Jeff D Merrell Associate Director, Master's Program in Learning and Organizational Change, MSLOC

Jeff Merrell has more than 20 years of business experience as both a consultant and corporate leader in learning and development, recruiting and marketing. He is founder of Purple Line Associates, a consultancy and research practice established in 2001 to help organizations define learning and knowledge management strategies and implement new technologies and practices. His consulting work includes projects for global leaders in the pharmaceutical and retail industries as well as not-for-profit and federal government organizations.

Year		Degree		Institution
2006		MS, Learning & Organizational Change Learning and Organizational Change		Northwestern University
1989		MBA		Northwestern University Kellogg Graduate School of Management
1977		BA English		Michigan State University

Organizational learning and knowledge management, corporate social responsibility

MSLOC 460		Practicum
MSLOC 430		Creating & Sharing Knowledge In this course, students will develop an understanding of how to define “knowledge” within organizational settings and – based on the perspective offered by different definitions – assess how knowledge is created, shared and leveraged in organizations. The course will introduce theory, concepts, and frameworks to enable students to understand knowledge as it applies to individuals, to communities or networks of practitioners, and to organizations. Students will also learn the role of Web. 2.0 technologies in enabling knowledge sharing and creation practices in organizational settings. Finally, students will learn to apply course concepts to current organizational issues through business cases and course projects. Guest speakers will also offer leadership perspectives on the real-world challenges of successfully sharing, creating and leveraging knowledge in organizations.
MSLOC 499		Independent Study