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The Human Resource Development
Orientation Handbook and Research Guide

Human Resource Development (HRD) Practitioners are in high demand to help organizations and
individuals improve their performance. In this age of global expansion, there is an ever increasing
need for those who can teach others to effectively manage relationships, the core of organizational
potential, as a gateway to improving organizational performance from the individual, team, and
structural levels. The Master of Arts in Human Resource Development Program prepares future and
current HRD practitioners to maximize their knowledge, skills, and abilities in the full range of
competencies required for improving organizational and human performance.

From an adult learning perspective, the Human Resource Development Program provides the
broadest interpretation of human resource development, linking it to concepts and principles
associated with individual, group and organizational performance improvement. Emphasis is
placed on training, consulting, curriculum design, leadership development, strategic planning, adult
education, facilitation, technology, and development of human resources from an individual, team,
organizational, and community level. It is inclusive of the assessment, design, delivery,
implementation and evaluation of programs aimed at meeting the needs of employees and
organizations. Incorporated within this program design are management disciplines, such as
organizational behavior, organizational development, leadership development, and human resource
management, which further enhance the skills, knowledge, and behavior of the learner.

Program Design
The HRD curriculum is designed to meet industries general and specific goals in the development
and management of individuals and organizations. Our established course applications are used by
private and public entities of all sizes. We develop your specific competencies to make this
practitioners field of study work for you. This program provides an in-depth examination of theory,
principles and applications in human resource development. It is focused on practitioners who
function in a variety of contexts, including private industry, government agencies, non-profit
organizations, corporations, educational institutions, military, health care organizations, and
professional and voluntary associations. Program graduates will be able to assist business, industry
and government in increasing productivity through improved human resource development and
management interventions and practices. This program provides learners with the opportunity to
share professional experiences with peers and to apply learned skills in organizational settings.
Lecture and experiential learning applications are combined and based upon appropriate concepts
that allow the individual to powerfully apply in practical situations. For individuals who are
interested in starting their own business or freelance as internal or external consultants, our HRD
program maximizes your professional skills and experiences to directly connect your human
resource development strategies to individual and organizational needs.

Effective Learner Outcomes
HRD’s proven curriculum processes ensure effective outcomes that result in learning through
demonstrative applied applications. Our program instructors were specifically selected based on
their expertise and understanding of the field of human resource development. We continually

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