Organizational Learning and Design

This course introduces students to the theories and practices pertinent to building a learning organization. Specifically, this course will address learning as a part of a larger system of organization development through a systems-thinking lens. Topics include understanding the learning organization as an enterprise, determining how adults learn, assessing learning needs, designing multimodal approaches to learning and learning transfer, evaluating the impact of learning on the organization, building individual and team capacities, and organizational and social issues associated with organizational learning. Throughout the course, emphasis will be placed on learner accessibility and teaching adjustment considerations to enhance learner success.