The methods and strategies of organizational development are examined with the aim of increasing effectiveness and adaptation to change. The requirements and developmental needs for current and future leadership roles are emphasized. Managing Organizational Change and Development Seminar course focuses on the effect of change and development on the behavior of employees. It studies the nature of planned change, methods of managing change, ways to diagnose changes and development, and ways to implement change in police departments and other organizations. This graduate experience permits students to work, under close faculty guidance, on individual research projects when particular needs cannot be met by registration in regularly scheduled courses.
Credit is determined by the nature and scope of the project undertaken.