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The Human Resource Development
Orientation Handbook and Research Guide

College of Professional Studies
Department of Behavior Sciences & Human Services
Human Resource Development Program

HURD 806 – Research and Report Writing
College: Professional Studies

Department: Behavioral Sciences and Human Services
Credit Hours: 3 Credits (16-Weeks) Semester: Fall Year: 20XX

Location: CLT XXX Day/Time: Mondays, 4:55pm – 9:55pm

Instructor: Office: GA/Adjunct Office – (301) 860-3156
Office Hours: By Appointment

PREREQUISITES:
There are no specific prerequisites for this course.

Electronic Devices: Please turn all electronic devices on either vibrate/off during the class
session.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course is designed to provide an understanding of the underlying theory of organization change
and intervention; to explore how various change strategies can be applied to problems involving
people in intact systems; and to analyze successful approaches and techniques in organization
development to include materials, techniques, designs, current issues and practices in organization
development. Other topics covered in the course will be to understand the organization as a system,
organization assessment, team building and intergroup work as OD interventions, entry strategies,
internal/external change agent, and third-party consultation.

REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS:

Brown, D.R. (2011). An Experiential Approach to Organization Development, (8th Edition).
Prentice Hall. Upper Saddle, New Jersey

American Psychological Association. (2010) Publication manual of the American Psychological
Association, (6 Edition), Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, ISBN:
th
978-1-4338-0561-5.

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