The George Washington University - Organizational Sciences Master's Degree with concentrations in Human Resource Managment and Organizational Management

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Organizational Sciences
Columbian College of Arts & Sciences
January 28 2013
6:30 – 7:30 pm
Duques 451
Master of Arts (M.A.) in Organizational Sciences
with Concentrations in:
* Organizational Management (OM)
* Human Resources Management (HRM)

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Conceptual Domain of
Organizational Sciences
Organizational Effectiveness in
Global Environments
Performance
&
Talent Management
Leadership
&
Communication
Strategy
&
Change
Management
Organizational Management & Human Resources Management Master’s Degrees
Organizational Sciences Undergraduate Minor

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Graduate Programs
Organizational
Management
Human
Resources
Management
Open
Enrollment
Fellows
Organizational
Management
Masters Programs
Ph.D.
Industrial
Organizational
Psychology
Organizational
Sciences

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Open Enrollment
Master’s Programs
• Twelve three-credit courses
• Comprehensive examination towards end of
12-course program
• GWU Arlington Graduate
Education Center / Virginia Square Metro
Station (Orange Line)
• Classes offered on evenings & Saturdays

5. ORGANIZATIONAL SCIENCES
GLOBAL ORGANIZATIONAL TRANSFORMATION COMPETENCIES
Objective
Level
To Explore To Engage To Transform Sample
Learning
Competencie
s
Environment Global
Systems
Thinking
Diplomacy
Ethics
Boundary
Spanning
Culture
•Comparative
Mgt.
•Economic
•Intl. Orgs.
Organizational
Dynamics
Organization
Processes,
Behavior &
Theory
Organization
Communicatio
n & Negotiation
Strategic
Organizational
Transformation
•Using Data to
guide change
•Statistics
Individual Personal
Knowledge
Leadership
Leadership/
Interpersonal &
Grp.
Dynamics&
Decisionmakin
g
Planned
Change
Resource
Management
•Professional
Development
•Action
Research
Organizational Discovery Dynamic Organizationa Theory to

6. Open Enrollment
Masters Programs
Foundation Courses (4)
• PSYC 8245 Organizational Behavior
• ECON 6219 Managerial Economics
• ORSC 6209 Management Systems
• STAT 6104 Statistics in Management, Information & Policy
Organizational Management (OM)
Required Courses (5)
Human Resource Management
(HRM) Required Courses (5)
• ORSC 6216 Planned Change
• ORSC 6241 Strategic Mgt & Policy
Formulation
• ORSC 6242 Org. Comm and Conflict Mgt
• ORSC 6243 Leadership in Complex Org
• PSYC 6259 Psyc of Ind & Group Decision
Making
• ORSC 6212 Personnel Testing
& Selection
• ORSC 6214 Personnel Training &
Performance Appraisal System
• ORSC 6222 Compensation Management
• ORSC 6223 Collective Bargaining
• ORSC 6248 Strategic HR Planning
Electives (3) Electives (3)

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OM Fellows Program:
Accelerated Schedule
• 11 month program, integrated and lock step
• 7 weeks of evening classes, 6:00 – 10:15 pm (per
course); with selected weekend clusters
• Foggy Bottom campus
(Downtown Washington DC)

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OM Fellows Program
Curriculum
• PSYC 8245 Organizational Behavior
• ECON 6219 Managerial Economics
• ORSC 6209 Management Systems
• STAT 6104 Statistics in Management, Information & Policy
• ORSC 6216 Planned Change
• ORSC 6241 Strategic Management & Policy Formulation
• ORSC 6242 Org. Communication and Conflict Management
• ORSC 6243 Leadership in Complex Organizations
• PSYC 6259 Psychology of Ind. & Group Decision Making
• ORSC 6297 Action Research
• ORSC 6297 Special Topic I
• ORSC 6297 Special Topic II

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OM Fellows Schedule
Fall (Aug – Oct)
Statistics
Organizational Behavior
Mini Fall (Oct - Nov)
Economics
Management Systems
Fall (Aug – Nov)
Leadership
Winter (Jan - Feb)
Strategic Mgt
Decision Making
Spring (Mar - April)
Org Comm & Conflict
Elective
Summer (May - June)
Planned Change
Elective
(Dec – Apr)
Action Research
COMPREHENSIVE EXAMS (Feb-March)

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• Completed application
• Graduate Record Exam (GRE)
• Letters of recommendation
• Undergraduate transcripts
• Statement of purpose/personal essay
• Allowed two foundation courses as a non-degree student
• Three courses potentially transferable into our Masters programs from
approved educational institution
http://www.gwu.edu/~orgsci
Organizational Sciences
Admissions Requirements

11. OSSA: The Organizational Sciences
Student Association
Email: GW.OSSA@gmail.com
Website: http://weareossa.weebly.com
Facebook: on.fb.me/SnmXcC
Linkedin: linkd.in/O6EbtL
OSSA
Dr. Grady

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• “Resistance to Change” Does not Exist
• It is the loss of the “Leaned On” Objects
• If we understand the origin of our
resistance, integrate that learning as part
of the process, we turn what is often
perceived as LOSS into GAIN.
Research Snapshot (Dr. Victoria Grady)
Do you ever consider how you can actually gain by
embracing change?

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Research Snapshot
(V. Grady)

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Research Snapshot (Dr. Nils Olsen)
Have you ever made significantly more
expensive purchases when under high stress?
• Excessive effort depletes self-control capacity
• Data overload taxes cognitive processing
• Actions are accelerated, decisions are degraded,
money is spent

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Research Snapshot
(N. Olsen, V. Perry, & J.D. Lee)
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• Tara Behrend, Ph.D. Assistant Professor
• Nanette Blandin, Ed.D., Assistant Professor
• Christine Clapp, M.A., Visiting Assistant Professor
• David Costanza, Ph.D., Director, I/O, Associate Professor
• Marcus Crede, Ph.D., Visiting Assistant Professor
• Gelaye Debebe, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
• Darryl Getter, Ph.D., Professorial Lecturer
• Victoria Grady, Ph.D., Visiting Assistant Professor
• Kevin Harkins, Ph.D., Professorial Lecturer
• Alex Karagiannis, Ph.D., Visiting Assoc. Professor
• Jean Miller, Ph.D., Director, Comm., Assistant Professor
• Govind Nair, M.S., Professorial Lecturer
• Lynn Offermann, Ph.D., Professor
• Nils Olsen, Ph.D., Program Director, Org. Sci., Asst. Professor
• John Procopio, Ed.D., Professorial Lecturer
• Ford Rowan, Ph.D., Professorial Lecturer
• Clay Warren, Ph.D., Chair, OSC, Professor
• Cheryl Wood, Ph.D., Adjunct Instructor
OSC Full-Time Faculty

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Nils Olsen, Ph.D.
Program Director & Assistant Professor
nolsen@gwu.edu
Ms. Lindsey Cross
Executive Associate
lm_cross@gwmail.gwu.edu
Ms. Javelle Bracey
Senior Secretary
jbracey@gwu.edu
Dept. of Organizational Sciences &
Communication
600 21st Street, NW
Washington, DC 20052
www.gwu.edu/~orgsci
202-994-1878
Program Contacts

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• GWU Information (202) 994-4949
• Admissions (202) 994-6210
• Veteran’s Benefits (202) 994-4925
• Financial Aid (202) 994-6620
• Registrar (202) 994-4900
• On the web
http://www.gwu.edu/~orgsci
Additional
Contacts

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Thank you.
Dr. Nils Olsen & Dr. Victoria Grady
nolsen@gwu.edu & grady.victoria@verizon.net