HRM529

Course Description

In order for employees to be effective in their jobs, they need to acquire and develop appropriate knowledge and skills necessary for their positions. Human Resource Development (HRD) is an integral part of human resource management. This course provides students with a hands- on understanding of theories and practices used in human resource management to provide employees with the appropriate training and development that ensures realization of their full potential in the workplace. On a more strategic level, this course examines how training and development can be correlated with long term organization change and development. HRD activities are placed within a context of knowledge management and the need to create, develop and sustain a “learning organization.” This course starts with an introduction to the main concepts, theories, and practices of training and development. After that, the process of learning is examined in depth in order to develop a through theoretical understandin

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