Human Resource Development (HRD) Course Objectives: After Completion of the course 1.

. Students will be able to determine HRD needs in organizations. 2. Students will be able to propose HRD programs and solutions for relatively simple organizational problems. 3. Students will be able to illustrate how HRD programs influence multiple stakeholder groups. 4. Students will be able to apply simple criteria to assess the effectiveness of HRD programs in their own organizations. 5. Students will be able to compare textbook descriptions of HRD programs and processes to their own experiences in work organizations. 6. Students will be able to validate the relevance and adequacy of their own organizations HRD programs. 7. Students will be able to interpret the significance of HRD in organizations. Course Description: This course introduces the area of human resources development. The objective of the course is to expose students to the breadth of human resources development topics. The primary topics are training and development, career development, and organizational development and change. A wide variety of secondary topics may also be covered in this course, including learning principles, evaluation of human resources development interventions, employee orientation and socialization, performance management and coaching, diversity, and employee counseling. Course Contents: Chapter 1: Introduction to Human Resource Development Purpose of HRD, Definition of HRD, Origins of HRD, HRD Context, Functions of HRD, HRD Roles and Outputs of HRD Professionals, HRD Core Beliefs, Points of Agreement, HRD Process, Ethics & Integrity standards Chapter 2: The Theory of HRD The Discipline of HRD, Psychology and the Discipline of HRD Contributions and limitations, Economics Human Capital Theory and Human Resource Development, System theory as foundation for HRD Chapter 3: Paradigms of HRD Overview of HRD Paradigms, Debates about learning and performance, Philosophical Views of Learning and Performance, Learning Paradigm of HRD, Performance of HRD, Reconciling the two paradigms Chapter 4: Perspective of Learning and Performance in HRD Learning and Instructions, Maximizing Learning, Individual Differences in Learning Process, Metatheories of Learning, Middle-range learning models at the individual level, Middle-range learning models at the organizational level, Disciplinary perspectives on Performance, Individual-level performance model, Multilevel performance models, Learning Strategies and Styles

Chapter 5: Overview of Personnel Training and Development (T&D) Views of T&D, Key T&D Terms, The general T&D process, Instructional System Development (ISD), Training for performance system, T&D Roles and Responsibilities, Comparison of T&D Models Chapter 6: The Nature of Human Expertise Operational Definitions of Expertise and Competence, The Rationale for an Operational Definition of Expertise, the theoretical perspectives of expertise, the formulation of an Operational Definition of Human Expertise, The Implications for HRD Chapter 7: Personnel Training and Development Practices: From Individual to Organizations Variations in the T&D practices, Core T&D Practices, Individual-Focused T&D Practices, Group-Focused T&D Practices, Organization-Focused T&D Practices Chapter 8: Strategies for Advancing HRD Schools of Strategic Thinking, The Strategic Roles of HRD, Adopting Strategic HRD perspective, Scenario Building Plus Strategic Planning Chapter 9: Accountability in HRD The Program Evaluation Approach to Accountability, The Metrics Approach to Accountability, Meeting the Accountability Challenge Chapter 10: Globalization and Technology Challenges to HRD Globalization Challenge to HRD, Technology Challenge to HRD, Effect of E-HRM on HRD, Changes in HRD due to transformation of traditional HRM to E-HRM Course Planning: Assignment (2 x 5) = Case Study (2 X 5) = 10% 10%

Presentation (1 x 5) = 5% Mid-term (Ch. 1 to 5) = 25% Final Examination= (Ch. 6 to 10) Total Basic Text: = 100% 50%

Foundations of Human Resource Development 1st Ed, Richard A. Swanson and Elwood F. Halton III
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1. Human Resource Development, 5th Ed, Jon M. Werner and Randy L. DeSimone 2. Principles of Human Resource Development, 2nd Ed, Jerry W. Gilley, Steven A. Eggland, and Ann Maycunich Gilley