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Designing the Organization

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign via Coursera

Go to Course: https://www.coursera.org/learn/designing-organization

Introduction

Identify and explain many of the common organizational design challenges faced by organizations

Apply theory and principles to more effectively deal with these organizational design challenges in your own professional life

Analyze the effectiveness of organizational design choices in various organizations

Make organizational design recommendations to increase organizational effectiveness

Syllabus

Course Orientation

You will become familiar with the course, your classmates, and our learning environment. The orientation will also help you obtain the technical skills required for the course.

MODULE 1: PURPOSE AND GOVERNANCE

This module explores the purpose of a business and shows how can managers infuse a sense of purpose into their organizations. It also examines different perspectives on corporate governance.  

MODULE 2: ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

This module explores various organizational structures and provides a framework for knowing when to choose a particular structure.

MODULE 3: GROWTH AND ORGANIZATIONAL LIFE CYCLES

This module explores several of the organizational design implications that managers need to recognize as they grow and move through various stages of the organizational life cycle.

Module 4: EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT

In this module, we examine ways in which organizations can be designed to effectively respond to changes in the external environment.  

Overview

Organizations are complex and can be difficult to manage well, so managers need tools to help them better understand and deal with the many complexities and challenges associated with organizational life. In this course, you will learn theories, principles, and frameworks that will help you design more effective organizations. You will be able to: - Analyze organizations from multiple perspectives to better understand business challenges - Strategically plan for effective organizational govern

Skills

Growth Strategies organizational strategy Decision-Making governance Corporate strategy Organizational Structure Systems Thinking Strategic Thinking Business Strategy Organizational Change Innovation Organizational Effectiveness

Reviews

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The course is nice but the wording of the course is heavy and is confusing most of the time.You've to put a lot of effort in trying to understand what the instructor means or want to say/ask.

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Although 4 years have gone by when I finished this course, I still remember the experience I have gone through. The professor mastered this course and delivered it competently.

This course is very well designed. It makes you think and understand the main ponder points you need to think about when designing or redesigning the organization.