The need to accomplish more with less demands that organizations give more consideration to the training and development of their current and future employees. Such topics as adult learning processes, identifying training needs, developing effective training programs, and evaluating the training effort are discussed from the point of view of the training specialist, the manager, and the employee. MR 323 Instructional Design Learning principles are the guidelines to the ways in which people learn most effectively. This course explores recent theories and research on adult development, and learning, and applies adult development models and learning patterns to training designs. This seminar is designed for training and development professionals seeking to deepen their understanding of training methodologies.
Special attention is given to the integration of learning objectives and training methodologies.
In this course, students design instructional materials for graphics, slides and tapes, audio tapes and workbooks, video programs, computer-assisted instruction, and mixed media learning activities. The course provides students with the discipline's defining conceptual frameworks and the technologies used in the practice of organization development. This course provides each participant the opportunity to begin to examine and experience the forces that operate in a group as well as one's effectiveness in assuming roles needed to build and maintain a group. MR 502 Seminar in Management and Organizational Behavior For advanced students who wish to relate the application of interpersonal and organization development skills and processes to their own job and organizational concerns, this seminar provides a capstone for current material in the areas of organization development, management development, and training and synthesizes other human resources courses in these fields.