13 Jan Review data, information,

Week 7 Learning Activity

Learning Activity #1–Critical Thinking Activity

Identify a learning organization (LO). In your Response, name the organization, summarize why you think your topic qualifies as a learning organization, and examine and explain how the organization’s LO-relevant core values and behaviors reflect and support your determination that your topic is an effective learning organization. Along with Week 7 readings on LOs, seek information from your topic’s mission and vision statements, code of ethics, employee expectations and company career benefits (hint: LOs often include this information in job postings and descriptions), announcements and articles about, or interviews of, senior leaders, product or service goals or marketing, and/or press releases. To jump start your LO selection, see http://www.astd.org/Publications/Magazines/TD/TD-Archive/2013/10/BEST-Intro.

Postscript: becoming familiar with several candidates in the BEST category could be very helpful preparation for this week’s Question 2.

Use the following headings to organize and format your Response:

Learning organization: [name]

Why [name of LO] is a learning organization

LO-relevant core values and behaviors, activities, and other cultural aspects

Analyze data, information, and ideas from the Week 7 readings and other resources listed in the Course Schedule. Create a Response evidencing and citing at least three required readings/resources, primarily from this week’s schedule. Also, identify, analyze, and integrate at least one well founded, credible outside source. Integrate and use bold font for at least three organizational change concepts, methods, theories, strategies, principles, or practices Use examples to support your claims. Cite all reference sources using APA format. Use in-text parenthetical citations, for example, (Cummings & Worley, 2005, p. 17)—please include page number(s), or other location such as chapter and section heading, or URL—within your Response content, and full citations at end (see Content/Using APA). Review the Discussion Guidelines to clarify expectations for successfully completing this question. Refer to the Week 7 Overview to reinforce the course learning outcome(s) and key concepts addressed in this week’s conference.

Learning Activity #2–Workplace Application Activity

Suppose you receive a new job offer from an organization experiencing planned OD-inspired change. What three (or more) key questions reflecting the topics covered in Week 7 readings would you need answered to your satisfaction to make your decision about taking the job? Explain why the questions are important to you and your career goals.

Use the following headings to organize and format your Response:

Question 1

Why important to you and your career goals?

Question 2

Why important to you and your career goals?

Question 3

Why important to you and your career goals?

Review data, information, and ideas from the Week 7 readings and resources. Create a Response evidencing and citing at least two required readings/resources, primarily from this week’s schedule. Also, identify, analyze, and integrate at least one well founded, credible outside source. Integrate and use bold font for at two organizational change concepts, methods, theories, strategies, principles, or practices (at least one per factor/aspect). Use examples to support your claims. Cite all reference sources using APA format. Use in-text parenthetical citations, for example, (Cummings & Worley, 2005, p. 17)—please include page number(s), or other location such as chapter and section heading, or URL—within your Response content, and full citations at end (see Content/Using APA). Review the Discussion Guidelines to clarify expectations for successfully completing this question.