Developing Individuals, Transforming Organizations
Graduate Courses*
Human Resource Development (529)
500 Thesis (1-15) Grading Restriction: P/NP only. Repeatability: May be repeated.
502 Registration for Use of Facilities (1-15) Required for the student not otherwise registered during any semester when student uses university facilities and/or faculty time before degree is completed. Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only. Repeatability: May be repeated. Credit Restriction: May not be used toward degree requirements.
503 Problems in Lieu of Thesis (3) Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only. Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
509 Implementation of Human Resource Development Systems (3) The internship provides experiential learning for students who come to human resource development without practical real world experience. The internship is an opportunity to apply classroom knowledge, obtain additional human resource experience, and reflect on the knowledge and experience. The corporate experience provides additional human resource knowledge and assists the student in research and career advancement. (DE) Prerequisite(s): 510.
510 Foundations of Human Resources (3) Students develop a working definition and understanding of the foundations that grid the academic discipline and profession of Human Resources. Students develop knowledge of the historical, theoretical, and philosophical foundations as well as the core models of learning, performance, change and management that promote best practices in the field. Students are introduced to the disciplines of training and development, human expertise, organizational development, and management including human resource management goals and activities.
511 Issues and Trends in Human Resource Development (3) Study of current, emerging, and future issues and trends in Human Resource Development research and practice. Linking research and practice, importance of theory to inform practice, research needs reflected in practice, cycle of how researchers and practitioners learn, how they design practice, and how they evaluate to inform policy. (DE) Prerequisite(s): 510.
513 Special Topics in Human Resource Development (1-3) Topics vary in research, theory and current issues in human resources. Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 9 hours. Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
514 Individual Study in Human Resource Development (3) Approval form must be filed in the office of the program liaison. Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours. Registration Permission: Consent of supervising instructor.
517 Career Development (3) Examination of processes and practices that facilitate the individual’s leadership development, performance improvement and career goals in relation to the organization’s present and future human resource needs, including identification of personal responsibilities and organizational opportunities through successful career development systems.
518 Performance Improvement Systems and Technologies (3) Provides studies of concepts, strategies, tools, and trends of performance improvement technologies. Major emphasis will be on the planning, facilitating, and implementation of performance technologies that support human resource functions and facilitate their value to organizations. (DE) Prerequisite(s): 510.
519 Human Resource Problems (3) Accommodates experiential learning for students who have a background in human resource development. In an employment context, students identify, analyze design, develop, implement, and evaluate a practical human resource development intervention. (DE) Prerequisite(s): 510 and 511.
520 Collaborative Strategies in Human Resource Development (3) Examines the strategies for collaboration and teambuilding within organizational systems. The course assists human resource professionals understand the processes associated with teambuilding including defining types of teams, rewarding and evaluating team performance, operating principles and communication within teams. The primary focus of this course will be creating the high performance team. (DE) Prerequisite(s): 563.
556 Organizational Development Strategies (3) Overview of the roles, strategies, and challenges of organizational development with a focus on the dynamics of organizational change and the internal integration of organizational culture in a global context. (DE) Corequisite(s): 510.
557 Design Strategies (3) Design methodology for business and industry interventions; development of instructor-based, technology-based, and self-directed training for training and development and consulting. (DE) Corequisite(s): 510.
559 Evaluation Strategies (3) Evaluation strategies for professional settings. This course examines the importance of evaluation, how to conduct appropriate evaluations, instrumentation and analysis strategies, how to assess the return-on-investment, and guidelines for creating an evaluation report. (DE) Prerequisite(s): 557.
561 Strategic Human Resource Development (3) Overviews how human resource development increases organizational competitive advantage. Human capital theory, systems theory and systems integration emerge as theoretical frameworks for linking human resource development with business strategy to attain strategic initiatives. Value creation for human resource development stakeholders, management of human resource development resources, and continuous improvement of human resource development processes are emphasized. Students explore the role of human resource development in organizational visioning, planning, leadership development, innovating, and economic development. (DE) Corequisite(s): 510.
