The Professional Diploma in Organisational Development and Transformation is a part-time programme taken over six months. The programme has two intakes per year: one in Autumn and one in Spring.

Students take 30 credits as follows:

IM6007 Organisational Development - Overview, Concept and Strategy (5 credits)
IM6008 The OD Consultant - Ethics, Culture and Politics (5 credits)
IM6009 Talent and Individual Interventions (5 credits)
IM6010 Team Dynamics, Decision Making and Group Interventions (5 credits)
IM6011 Organisational Interventions and Cultural Dynamics (5 credits)
IM6012 Large Scale Advanced and Complex Change Interventions (5 credits)

Module Semester Information may be found here. Module Descriptions may be found here.

Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2022/2023 Book and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2022/2023.

Programme Learning Outcomes for Professional Diploma in Organisational Development and Transformation (NFQ Level 9, Special Purpose Award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• Appraise the current circumstances in their own organisation from an organisational development (OD) perspective and assess their organisation's readiness to support change;
• Critically assess and appraise the relevant models of organisational development and change in order to select appropriate theoretical frameworks on which to base organisational interventions;
• Analyse and interpret relevant approaches to ensure that organisational development and change initiatives are moderated by their understanding of ethics, culture, power, politics and other organisational dynamics;
• Assess the relevance and suitability of individual and group processes to deliver ethical and effective interventions;
• Design and implement appropriate interventions based on the ability to interpret and synthesise both organisational factors and best practice OD and change methodologies;
• Evaluate, interpret and manage the effect that organisational dynamics and managerial effectiveness have on the design, implementation and embedding of OD and change programmes.