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Explore online learning as a non-degree student and sharpen skills for your current job. You can apply courses to a degree later or fulfill specific professional requirements.
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- 3 Courses max. transfer
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ED5802
Principles of Instructional Design
4 quarter credits
Learners develop professional skills and competencies pertaining to instructional design process, theories, and strategies. Learners evaluate the decisions that instructional designers make, the principles and concepts that drive those decisions, and the ways the decisions are interrelated. Cannot be fulfilled by transfer or credit for prior learning.
4 quarter credits
ED5810
Project Management for e-Learning Development
4 quarter credits
This course presents project management topics, techniques, media strategies, and ethical standards specific to e-learning development. Learners identify and apply the tools, methods, and processes used to effectively budget, implement, and manage e-learning development projects.
4 quarter credits
ED7631
Introduction to Training and Performance Systems
4 quarter credits
This course is an overview of training and human performance improvement (HPI). Learners review the evolution of HPI through the introduction of associated theories, concepts, and processes. Learners experience the power and value of HPI in organizations by reviewing and assessing real-world projects that include business, performance, gap and cause analyses, intervention selection and implementation, and change and evaluation plans. Prerequisite(s): ED5010 or EDD8010 or EDD8000 or HRM5002. Cannot be fulfilled by transfer or credit for prior learning.
4 quarter credits
ED7641
Needs Assessment: Models and Procedures
4 quarter credits
This course is a survey of the needs assessment models and procedures used to diagnose the causes of organizational performance problems. Learners design and develop needs assessment instruments and collect and analyze data to differentiate organizational performance issues that require training solutions from those that require non-training interventions. Cannot be fulfilled by transfer or credit for prior learning.
4 quarter credits
ED7652
Evaluating Training and Performance Improvement Systems
4 quarter credits
Learners explore reasons that evaluation is essential: so that courses or performance solutions can be improved and so that it can be clearly shown how a particular training intervention can improve both personal and organizational performance. This course provides learners with an understanding of measurement and evaluation theory, principles, and procedures. Topics include quantitative and qualitative measures, performance objectives, Kirkpatrick's five levels, and reporting strategies. Cannot be fulfilled by transfer or credit for prior learning.
4 quarter credits
ED7662
Designing Training and Performance Solutions
4 quarter credits
Learners in this course explore various training and performance gaps and solutions associated with information, resources, incentives, knowledge, and capacity. Learners examine theoretical models used to match performance gaps with potential solutions and identify the factors needed to enhance the success of a performance improvement intervention. Learners then select a performance gap to address using an intervention selection tool. Cannot be fulfilled by transfer or credit for prior learning.
4 quarter credits
ED7672
Delivery Systems for Training and Performance Improvement
4 quarter credits
This course provides learners with an in-depth, application-based overview of methods for implementing training and performance improvement interventions. Learners develop techniques for administering training, feedback, incentive interventions, and learn about change management strategies. Cannot be fulfilled by transfer or credit for prior learning.
4 quarter credits
ED7675
Return on Investment in Training and Performance Improvement
4 quarter credits
Learners in this course use a return-on-investment (ROI) methodology to develop a plan to measure the impact of an intervention. The process model includes evaluation planning, data collection, data analysis, and reporting. The course provides learners with the knowledge and skills necessary to conduct an impact study and support achievement of ROI Certification from the ROI Institute. Prerequisite(s): ED7631, ED7641; or EDD8534. Cannot be fulfilled by transfer or credit for prior learning.
4 quarter credits
Individual education courses FAQs
Sometimes students need additional courses to complete requirements, or their current institution doesn’t offer a course at a convenient time. Enrolling in an individual online course from Capella can provide you with a direct path to meeting your goals, helping you to:
- Meet continuing education requirements
- Grow your knowledge on a specific topic
- Apply your learning immediately on the job
- Try a Capella University online course before committing to a degree program
- Earn credits to apply toward a future Capella degree or certificate program*
- Complete coursework to transfer credits to another institution
*A maximum of three courses taken as a Capella non-degree student can be applied to a Capella degree program.
Capella University operates on the quarter credit system. Generally, 1 quarter credit is equal to .67 of a semester credit. For example, if you need 12 semester credits to complete a requirement, you would need to complete approximately 18 quarter credits. Check with your state board or learning institution to understand their transfer policies and how they convert credits.
Individual courses are not eligible for financial aid, according to Department of Education guidelines. Students who enroll in an individual course can set up a payment plan, bill their employer directly (as available) or seek outside loans as a financing option. Payment plans can be arranged by contacting our financial aid support team at 1.888.227.3552.
Applying to become a non-degree, course-only student is quick and easy. Our application can be completed online. We may require you to submit additional documents later, such as your official transcripts, proof of an undergraduate degree if you want to take a graduate course, or a Statement of Rationale for counseling courses. An enrollment specialist will contact you with next steps.
Each state has unique coursework, internship and degree requirements for licensing. The courses you need will depend on your prior education and experience. Generally, any additional course content areas are identified by the state licensing board or agency at the time of your license application. Capella’s licensure team has aligned our courses to many state-required course content areas.* Contact an enrollment counselor for more information.
Capella University offers licensure support to students in a degree program. If you plan on taking individual courses toward licensure, be aware that you are responsible for understanding and complying with all state board requirements. While a Capella enrollment specialist can recommend the courses you may need to meet your licensure needs, you must receive approval from your state board or transferring institution prior to enrollment.
*Capella University cannot guarantee licensure, endorsement, other professional credential or salary advancement. State licensing regulations and professional standards vary; learners are responsible for understanding and complying with the requirements of the state in which they intend to work.