The required courses and electives listed in this core may be taken as Directed Studies, subject to the conditions stated in the Directed Studies section listed under Academic Policies and Procedures. This course is a comprehensive view of personnel policy development with emphasis on the interdependence of personnel and operating functions. Students analyze personnel functions of recruitment, development, training, compensation, integration into the workforce, and maintenance of personnel for the purpose of contributing to organizational, societal, and individual goals. This course enables the student to understand how human resources development professionals train individuals and develop the potentials of individuals within the workplace. They learn how appropriate training and development programs can increase the productivity of individuals, groups, and organizations.
Students participate in training and development problem solving.
This course introduces students to basic statistical methods, methods of research, and methods of human resource assessment in the human resources development field. Students explore the basics of statistics as these apply to research and assessment. The course includes the empirical research process, the deductive method, the inductive method, the survey, the field experiment, and the field study as these relate to the work situation. The course introduces the student to the process of human assessment. Students explore various methods of assessing knowledge, attitude, and performance including the performance evaluation, program evaluation, and needs assessment.