This course introduces the area of human resources
development. The objective of the course is to expose students to the breadth of
human resources development topics. The primary topics are training and
development, career management, and organizational development and change. A
wide variety of secondary topics may also be covered in this course, including
learning principles, evaluation of human resources development interventions,
employee orientation, and socialization, performance management and coaching,
diversity, and employee counseling.
MNGT 5590 Organizational Behavior (1-3)
This course introduces students to many of the basic principles of human
behavior that effective managers use when managing individuals and groups in
organizations. These include theories relating to individual differences in
abilities and attitudes, attribution, motivation, group dynamics, power and
politics, leadership, conflict resolution, organizational culture, and
organizational structure and design.
HRDV 5560 Group Development and Change (1-3)
Effective groups and teams are critical in modern organizations, yet there
are often dysfunctional dynamics and processes within the group. This course
teaches the fundamental concepts relating to group dynamics, group decision
making, and interpersonal conflict. The course also introduces students to
different types of group-level interventions designed to improve group
performance. The course also applies this conceptual knowledge to common group
problems.
HRDV 5610 Training and Development (3)
Rapid changes in technology and job design, along with the increasing
importance of learning- and knowledge-based organizations, make training and
development an increasingly important topic in human resources development. In
this course, the student will learn how to 1) identify training and development
needs through needs assessments, 2) analyze jobs and tasks to determine training
and development objectives, 3) create appropriate training objectives, 4) design
effective training and development programs using different techniques or
methods, 5) implement a variety of different training and development
activities, and 6) evaluate training and development programs.
HRDV 5630 Organization Development (3)
Organization development (OD) is the process of planning and implementing
interventions to create interpersonal, group, inter-group, or organization-wide
change. This course presents the theoretical foundations of organization
development as an applied behavioral science. Students will also be introduced
to many types of interpersonal, intra-group, inter-group, and organizational
interventions that are used to effect comprehensive and lasting changes.
HRDV 5700 Career Development (3)
Career management is the process through which individuals and organizations
jointly plan, guide, direct, and influence people's careers to meet the
individual's and the organization's future needs. This course introduces
students to current ideas about how organizations and individuals are trying to
manage the problems created by the new rules of the workplace through career
management.
HRDV 5750 Research and Assessment Methods in Human Resources Development (3)
This course introduces students to basic descriptive and inferential
statistics, research principles, sampling designs, survey methodologies, and
simple experimental and quasi-experimental designs. The course also introduces
students to other assessment methods used in human resources development, such
as learning assessments, performance evaluations, and program evaluation.
Capstone Course
HRDV 6000 Integrated Studies in Human Resources Development (3)
The student is expected to synthesize and integrate the learning experiences acquired in human resources development and to evaluate the research and current topics relative to this major. Techniques used to accomplish these goals may vary. Prerequisite: completion of all other required courses in this major.
