Major Courses: (15 /18 units)
MASTER OF ARTS IN
HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
HRD 401
HRD 402
(MA-HRD)
HRD 403
This program aims to develop the graduate
students’ conceptual, human and technical skills necessary
for effective management of organizations specifically that
of developing the human resources of the organization. To
facilitate the acquisition of these skills, the masteral
students shall be exposed to varied instructional techniques
such as structured learning experiences, case studies,
group interactions, lectures, reports, simulations, games
and other meaningful strategies facilitative of their
formation.
1. Interview with the Dean of the Graduate School or
its designated Officer.
2. Entrance Examination.
3. Transcript of Records (recopy) confirming
Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum average of
“B” or “2” or its equivalent.
4. Honorable Dismissal.
5. Letter of recommendation from college last
attended, or present employer, or head of
institution affiliated with.
6. Bio-data with 1x1 ID pictures.
HRD 408
409
410
411
412
413
Consumerism and the Environment
E-Learning and Knowledge Management
Financial Management and Control
Managing Cross Cultural Diversity
Education for Peace, Human Rights,
Democracy & Sustainable Dev’t
Peace Education
Global Education
SUMMARY OF MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Plan A
Core Courses
12 units
Major Courses
15 “
Cognates
6 “
Thesis Writing
6 “
Practicum Paper
----------Total = 39 units
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Cognates: (6/ 12 units)
COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATIONS
THESIS WRITING 1 & 2 (Plan A)
PRACTICUM PAPER ( Plan B)
Basic Courses: (12 units)
HRD 101
HRD 102
HRD 102a
HRD 407
HRD 414
HRD 415
ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS
Psychological Foundation of Human
Resource Development
Personal Mastery and Human Inquiry
Inferential Statistics
Research Methodology
HRD 406
HRD
HRD
HRD
HRD
HRD
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
HRD 100
HRD 404
HRD 405
Organization and Management
Program Evaluation Strategies and
Application
Fundamentals of Adult Learning and
Psychology of Filipino Workers
Management of Change
Managing Team and Organizational
Conflict
Organizational Communication and
Human Dynamics
Presentation and Facilitation
Strategies for HRD
Personnel Management & Human
Behavior in Organization
Plan B
12 units
18 “
12 “
3
----------45 units
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
6
3
DESCRIPTION OF COURSES
HRD 100 – PSYCHOLOGICAL FOUNDATION OF
HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
The course deals with the study of the development
of the psychological, cognitive, affective and social aspects of
the life cycle, personality and educational theories, research
and applications are considered.
HRD 101– PERSONAL MASTERY AND HUMAN INQUIRY
The course encourages the graduate students to engage
in introspection and reflection and enable them to acquire and
model desirable life skills specifically positive attitudes and
problem solving skills. They are oriented to the Lourdes College’s
pillars of pedagogy, highlighting its core value system (Faith, Love,
Service and Excellence) to include other pertinent theories, models
and concepts that would help enhance the person’s personal
mastery.
HRD 102/102a – STATISTICS /RESEARCH METHODS
These courses deal with the understanding, critical, and
analysis and application of educational research methods and
basic as well as inferential statistics. An initial research proposal is
expected of the student which will eventually become his/her
thesis proposal.
HRD 401 - ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT
This attempts to reinforce the importance of a
dynamic, systematized communication network in organization.
The foci of study and class interaction will revolve around a
deeper analysis on how the nature goals, forms, and levels,
dimensions and processes of communication related to the
theories, goals and function of organization as bases in the
conceptualization of organizational communication system.
HRD 402 – PROGRAM EVALUATION STRATEGIES
AND APPLICATION
The Program Design and Evaluation course is organized to
provide graduate students with an introductory overview of the
tools and techniques used to measure the activities,
characteristics, effectiveness and efficiency of programs targeted
towards specific populations. The primary objective of program
evaluation is to provide feedback to decision-makers and other
stakeholders, to determine whether a particular program is
achieving desired outcomes at a reasonable cost.
HRD 403 - FUNDAMENTALS OF ADULT LEARNING &
PSYCHOLOGY OF FILIPINO WORKERS
Conditions of learning through the life span and within a
variety of cultural settings. Emphasis is given to the literature of
adult learning as a distinct discipline and the diversity of forms of
learning through an adult's life. A major discussion of the
dynamics of the Filipino Workers is included in this course.
