EHRD Undergraduate Course Descriptions and Syllabi

EHRD 303 Foundations of Human Resource Development
Overview of the discipline and field of human resource development focus on how individuals and groups learn and interact with organizations including motivation, group dynamics, system theory, organizational culture, learning and change.

EHRD 371 Applied Learning Principles (Writing intensive)
Focus on the development of adult educator's professional growth; pro-active decision making and intentional choices in developmental growth; working with adult learners.

EHRD 372 Training & Development in Human Resource Development
Theory and applications of training and development in organizations; focus on rapid changes in technology, alterations in the culture of organizations, dynamic market conditions, and the need for information sharing. Planning for ongoing skill development in the for-profit and non-profit sectors.

EHRD 374 Organizational Development
Introduction to major theories, concepts, skills and techniques for organization development in business and industry, education and the public sector.

EHRD 405 Principles & Practices of Leadership in Human Resource Development
Theories and concepts associated with learning to help individuals and organizations develop.  Overview of leadership theories and learning theories within a context of preparing to develop a leadership development program.

EHRD 408 Diversity Issues and Practices in Human Resource  Development (ICD approved course)
Assist educators in human resource development contexts, as well as trainers, employees and managers effectively identify and understand diversity issues in work and community settings.

EHRD 465 Television Production for Training and Development
Development of knowledge and skills towards the application of television production techniques in public education and corporate training settings; focus on practices, techniques and tools for managers of training and development.
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EHRD 466 Advanced Television Production for Training and Development
Development of advanced knowledge and skills towards the application of television production techniques in public education and corporate training settings; focus on high level practices, techniques and tools for managers of training and development.

EHRD 473 Introduction to Distance Learning
Introduction to the field of distance learning; application of distance learning principles to educational and training settings via a variety of distance learning modalities.

EHRD 474 Distance Networking for Training and Development
Development of knowledge towards application of telecommunication networking in public education and corporate training settings; technical alternatives for delivery of subject matter for educators and trainers.

EHRD 475 Multimedia Development for Training and Development
Introduction to the development of multimedia as it applies to training and development; examine the application of multimedia principles to educational and training setting for both "face to face" and distance applications.
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EHRD 476 Managing Technical Networks
Development of knowledge and skills towards the application of technical network management in public education and corporate training settings; focus on practices, techniques, and tools for managers of technical networks.

EHRD 479 Grants and Contracts
Course will identify funding sources that support research and development activities; identify methods of securing funding; study state, national and private funding sources and how to become successful in submitting to each; complete a proposal to a funding agency and a management plan for a funded project.

EHRD 481 Seminar
Transition from an academic environment to a professional business environment, preparation of an individual professional portfolio, and steps in searching and securing an internship position. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification and admitted to Professional Phase of ISNC studies.

EHRD 484 Internship
Directed internship in an organization to provide student with a learning experience supervised by professionals in organizational settings appropriated to the student's professional objectives. Prerequisite: EHRD 481, senior classification and/or approval of instructor, and admitted to Professional Phase of studies.

EHRD 485 Directed Studies
Directed reading or research problems in human resource development or technology management.

EHRD 489 Special Topics in Introduction to Applied Statistical Methods
Selected topics in an identified area of human resource development or technology management. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.

EHRD 491 Research
Research conducted under the direction of faculty member in educational human resource development. May be repeated 2 times for credit. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification and/or approval of instructor.