Program of Study
Built on a Solid Foundation
The MHRD program was developed around the competencies identified by the International Society for Performance Improvement and the American Society for Training and Development as essential for effective leadership in the areas of human performance improvement. If admitted into the program, you must successfully complete a 36-semester-hour program comprised of 12 required courses.
First Year — Fall
HRD 830 Concepts of Human Resource Development (3 credits)
HRD 820 Human Performance Improvement (3 credits)
First Year — Spring
HRD 847 Instructional Systems Design (3 credits)
HRD 880 Research Concepts and Skills (3 credits)
First Year — Summer
HRD 890 HPI Instrumentation (3 credits)
HRD 870 Consulting for Education and Industry (3 credits)
Second Year — Fall
HRD 845 Needs Assessment for Education and Industry (3 credits)
HRD 860 Instructional Materials Development (3 credits)
Second Year — Spring
HRD 849 Evaluation of Training and Development (3 credits)
HRD 897 Applied Research and Development (3 credits)
Second Year — Summer
HRD 825 Organizational Performance Improvement (3 credits)
HRD 882 Knowledge Mgt. for Improved Performance (3 credits)
Intercollegiate Athletic Leadership Option
The Intercollegiate Athletic Option was developed to provide a unique opportunity for individuals wanting to pursue a career in intercollegiate athletics. Based upon the curriculum, the AL option substitutes four courses that focus on ethics, psychology, leadership and administration. To complete this option, you must successfully complete a 36-semester-hour program comprised of 12 required courses.
First Year — Fall
HRD 830 Concepts of Human Resource Development (3 credits)
HRD 820 Human Performance Improvement (3 credits)
First Year — Spring
HRD 847 Instructional Systems Design (3 credits)
HRD 880 Research Concepts and Skills (3 credits)
First Year — Summer
HRD 890 HPI Instrumentation (3 credits)
AL 862 Psychological Issues in
Collegiate Athletics (3 credits)
Second Year — Fall
AL 849 Athletic Leadership Development
(3 credits)
HRD 860 Instructional Materials Development (3 credits)
Second Year — Spring
AL 864 Ethical Issues in
Collegiate
Athletic Administration (3 credits)
HRD 897 Applied Research and Development (3 credits)
Second Year — Summer
HRD 825 Organizational Performance Improvement (3 credits)
AL 861 Athletic Leadership for
Intercollegiate Administration (3 credits)
Course Descriptions
HRD 830 Concepts of
Human Resource
Development (3 credits)
Theory and practice of contemporary applications of human
resource
development (HRD) programs; training and development
functions;
strategies for designing and developing programs; and
application of
methods, techniques and resources in the context of
changing needs,
technologies, demographics and economic circumstances that
create the
need for different skills and knowledge in the work force.
HRD 820 Human
Performance
Improvement (3 credits)
HPI recognizes that not all performance problems in the
workplace can
or should be solved through training. For this reason,
alternative
strategies and techniques ranging from work redesign,
organization
development, reward systems, feedback systems, ergonomics
and
psychometrics have become powerful alternatives for
improving
performance in the workplace.
HRD 847
Instructional Systems
Design (3 credits)
Theory and practice of instructional systems design
activities in human
resource development (HRD) programs; identification,
selection and
organization of subject matter appropriate for
competency-based
training (CBT) programs: occupational analysis techniques;
rationale
statements, goals and objectives; related instructional
materials;
participant evaluation; and instructional scheduling.
HRD 890 HPI
Instrumentation (3
credits)
Introduction to commercially available instruments used to
assess and
evaluate human performance in the workplace. Students will
develop
critical judgment skills in order to determine the
adequacy and use of
instruments in modern organizations.
HRD 880 Research
Concepts and
Skills (3 credits)
An introductory course in research designed to familiarize
human
performance improvement professionals with the nature of
research and
reporting processes and to help develop the necessary
criteria to
become critical, analytical, consumers of published
research.
HRD 870 Consulting
for Education and
Industry (3 credits)
Theory and practice of external and internal consulting
practices in
human resource development programs; dynamics of
professional helping
relationship; methods and techniques for initiating and
terminating
consulting relationships; diagnosing client situations;
evaluation of
professional consulting relationships.
HRD 845 Needs
Assessment for
Education and Industry (3 credits)
Theory and practice of needs assessment activities in
human resource
development (HRD) programs; importance of the process to
the
identification of content/curricula topics and the overall
training
environment; specific methodologies used in the needs
assessment
process; supportive components of various program planning
systems.
HRD 860 Instructional
Materials
Development (3 credits)
Development and application of instructional materials and
laboratory
activities for training programs in education and
industry;
reinforcement of instructional training concepts and
materials
development procedures that are applied across human
resource
development (HRD) programs.
HRD 849 Evaluation of
Training and
Development/HRD Programs (3 credits)
Theory and practice of evaluation processes related to
training and
development in human resource development (HRD) programs;
developing a
results-oriented approach based on specific criteria or
standards;
designing instruments; determining program costs; and
collecting,
analyzing and interpreting data to ascertain return on
investment.
HRD 897 Applied
Research and
Development (3 credits)
Study of a particular topic under the direction of a
faculty member.
Students identify a special problem related to the human
resource
development (HRD) profession based on their personal
interests,
experiences, needs and goals. Prerequisites: Submission of
a written
proposal and prior approval of advisor.
HRD 825
Organizational Performance
Improvement (3 credits)
Organizational Performance Improvement provides concepts
and skills
employed by effective managers and change agents to
promote and sustain
productive organizations. Using the principles of
industrial/organizational psychology, students will learn
how to
perform behavior analysis and management, how to determine
criteria for
performance appraisals, and how to establish leadership in
the
workplace.
HRD 882 Knowledge Management for Improved Performance (3 credits)
This course is an introduction to knowledge management and
is designed
to familiarize students with organizational competencies
required to
adapt and prosper in a chaotic global environment. The
course focuses
upon contemporary theory, research and application of
knowledge
management as a strategy for improving personal and
organizational
performance.
AL 849 Athletic
Leadership Development
(3 credits)
Investigation of leadership principles and theories as
they relate to
collegiate athletic coaching and the effect they have on
the
performance of the collegiate academic athlete. Collegiate
coaching
responsibilities and requirements for various level of
appointment will
be examined.
AL 861 Athletic
Leadership for
Intercollegiate Administration
(3 credits)
Investigate effective leadership principles and theories
relative to
the supervision and administrative responsibilities of
intercollegiate
athletics
AL 862 Psychological
Issues in
Collegiate Athletics (3 credits)
Investigation and intervention of psychological issues
athletes,
coaches and administrators face at the collegiate level.
AL 864 Ethical Issues in
Collegiate Athletic Administration (3 credits)
Investigation of current ethical issues and the promotion
of positive
character development in collegiate athletic programs.