits)
- Practicum Due Date - Oct. 5
- Practicum Presentations - Oct. 10
- Cohort Closing - Oct. 11
- University Commencement - Dec. (Date TBA)