563 Organizational Communication Strategies (3) Students investigate organizational communication theory, purposes, channels, practices, styles, approaches, skills, and tools. Process improvement strategies span internal, and external communication and target oral, written, and nonverbal communications that occur in face-to-face, technologymediated, and blended organizational communication contexts.
600 Doctoral Research and Dissertation (3-15) Grading Restriction: P/NP only. Repeatability: May be repeated.
602 Proseminar I in Human Resource Development (3) Basic thought, concepts, and issues required for advanced graduate study in human resource development. Must be taken during the first year of study in the program. Registration Permission: Consent of instructor for non-program students.
603 Proseminar II in Human Resource Development (3) Basic thought, concepts, and issues required for advanced graduate study in human resource development. Must be taken during the first year of study in the program. Registration Permission: Consent of instructor for non-program students.
605 Seminar in Organizational Theory and Environmental Context (3) Organizational structure and basic systems influencing individual, group and organizational behavior with an emphasis on environmental context impacting worker performance and opportunities for learning transfer. Ecological approach to organizational effectiveness is addressed. (DE) Prerequisite(s): 602 and 603.
606 Research in Human Resource Development (3) Theory and application of qualitative approaches to social science and human resource development research. Emphasis is on ethnographic methods to obtain in-depth information about behaviors and beliefs of people in natural settings. Use of methods: structured interviews using heuristic elicitation methodology, participant/observation and case studies. (DE) Prerequisite(s): 602 and 603.
607 Seminar in Organizational Communication Processes (3) Students study how the elements and complexities of organizational communication lead to potential miscommunications. This course involves analysis of contemporary and leading-edge organizational communication systems and processes. Students address prevention and minimization of destructive system and process complexities, and maximization of constructive elements; and explore organizational and individual accountability for creating, sustaining, and improving organizational communication systems, processes, and environments. (DE) Prerequisite(s): 602 and 603.
608 Seminar in Work/Life Interface Issues (3) Interface of work/life topics; how does work and life issues interconnect and influence each other from a psychosocial perspective? The goal of the course will be to help human resource professionals better understand and address the critical linkages between work and life to encourage personal and professional well-being. (DE) Prerequisite(s): 602 and 603.
609 Seminar in Technological Frameworks for Human Resource Development (3) Provides instruction and discussions on technology and human performance issues in today’s organization. Topics include technology diffusion, performance improvement technologies, and privacy and ergonomic issues in utilizing technologies to improve human performance in organizations. (DE) Prerequisite(s): 602 and 603.
611 Internship in Human Resource Development (3) Field experience in relevant organizations. Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only. Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours. Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
613 Seminar in Selected Topics (3) Topics in human resource development. Repeatability: May be repeated Maximum 6 hours. (DE) Prerequisite(s): 602
502 Registration for Use of Facilities (1-15) Required for the student not otherwise registered during any semester when student uses university facilities and/or faculty time before degree is complete. Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only. Repeatability: May be repeated. Credit Restriction: May not be used toward degree requirements.
Management (625)
502 Registration for Use of Facilities (1-15) Required for the student not otherwise registered during any semester when student uses university facilities and/or faculty time before degree is completed. Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only. Repeatability: May be repeated. Credit Restriction: May not be used toward degree requirements.
521 Human Resource Management (3) Personnel functions and human resources management. Community relations, recruiting, selection, training, performance evaluation, wage and salary administration, legal framework as it affects personnel.
551 Management of New Ventures (3) Integration of various functional disciplines and their application to general management of ventures formed both within larger corporations and independently. Preparation of a venture plan, case analysis.
571 International Management (3) Analysis of environment of international business firms and impact of internal and external factors on managerial decisions.
593 Directed Independent Study (1-3) Topic of mutual interest. Available only by prearrangement with supervising faculty member. Grading: Satisfactory/No Credit or letter grade. Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
595 Selected Topics in Current Management Issues (3) In-depth consideration of current issues. Managerial impact of emerging topics. Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
600 Doctoral Research and Dissertation (3-15) Grading Restriction: P/NP only. Repeatability: May be repeated.
*The course listings are from the current Graduate Catelog.
Innovative Leadership in Management Education and Practice
The Department of Management
408 Stokely Management Center
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Email: ghurst@utk.edu