Assignemnt: Diagnostic Contract
Part 1: Creating the basis of a Diagnostic Contract
In most cases of planned change, OD practitioners play an active role in gathering data from organization members for diagnostic purposes. Similar to entering and contracting, the OD practitioner needs to develop an agreement with organizational members from the client system about collecting and using data gathered from them. Please answer the following questions and provide the substance of the diagnostic contract for a hypothetical organization of your creation:
Submit a checklist and fully answer the following questions.
• Who am I?
• Why am I here, and what am I doing?
• For whom do I work?
• What do I want from you, and why?
• How will I protect your confidentiality?
• Who will have access to the data?
• What is in it for you?
• Can I be trusted?
Part 2: Collecting Data to design your Diagnostic Contract
Next, after your checklist, explain in paragraphs why or why not each of the 4 data collection methods below would be appropriate for this scenario.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.