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Course Descriptions

ODL 4840 - Training Program Development - In-depth study of the establishment and operation of training programs of human resource development in the public or private sectors with emphasis on needs assessment, program design, proposal preparation, staffing, fiscal budgeting and monitoring, fiscal justification, program evaluation, impact assessment, and applied legalities.

ATD 5203 - Analysis of Training and Development Issues - Analysis of issues related to the integration of training and development, organization development, and career development to improve individual, group, and organizational effectiveness; components, standards, ethical requirements, and competencies associated with human resource development.

ATD 5213 - Work Performance Technology - This course is a study of integrated systems models and methods used by training and development professionals to ensure that employees have the knowledge, skills, motivation, and environmental support to do their jobs effectively by developing and managing work performance systems.

ATD 5253 - Consulting for Performance Improvement - The course examines the core principles of consulting in the area of performance improvement. It will explore the techniques of consulting for performance improvement and will provide in-depth practice of knowledge and skills necessary to successfully practice consulting for performance improvement. This course is designed for the application of performance improvement models to analyze, implement, and evaluate real workplace issues.

ATD 5283 - Instructional Design - Examination of the systems approach to instructional design in training. Students will analyze and apply the major components of instructional systems design, including deeds analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation of training instruction.

ATD 5293 - Strategic Employee Development - This course focuses on the development and implementation of employee development strategy in today’s organizations. The course reflects both a growing awareness of the strategic implications of employee development and linkages to broader strategic decisions.

ATD 5443 - Assessment and Evaluation in Workforce Preparation - Assessment and evaluation; construction of measures of assessment for cognitive skills, psychomotor performance, affective behavior, and portfolios in career subject areas; statistical procedures for interpretation and use of test and performance measurements.

ATD 5230 - Talent Development Administration - This course emphasizes the skills needed to effectively manage talent development. Course topics include managing content strategies, vendor relations, assigning facilitator roles, monitoring talent development progress and risks, and managing professional development.

ATD 5255 - Facilitating Talent Development - This course will explore the techniques of facilitating talent development and will provide in-depth practice of knowledge and skills necessary to successfully deliver talent development solutions.

ATD 5900 - Capstone in Talent Development - This course is to provide the culminating, integrative curricular experience for students enrolled in the Master of Science in Talent Development. As such, the course draws on students’ prior training within the core courses in the degree. Capstone projects will apply concepts from the Master of Science in Talent Development to real-world experiences within the field to complete an applied graduate research project.

ATD 5233 - Training Systems Management - This course emphasizes training systems management from a macro viewpoint. Course topics include roles, responsibilities, and functions of a training systems manager, strategic and operational planning, marketing operations, facility planning, return on investments and training materials.

ODL 4820 - Change Strategies in Organizations -  A study, from the worker’s perspective, of how technology affects social processes in occupational environments; human resource development; open systems theories; diagnosing occupational systems; change strategies; and the worker’s adaptation of occupational settings to changing environmental demands.

ODL 4845 - Improvement in Organizations - This course is designed to acquaint students with methods for understanding and improving organizational performance. Included in this course are techniques for identifying problems, philosophies and techniques for addressing problems, and planning for measurable improvement.

ODL 4855 - Web-Based Training and Instruction- This course provides an overview of the fundamental theory and principles of how to design, develop, and manage web-based training (WBT) programs for adult learners within industry, service, and other organizations. Participants will design, develop and  implement a web-based course.

TEC 5103 - Leadership in Technology- This course focuses on forces transforming leadership science, processes, and skills in today’s technological society; leadership theories; implication of fundamental changes taking place in the workplace; and leadership, characteristics, competencies, and challenges.

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