Special Topics (arr.)

Staff

Topics to be announced in the Schedule of Classes. May be repeated for credit.

Research and Independent Study (1 to 3)

Staff

Preparation of an in-depth project under the guidance of a faculty member. The course is arranged individually with an instructor.

Foundations of Human Resource Development (3)

Wesner, Morgan, Khilji

How individuals and groups learn and interact within organizations and how organizations function and learn. Motivation, group dynamics, systems theory, organizational culture and change, and how they relate to business.

Adult Learning (3)

Cseh, Goldman, Hoare

Premises and theories used to meet learning needs of adults. Overview of various learning theories and the impact of various stages of adult development on learners. Topics including self-directed learning, accommodating individual learning needs, and creation of effective learning techniques. Same as HDev 6701.

Organizational Change I (3)

Cseh, Wesner, Khilji

The assessment of organizational conditions, including collection and interpretation of information, operations, and problems (human, structural, and systemic). Course participants collect and analyze data to help organizations enhance effectiveness and implement change.

Organizational Change II (3)

Chalofsky, Goldman, Wesner

Introduction to the concepts, methods, and skills required for effective consultation in organizations, as either an internal or an external consultant. Meeting the human needs in organizations, while improving performance and productivity. Students undertake a consulting project in an organization.

Cseh, Goldman, Gorman-Kirchoff

Developments in theory and research centered on organizational leadership. Emphasis on transformational leadership.

Strategic Human Resource Development (3)

Morgan, Khilji

Overview of systematic development of an organization's capability to implement its strategy. Leading an organization through change, with an emphasis on HRD systems.

Issues in Human Resource Development (3)

Morgan, Khilji, Wesner, and Staff

Current issues and topics of importance in the field. Students gather data and analyze key topics associated with areas such as globalization, diversity in the workplace, organizational development, and ethics.

Organizational Learning (3)

Staff

Learning in an organizational context. Processes through which the organization as a system learns, unlearns, changes, and disseminates information. Organizational learning theories address the processes and barriers of gathering, using, developing, and retaining knowledge in organizations.

Advanced Strategies for Adult Learning (3)

Staff

Theoretical and practical strategies of adult learning in various settings, including corporate environments. Learning strategies, such as creative thinking and self-directed learning. Critical adult learning issues.

Assessing the Impact of HRD Efforts (3)

Morgan and Staff

Knowledge and skills needed to evaluate the impact and return on investment of HRD efforts. Focus on how to plan and conduct systematic evaluations of HRD efforts, including the choice, development, and use of various tools for measuring individual, group, and organizational change.

Increasing the Capacity to Learn (3)

Chalofsky

Identification of actions that can help increase the capacity to learn. Emphasis on experimental learning and critical reflection.

Internship in Human Resource Development (3 to 6)

Staff

Supervised experience in selected areas of human resource development and adult education. Admission by permission of instructor.

Design of Adult Learning Interventions (3)

Goldman, Hoare, Marquardt

Designing and implementing adult learning programs. Topics include instructional design techniques, designing effective programs, program planning and marketing techniques, and conducting needs assessments and evaluations of adult learning programs.

Action Learning (3)

Marquardt

Processes, principles, and skills necessary to participate in and lead both single- and multiple-problem action learning sets. The six dimensions of action learning; educational psychological, political, sociological, and management theories underlying action learning.

Meaningful Workplaces (3)

Chalofsky

Characteristics of the humane organization and of meaningful work. Intrinsic motivation, work-life balance, and the workplace community.

Technology and Human Resource Development (3)

Staff

How technology can best be utilized in the HRD environment. Discussion of CBT, use of the Internet for instruction, and distance learning techniques.

Work Groups and Teams in Organizations (3)

Chalofsky, Goldman, Wesner, Morgan

Exploration of the nature of work groups and teams as they are utilized in organizational settings. Group and team dynamics, facilitating and leading skills, and group roles and culture.

International and Multicultural Issues in Organizations (3)

Cseh, Marquardt, Khilji

The impact of culture and globalization on U.S. and international human and organizational learning programs and practices. Adult learning and organizational change approaches that develop and utilize the synergy of a global workforce.

Thesis Research (3-3)

Staff

Special Topics (arr.)

Staff

Topics to be announced in the Schedule of Classes. May be repeated for credit.

Foundations of Human and Organizational Learning (3)

Chalofsky, Schwandt, Cseh

The study of individuals and their interactions within an organizational context. Overview of key theories in leadership, systems theory, group dynamics, learning, organizational culture, and motivational theory. The use of research in human and organizational learning.

Theory, Research, and Practice in Adult Learning and Development (3)

Cseh, Goldman, Hoare, Scully-Russ

Learning theories as applied to adults in individual and group learning transactions; effect of age on learning; psychological, physical, and social environments in adult education situations.

Theory and Design of Organizational Diagnosis and Development (3)

Cseh, Schwandt, Khilji

Focus on various paradigms through which organizations and their functions may be viewed; a variety of analytical models of organizations; techniques for assessing systems; application of analysis techniques.

Human Systems Change (3)

Schwandt, Scully-Russ

The classical and contemporary ideas related to social systems change; the relation of these ideas to current issues in organizations.

Leadership Theory, Research, and Practice (3)

Cseh, Goldman, Schwandt

Historical review of leadership theory and research will be accompanied by current developments in understanding leadership, review of leadership research, and an assessment of students' own leadership.

Interdisciplinary Readings in Human and Organizational Learning (3)

Chalofsky

Seminal works from various disciplines related to current research and practice.

Advanced Organizational Learning (3)

Casey, Burley

The psychological and sociological paradigms associated with the learning of a collective whole.

Seminar: Applied Research in Human and Organizational Learning (3)

Casey, Cseh, Burley

A forum in which students identify the constructs and theories that support their research interests, engage in critical analysis of research reports, and review research literature.

Practicum in Human and Organizational Learning (3 to 6)

Staff

Seminar: Advanced Issues in Human and Organizational Learning (3)

Casey, Cseh, Burley

A forum in which students critically examine their research agendas, narrow their perspectives into researchable questions, design the way they address the research questions, and develop an outline of the dissertation research proposal.

Organizations and Strategy in Human Resource Systems (3)

Schwandt

Overview of paradigms, theories, models, and constructs of organizations and strategy to understand organizations and their environments.

Managerial and Organizational Cognition (3)

Casey

The emerging field of collective cognition in organizations, including theoretical foundations and seminal and current literature on knowledge structures and their role in strategy formation, organizational change, and sensemaking.

Work, Identity, and Adult Development (3)

Hoare

Same as Cnsl/HDev 8253.

Work Groups and Teams in Organizations (3)

Chalofsky, Marquardt

Theoretical understanding and practical considerations of working with groups and teams. Group dynamics, facilitating and leading groups, and member roles. Group facilitation techniques across different group settings and environments.

Predissertation Seminar (3 to 6)

Staff

Platform for further development of the dissertation proposal.

Dissertation Research (3 or 6)

Staff

Prerequisite: HOL 8998.