EDLP 6050 Understanding Group Process and the Psychology of Organizations

This graduate course is designed to provide a theoretical basis for understanding the school as a social system. Skills in group and organizational dynamics, including covert patterns that impede effectively carrying out the educational mission, will be analyzed in the context of case studies. Candidates will experientially reflect on and examine the cohort’s own group process to come to a deeper understanding of organizational dynamics. Models of organizational change will also be discussed and critiqued. In addition, class members will be encouraged to share their experience in the organizations in which they practice to apply these theories to explain and solve current dilemmas. Prerequisite(s): EDLP 6010 and EDLP 6030
Credits: 3.0