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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 7366 – Practicum

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: 30 hours in the program, including HURD 732, 741, and 764

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The practicum is designed to provide application experience of human resource development in
organizational and industrial or agency settings. Each student will plan and implement a project in
the field of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT prior to registration. The student arranges
a working relationship with the appropriate faculty member and prepares a learning experience in
an appropriate business, corporate or industrial, educational or governmental setting that is
submitted to the instructor prior to registration. Attendance at the HRD practicum briefing is
mandatory for admittance to the course.

REQUIRED TEXT:

Brislin, R., and Yoshida, T. (1994). Intercultural Communication Training: An
Introduction. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

1. To provide a practical experience for students in the field of HRD through an external
placement with an agency, business, or an industrial complex.

2. To provide a mechanism for case study, review or practicum experiences, models of
training, intervention strategies, and evaluation processes.

3. To provide an opportunity for the student to gain knowledge about organizational
structures, cultures and behaviors.

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