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Credits: 3
This course is designed to allow opportunities for persons to examine
various questions about leadership including: What is it? What is the
process? What makes for effective leadership and why? What
influences can an individual really have on an organization? Is there
something really different needed in leadership in the 21st century?
Does leadership really make a difference? It is also designed to assist
participants in gaining deeper insights about themselves in both the
leadership and followership roles. It is designed with the intent of
having both students and instructor collaborate in the learning process
toward mutual growth and development. Emphasis is also placed on
assisting the participants in gaining the knowledge, skills and insights
necessary for developing leadership development systems within a
variety of organizational types.

HURD 764 TRAINING I: PROCESS AND
PRACTICE
Prerequisites: None
Credits: 3
The roles and responsibilities of training and development and their
impact on organizational structure are analyzed. The course focuses on
the development of knowledge, skills, and awareness needed to design
and deliver effective training programs/curriculum. Students examine
adult learning concepts and principles for the purpose of developing
training programs that reflect participants' needs and emphasize
achieving well-defined objectives. Strategies and techniques are
exploited for systematic development of training, beginning with needs
analysis and ending with program evaluation.

HURD 765 TRAINING II: PROCESS AND
PRACTICE
Prerequisites: HURD 764
Credits: 3
The course focuses on the specialization of knowledge, skills, and
awareness needed for the training specialist or manager of human
resource development programs. Emphasis is placed on the role of the
expert internal or external trainer. Mastery of all aspects of the training
and development process is expected. Technology and training
strategies and techniques are explored for the systematic development
of the training process. The course builds on adult learning concepts
and principles for the purpose of developing training programs

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