Training and Performance Improvement

Become a powerful force in helping your organization thrive. This specialization focuses on managing and delivering training programs and on improving workplace performance through quality instruction.

In this specialization, you will:

• Learn essential skills for managing and delivering training systems and modules.
• Explore technologies that support a variety of training in both traditional classroom and virtual environments.
• Learn methods and techniques for identifying performance gaps, conducting needs assessments, and identifying solutions and evaluating their effectiveness.
• Implement design changes to instructional materials and support systems based on your analysis.

Embedded in this specialization is a certificate in Instructional Design that you earn after completing the fifth course. Earning this certificate demonstrates to potential employers the skills you have already gained and to your current employer just how far you have already progressed. Upon graduation, you can also earn an additional certificate in Online Learning.

Completion Requirements

• 36 total semester credit hours
  • Core courses (27 sem. credits)
  • Specialization courses (6 sem. credits)
  • Capstone (3 sem. credits)
  • ePortfolio

Estimated time to completion is 24 months. Time to completion may vary by student, depending on individual progress and credits transferred, if applicable. For a personalized estimate of your time to completion, call an enrollment advisor at 1-866-492-5336.

Core Courses

Course Code	Course Title	Semester Credits
EDUC 6105	Organizations, Innovation, and Change	3
EDUC 6115	Learning Theories and Instruction	3
EIDT 6100	Instructional Design	3
EIDT 6110	Advanced Instructional Design	3
EIDT 6120	Multimedia Design and Development	3
EDUC 6125	Foundations of Research	3
EDUC 6135	Distance Learning	3
EDUC 6145	Project Management in Education and Training	3
EIDT 6130	Program Evaluation	3

Specialization Courses

Course Code	Course Title	Semester Credits
EIDT 6500	Performance Improvement	3
EIDT 6501	Training and Development	3

Capstone Course

Course Code	Course Title	Semester Credits
EIDT 6910	Capstone: Practical Application of Instructional Design	3

Course Descriptions

For assistance in deciding which online degree specialization fits your goals, request information or speak with an enrollment advisor by calling 1-866-492-5336. A list of international toll-free phone numbers is available for students outside the United States.