HRD 404 - MANAGEMENT OF CHANGE
This course discusses the theory, research, and practice
associated with the process of empowering on organization
wherein individual potentials are more fully realized. Focus is on
the effective ways in which a leader becomes a power source
which energizes on organization to work collaboratively toward a
shared vision based on meaningful personal values.
HRD 405 - MANAGING TEAM AND ORGANIZATIONAL
CONFLICT
This course an awareness on how organizational leaders
are responsible for creating a work environment that enables
people to thrive. Specifically, it covers the management of turf
wars, disagreements and differences of opinion escalate into
interpersonal conflict and the skill for proper intervention.
Mediation skill and interventions are developed.
HRD 406 – ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION
AND HUMAN DYNAMICS
This attempts to reinforce the importance of a dynamic,
systematized communication network in organization. The foci
study and class interaction will revolve around a deeper analysis
on how the nature, goals, forms, and levels, dimensions and
processes of communication relate to the theories, goals and
function of organization as bases in the conceptualization and
actualization of organizational communication system.
HRD 407 - PRESENTATION AND FACILITATION
STRATEGIES OF HRD
This course covers very basic skills needed by HRD
practitioners in facilitation. It covers Training design and layout;
use of visual aids for effective presentations. It also includes the
actual conduct of training on the part of the student. This will also
include the application of icebreakers such as games/team games,
exercises and simulations.
HRD 408 – PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT AND HUMAN
BEHAVIOR IN ORGANIZATION
The Course emphasizes on understanding the dynamics
of human behavior in a corporate/industrial setting. It will provide
students with insights on personnel recruitment, selection, hiring
and promotion. The use of related assessment instruments are
included. Employer-employee relations will also be discussed.
HRD 409 - CONSUMERISM AND THE ENVIRONMENT
This course deals with the consumer problems including
credit, consumer motivation & behavior and the technology of
buying various types of consumer goods. It also increasingly
concerned towards a deeper understanding about the quality of
our physical environment.
HRD 410 - E-LEARNING AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
This course introduces the student to a wide set of
electronic applications and processes, such as Web-based
learning, computer-based learning, virtual classrooms, and digital
collaboration. It includes the delivery of content via Internet,
intranet/extranet (LAN/WAN), audio- and videotape, satellite
broadcast, interactive TV, CD-ROM, and more. It also covers a
discussion of the process of capturing, organizing, and storing
information and experiences of workers and groups within an
organization and making it available to others. By collecting those
artifacts in a central or distributed electronic environment (often in
a database called a knowledge base), KM aims to help a company
gain competitive advantage.
MASTER OF ARTS IN
HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(MA-HRD)
HRD 411 - FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL
The course covers basic knowledge of the financial
management of the organizations’ monetary resources. It allows
greater understanding of the financial implications of the business
decisions made and is essential to one’s professional growth.
Mastering the fundamentals of finance as well as the advance
concepts and techniques thereof is a must for today’s successful
manager.
HRD 412 - MANAGING CROSS CULTURAL DIVERSITY
This course aims at developing the capability of students
to handle multicultural collaboration, especially that of addressing
cross cultural communication and cross cultural shock; respecting
cultural differences and working together and building trust across
cultural boundaries.
HRD 413 - PEACE EDUCATION: HUMAN RIGHTS, DEMOC.
& SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
The course promotes the building & administration of a
culture of peace while exploring three issues intimately connected
with it – the issues of human rights, democracy and sustainable
development. It will also introduce the theory and practice on
nonviolent social change and encourage students to be
committed to peace-building in the family, community, nation and
world.
HRD 414 – Developmental Psychology
A development of the psychological , cognitive, affective
and social aspects of the life cycle, personality and educational
theories, research and applications are considered in this course.
HRD 415 – GLOBAL EDUCATION
An introduction to the concepts, themes, perspective s,
and strategies of Global Education. It is an emerging, relevant
and future oriented field which promotes responsible participation
in an interdependent world community. It affirms the values of
peace, social and economic justice and ecological balance.
Lourdes College
Graduate School
Capistrano-Hayes Sts., Cagayan de Oro City 9000
Tel. Nos. (08822) 72-34-64; (088) 857-14-23
Local: 105 Registrar; 120 Secretary; 232 Dean
Email: lc.gradschool@lccdo,edu.ph
URL : http://www.lccdo.educ.ph
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