EDD856 Organizational Effectiveness (3 cr.)

Prerequisite(s): EDD809 , EDD814 , EDD821  
This course applies the principles of assessment to the development of authentic systems to monitor and measure the effectiveness of organizations. Models include the systems approach, the goal-attainment approach, the strategic-constituencies model, and the competing-values model. These models provide a framework for assessing the criteria which are relevant to the long-term survival of any organization.

Upon completion of the course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Explore effectiveness from differing cultural lenses
2. Demonstrate an understanding of the development of organizational effectiveness.
3.  Demonstrate an understanding of various organizational effectiveness theories.
4.  Be able to control assessment instruments for errors.
5.  Be able to create an appropriate model of organizational effectiveness for an organization.