This 9 credit-hour certificate can take as little as nine months to complete. Courses are 8 weeks each fall and spring and 12 weeks during the summer. Courses are strategically designed to merge industry and academic knowledge.
Plan of Study Overview
Course Name
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Credit Hours
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|---|---|
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OLS 51500 - Foundations of Human Resource Development (Recommended to take this first) |
3 |
| OLS 58300 - Coaching & Mentoring |
3 |
| OLS 57400 - Managerial Training & Development |
3 |
Course Descriptions
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OLS 51500 - Foundations of Human Resource Development: This course emphasizes the human resource function (and its development) in the context of the work organization. Human resource development topics include:
- exploration of various training and development techniques,
- the relation of training to organization strategies,
- training needs analysis,
- evaluation of training
- career development
The strategic approach to human resource management also is covered, including what human resource professionals can and should do to help the organization succeed.
- OLS 58300 - Coaching and Mentoring: This course explores issues and practices in technologically-driven organizations pertaining to the roles and functions that coaching and mentoring play in employee development. A "best practices" approach, utilizing the case method, is emphasized. Presented from the point of view of a human resource manager/leader, the focus of the course is on identifying coaching opportunities, enhancing communication skills, developing and implementing coaching and mentoring strategies, and evaluating the outcomes of these strategies. Attention is directed to facilitating personal coaching mentoring skills.
- OLS 57400 - Managerial Training & Development: This course is around managerial training and development. The primary goal is for students to have the knowledge and skills to develop training to help develop leadership skills in others. Students in this course will learn about the instructional design (ID) and leadership development by examining leadership theory through an ID lens and then using these skills to develop training around leadership development.
Note:
- Must receive a B- or better in each of the three courses.
- Courses are subject to change due to faculty discretion.