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The Fall 2008 semester begins on Monday, September 15, 2008.

page updated August 26, 2008: Please check course list immediately prior to registering, as information may change at any time.

REGISTRATION UPDATE 8/20/08 -

  • The following courses are CLOSED for the Fall 2008 Term:
    • DYNM 602 with Dr. Russo
    • DYNM 641 with Dr. Wilkinsky
    • DYNM 669 with Dr. Larkin
    • DYNM 673 with Dr. Greco
  • The following courses have been CANCELED due to under-enrollment:
    • DYNM 613 with Dr. Licht
    • DYNM 648 with Dr. Fielder

Students enrolling in Projects, Programs and Portfolios courses for fall, please note:

A change has been made in P3 class meeting dates. All classes meet on Saturday on the following schedule. See individual course listings for times:

  • September 20
  • September 27
  • October 4
  • October 18
  • November 1
  • November 15
  • November 22
  • December 13

NOTE: DYNM 672 has been removed from the Fall 2008 course schedule. The course will be offered in the Spring 2009 term. Students who have registered for 672 as a first selection have been notified of the change in schedule; those who registered for 672 as a second or third choice should submit updated registration forms.

Please note that DYNM 501: Foundations of Organizational Dynamics is open to undergraduates ONLY by permission of the instructor, Dr.Janet Greco.

Late Registration, during which courses are assigned on an "as available" basis, begins August 16, 2008 and ends September 5, 2008.

Fall 2008 Course Chart with courses, curriculum and Concentrations.

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Day(s) Begin Date Course Cat. Conc. Faculty Time(s)
Monday 09/15/2008 DYNM 694: Statistical Tools for Improving Organizational Effectivenes DE PR Allison 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Monday 09/15/2008 DYNM 601: Gender Issues in Organizational Leadership A LM, PR Vanderslice 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Monday 09/15/2008 DYNM 501: Foundations of Organizational Dynamics F Greco, Barstow 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Monday 09/15/2008 DYNM 662: Effective Leadership and Effective Entrepreneurship A LM Keech 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Monday 09/15/2008 DYNM 202 - 001: Organizational Dynamics for the Modern Workplace Choukroun 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Monday 09/15/2008 DYNM 705: Capstone Course C Starr 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Tuesday 09/16/2008 DYNM 603: Administrative Decision Making and Problem Solving DE PR Starr 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Tuesday 09/16/2008 DYNM 641: The Art and Science of Organizational Coaching - COURSE CLOSED F PR, OC Wilkinsky 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Wednesday 09/17/2008 DYNM 616: Globalization: World Politics, Social Order and Economic Impacts F GL, PR Teune 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Thursday 09/18/2008 DYNM 629: Organizational Consulting: Proseminar in Organizational Development F PR, ODHS Starr 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Thursday 09/04/2008 DYNM 201 - 001: Team Dynamics in Organizational Settings Wilkinsky 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Thursday 09/18/2008 DYNM 669: Leadership in Organizations - COURSE CLOSED F, A LM Larkin 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Thursday and Saturday 09/18/2008 DYNM 607: The Psychodynamics of Organizations F PR Hirschhorn See meeting notes.
Friday 09/19/2008 DYNM 673: Stories in Organizations: Tools for Executive Development A LM, ODHS Greco 4:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Friday 09/19/2008 DYNM 770: Global Communications F GL Steiner 4:30 - 7:30 PM
Friday 09/19/2008 DYNM 612: Mastering Organizational Politics and Power A LM Eldred 4:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Friday 09/19/2008 DYNM 643: Overcoming Organizational Barriers to Success A PR, P3 Bayney 4:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Friday and Saturday 09/26/2008 DYNM 628: Organizational Diagnosis DE, A PR Zane, Kaminstein See meeting notes.
Saturday 10/11/2008 DYNM 602: Leader-Manager as Coach F, A LM, OC, ODHS Russo 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Saturday 09/20/2008 DYNM 653: Coaching Others to Manage Conflict A OC Napier 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday 09/20/2008 DYNM 634: Process Improvement Tools and Strategies DE, A LM, PR, P3 Stankard 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Saturday 09/20/2008 DYNM 605: Assessing and Managing Project Risk DE, A PR, P3 Hornbacher 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Saturday 09/20/2008 DYNM 621: Managing Project Portfolios A LM, P3 Bayney 12:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Saturday 09/20/2008 DYNM 624: Program Leadership F LM, P3 Heaslip 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Saturday 09/20/2008 DYNM 619: Organizational Project Management F P3 Choukroun 12:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Saturday 09/20/2008 DYNM 655: Using the Political Process to Effect Organizational Change A LM, PR Gale, Brady 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
N/A 09/15/2008 DYNM 699: Independent Study N/A

