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Please refer to the list provided for required course texts. If your course is not listed, then the course instructor has either not provided text information or there is not a required text for your course. Order books through the UMBC Bookstore in-person at the bookstore located in The Commons or online at http://bookstore.umbc.edu/. If you decide to drop a course and need to return your textbooks, check the bookstore at http://bookstore.umbc.edu/ for the last date you can return books. All textbook returns require the original purchase receipt and your UMBC student ID card.

List of Textbooks:

Course Name/Section

Instructor

Required and Recommended Textbooks

EDUC 602:
Instructional Systems Development I

Hodell, C.

Hodell, C. (2006)
ISD From the Ground Up, 2nd edition.
American Society for Training & Development
ISBN #1562864556

EDUC 603:
Instructional Systems Development II

Campos, J.

(ASTD Press)
Train the Trainer Vol. 4: Measurement and Evaluation,
ISBN # 978-1-562865-556-6

(ASTD Press) Instructional Systems Development (Infoline Collection) ISBN # 978-1-56286-313-5

EDUC 605: The Adult Learner

Raudenbush, L.

Galbraith, M. (2003)
Adult Learning Methods (3rd edition) Kreiger Publishing Co.
ISBN #157524232X

S. B. Merriam (2001)
The New Update On Adult Theory – (1st edition), Wiley, John & Sons, Inc.
ISBN #0787957739

EDUC 605: The Adult Learner

Collins, M.

Galbraith, M. (2004)
Adult Learning Methods (3rd edition)
Kreiger Publishing Co., Malabar, FL
ISBN #1575242323

Knowles, M. (2005)
The Adult Learner: Definitive Classic (6th edition) Elsevier
ISBN #0750678372

 

EDUC 647:  Corporate Distance Learning

 

 

 

 

 

Kearsley, G

 

REQUIRED:
Rosenberg, M. (2000).
e-Learning: Strategies for Delivering Knowledge in the Digital Age
(1st edition) McGraw-Hill Companies, The
ISBN #0071362681

OPTIONAL:

Carliner, S. & Shank, P. (2008).
The E-Learning Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Online Learning. Pfeiffer.
ISBN: #0787978310

EDUC 671: Principles of Training & Development

 

 

 

 


Berge, Z.

 

 

 

 

 

 

REQUIRED:

Noe, R. (2006).
Employee Training and Development (4th ed.).
New York: McGraw-Hill/Irwin.
ISBN-#10: 007340490X

OPTIONAL:

Craig, R. L. (Ed.) (1996).
The ASTD Training and Development Handbook: A Guide to Human Resource Development (4th edition).  New York: McGraw-Hill.
ISBN: #007013359X

EDUC 682:  Instructional Technology Design & Development

Marks, T.

OPTIONAL:

Siegel, Kevin A. (2006)
Essentials of Adobe Captivate 2:  Skills and Drills Workbook, IconLogic, Inc.
ISBN:  #1932733124

OPTIONAL:

Gerantabee, Fred and Aquent Creative Team (2008) Flash CS4 Professional Digital Classroom
ISBN #13: 9780470410936

EDUC 689:  Project Management

Petska, D.

Russell, Lou (2000)
Project Management for Trainers. ASTD: Alexandria, VA.
ISBN #1-56286-141-7

EDUC 689G: Serious Games

Raudenbush, L.
Sugar, S.

Lawson, K. (2006)
The Trainer’s Handbook, (2nd ed.), Pfeiffer/John Wiley, ISBN #978-0787977498
Sugar & Whitcomb (2006)
Training Games, ASTD
ISBN #978-1562864514

EDUC 771T: Research Designs in Education

Curran, K.

Cardy, A. (1997)
Studying your workforce: Applied Research Methods and Tools for the Training and Development Practitioner.  Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA.  ISBN: 0-8039-7321-7

Fowler, F.J. (1995)
Improving Survey Questions:  Design and Evaluation (1st Edition) Sage Publications
ISBN #0803945833

Hendrick, Bickman, Rog (1993)
Applied Research Design: Practical Guide (Vol. 32)  Sage Publications 
ISBN #0803932340

Krueger, R. (2000)
Focus Groups:  A Practical Guide to Applied Research (4th Edition)  Sage Publications
ISBN #9781412969475

Rubin (2004)
Qualitative Interviewing (2nd Edition)  Sage Publications
ISBN #0761920757

Salkind, N. J. (2010)
Statistics for people who think they hate statistics (excel version).  2nd ed.  Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA.
ISBN: #1-4129-7102-7