OD Intervention Project - Revised

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Week 1 Project

Student Full Name

Name of University

Course Number and Name

Instructor Name

Date

Everything in Blue should be deleted

Due Week 1

Select an organization. The organization can be hypothetical or your current organization or any organization you are familiar with.

Present a 3- to 4-page (excludes Title/Reference pages) paper in a Microsoft Word document formatted in APA style. Cite any sources using the APA guidelines. Review the Instructor Insights in the Announcements for rubric expectations for citations/research/references.

Name your file XX_XXXX_W1_A3_LastName_FirstInitial.doc.

Write a report including the following:

Week 1 Project

Write your introduction here: Name of your selected organization (you can provide a disguised name of the selected organization). It should be 1 to 2 good paragraphs that introduce the reader to your topic and it should explain in detail what your paper will be discussing. Much of your introduction may be taken from the assignment itself (in your own words). Read the scenario to get a feel for what the paper is about and explain what your paper will be discussing. Remember, this document is just a template. You will want to review the assignment AND rubric for full details. Finally, please ask me any questions about this assignment.

Organization Background

Provide background information on the organization. How many people does it employ? In which industry does it operate? Is it a market leader? What types of products or services does it sell?

Approach

Determine if you will approach the project as an external consultant or an internal employee, and include a summary of key information about the organization.

Organization Problems

The problem(s) the selected organization faces. Analyze the problems using the open systems approach by identifying where the need for change arose and what areas of the organization are affected by the need for change. What is the nature of the problems the organization faces? How severe are these problems? Are these problems specific to the organization or common to most organizations in the industry? What do you think are the root causes of these problems?

Conclusion

If you were an external OD consultant, who you would contact regarding working with this organization? What kind of information would you need to include in a contract, and what kind of fee structure would you develop?

References

List your references here in APA format. The reference page must include all of the references you used, listed in proper APA format. Wikipedia does not qualify as an academic resource.

Note: You will be graded on the quality of your answers, the logic/organization of the report, your language skills, and your writing skills.