DYNM 607: The Psychodynamics of Organizations

DYNM 607 will meet on the following special schedule:

  • Thursday, September 18, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
  • Saturday, September 20, 1:30 PM – 5:30 PM
  • Saturday, September 27, 1:30 PM – 5:30 PM
  • Saturday, October 4, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Saturday, October 11, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Saturday, October 18, 1:30 PM – 5:30 PM
  • Saturday, October 25, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Thursday, October 30, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM

DYNM 770: Global Communications

DYNM 770 NOTES: This course will involve travel to Montreal, Canada over the weekend of November 14, 15, and 16. Details of the travel will be available by the start of the semester, but a look at the Fall 2007 Course Website (Note: The course number was DYNM 670 last year) will provide an idea of what the Montreal trip will encompass.

DYNM 628: Organizational Diagnosis

Friday classes will meet from 4:30 - 7:30 p.m.

  • Friday, September 26
  • Friday, October 3
  • Friday, October 17
  • Friday, October 24
  • Friday, November 7
  • Friday, November 14
  • Friday, December 5

Saturday classes will meet from 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

  • Saturday, October 4
  • Saturday, November 22

DYNM 602: Leader-Manager as Coach

DYNM 602 will meet on the following special schedule:

  • Saturday, October 11, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Saturday October 25, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Saturday November 1, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Saturday, November 15, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Saturday, December 6, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

DYNM 653: Coaching Others to Manage Conflict

DYNM 653 will meet on the following special schedule:

  • Saturday, October 4
  • Sunday, October 5
  • Saturday, November 1
  • Sunday, November 2
  • Saturday, November 22

DYNM 634: Process Improvement Tools and Strategies

DYNM 634 will meet on the following special schedule:

  • Saturday, September 20, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
  • Saturday, October 4, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
  • Saturday, October 18, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
  • Saturday, November 1, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
  • Saturday, November 22, 8:30 AM. - 4:30 PM
  • Saturday, December 13, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
  • Backup date is Saturday, December 20, 2008 (in case one of the above dates is cancelled)

DYNM 605: Assessing and Managing Project Risk

DYNM 605 will meet on the following special schedule:**

  • Saturday, September 20
  • Saturday, September 27
  • Saturday, October 4
  • Saturday, October 18
  • Saturday, November 1
  • Saturday, November 15
  • Saturday, November 22
  • Saturday, December 13

**Additional 4 hours is interaction online and by phone to work with participants on their assigned case work and class projects.

DYNM 621: Managing Project Portfolios

DYNM 621 will meet on the following special schedule:**

  • Saturday, September 20
  • Saturday, September 27
  • Saturday, October 4
  • Saturday, October 18
  • Saturday, November 1
  • Saturday, November 15
  • Saturday, November 22
  • Saturday, December 13

**Additional 4 hours is interaction online and by phone to work with participants on their assigned case work and class projects.

DYNM 624: Program Leadership

DYNM 624 will meet on the following special schedule:**

  • Saturday, September 20
  • Saturday, September 27
  • Saturday, October 4
  • Saturday, October 18
  • Saturday, November 1
  • Saturday, November 15
  • Saturday, November 22
  • Saturday, December 13

**Additional 4 hours is interaction online and by phone to work with participants on their assigned case work and class projects.

DYNM 619: Organizational Project Management

DYNM 619 will meet on the following special schedule:**

  • Saturday, September 20
  • Saturday, September 27
  • Saturday, October 4
  • Saturday, October 18
  • Saturday, November 1
  • Saturday, November 15
  • Saturday, November 22
  • Saturday, December 13

**Additional 4 hours is interaction online and by phone to work with participants on their assigned case work and class projects.

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