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Undergraduate Degree Programs

Training and Development (TRDEV)

TRDEV 418 Instructional Methods in Training and Development (3) Emphasis on teaching techniques and learning principles used by trainers and supervisors in business, health care, and government.
Effective: Spring 1986
 

TRDEV 421 Presentation Skills for New Trainers (3) The effective use of platform skills for training, including the use of voice, audio-visual aids, group facilitation, and personal presence.
Effective: Summer 1993
Prerequisite: admission to M.ED. program in Training and Development  

TRDEV 431 Basic Technology Skills in Training (3) Introduces basic training technology skills: electronic communications, word processing, spreadsheets, databases; provides skills to create and maintain electronic presentations and programs.
Effective: Spring 1999
Prerequisite: admission to the Training and Development Program Training and Development Certificate Program or permission of the Program  

TRDEV 432 Video Production in Training (3) Introduces learners to the equipment, design, and production of video instruction for the workplace.
Effective: Spring 2002
Prerequisite: TRDEV 418, TRDEV 431 or permission of program  

TRDEV 460 Foundations in Training and Development (3) Roles in training and development, relationships between training and development and other organizational structures, and the principles of training design.
Effective: Spring 1986
 

TRDEV 465 Performance Analysis (3) This course involves the systematic analysis of employee performance in organizations to identify performance problems, diagnose causes, and specify solutions.
Effective: Spring 2005
Prerequisite: TRDEV 460, TRDEV 418 or permission of the program  

TRDEV 470 Human Resource Development Tools and Techniques (3) Examination of contemporary strategies, tools, and techniques for designing human resource functions to promote employee learning and performance within organizations.
Effective: Spring 2005
Prerequisite: TRDEV 460, TRDEV 418 or permission of the program  

TRDEV 475 Career and Succession Management (3) This course involves the study of a systematic approach for integrating career planning and succession planning programs in organizations.
Effective: Spring 2005
Prerequisite: TRDEV 460, TRDEV 418 or permission of the program  

TRDEV 497 Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject that may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Spring 1986
 

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