Master
of New Professional Studies: Organization Development and Knowledge Management - National Labor College Cohort (ODKM - NLC)
The Organization Development & Knowledge
Management Masters
program is open to a new Labor Cohort of
students interested in becoming effective
agents of change within their unions,
communities, and organizations. The
focus of the program is to learn
how to understand more clearly what
is happening in organizations, to
address issues and challenges relevant
to labor representatives, and to
practice new leadership skills. Graduates
are prepared to find creative solutions
to complex problems common to many
organizations. Please note that this is a special cohort only for those affiliated with a union and participating through the National Labor College. All others should apply to the regular ODKM cohort program offered at the George Mason School of Public Policy Arlington Campus.
Program
Dates:
The first ODKM - NLC cohort will begin their studies and first residency on November 7, 2008. This cohort will meet for 3 residencies per year and complete the degree in less than 2 years. Dates for the remaining residencies for the first ODKM - NLC cohort are below: March 13 - 22, 2009; July 10-19, 2009; November 6-16, 2009; March 12 - 22, 2010; July 16 - 25, 2010.
Tuition:
Cost of this special ODKM - NLC program is $530.00 per credit hour. The ODKM - NLC degree requires
36* credit hours.
*This
assumes that students will be waived from a 3-credit internship
requirement. Formal assessment as to whether a student
will be required to complete this internship
will take place once a student has matriculated
in the program.
Courses:
Following
are courses students will complete during
the ODKM - NLC program:
Group dynamics and team learning
New professionalism: Theory and practice
Organizational learning: The new professional
as reflective practitioner
Policy and organizational analysis
Culture, organizations, and technology
Strategic knowledge management
Collaborative technologies for knowledge
sharing
Governance and policy processes
Consulting for organization development
and change
Organizational learning lab
Learning community
ODMK - NLC Application
Requirements and Deadline
Contact
Information:
For
more information about this program, please
contact:
Leslie Metzger Levin
Assistant Dean of Graduate Admissions and Marketing
George Mason University School of Public Policy
(703)993-8099
lmetzger@gmu.edu
Pat
Greenfield
Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
National Labor College
(301)431-6400 ext. 5402
pgreenfield@nlc.edu
