HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

MGT3HRD

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

The pace and volume of organisational change is drawing increasing attention to the ways that human resource development (HRD) activities can ensure that organisation members have what it takes to successfully meet these challenges. In this subject you will focus on an integrated and strategic approach to HRD which fosters a long-term, work-related learning capacity. You will examine the foundational concepts of HRD (including the theory of learning) and the HRD process from theoretical and practical perspectives. You will also examine HRD applications within modern business organisations including skills, and technical training, coaching, career management and, organisational development.

School: La Trobe Business School (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Jasvir Nachatar Singh

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: THS2SLM OR MGT2HRM

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: MGT2HRD

Equivalent subjects: MGT2HRD

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing
DISCIPLINE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Creativity and Innovation
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Explain the importance of human resource development activities in modern organisations.
02. Analyse the human resource development needs of an organisation.
03. Design, implement and evaluate a human resource development program.
04. Critically analyse the efficacy of current human resource development practices in a variety of organisational settings.
05. Develop innovative strategies which facilitate an employee's career development and professional practice.

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 1, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Jasvir Nachatar Singh

Class requirements

Collaborative Based LearningWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours collaborative based learning per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.00 hour unscheduled online class per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.
Students are expected to undertake 1-3 hrs of online learning activities prior to class.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Group HRD Training PlanWritten report- 1300 words per student.

N/AN/AN/ANo30SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5

Individual Written Report1300 words

N/AN/AN/ANo30SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5

Individual Case Analysis1750 words

N/AN/AN/ANo40SILO1, SILO4, SILO5

Sydney, 2020, Study period 1, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Jasvir Nachatar Singh

Class requirements

Collaborative Based LearningWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours collaborative based learning per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.00 hour unscheduled online class per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.
Students are expected to undertake 1-3 hrs of online learning activities prior to class.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Group HRD Training PlanWritten report- 1300 words per student.

N/AN/AN/ANo30SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5

Individual Written Report1300 words

N/AN/AN/ANo30SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5

Individual Case Analysis1750 words

N/AN/AN/ANo40SILO1, SILO4, SILO5

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Winter semester, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Jasvir Nachatar Singh

Class requirements

Collaborative Based LearningWeek: 27 - 28
Six 2.00 hours collaborative based learning per week on weekdays during the day from week 27 to week 28 and delivered via face-to-face.

Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 27 - 28
Six 1.00 hour unscheduled online class per week on weekdays during the day from week 27 to week 28 and delivered via online.
Students are expected to undertake 1-3 hrs of online learning activities prior to class.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Group HRD Training PlanWritten report- 1300 words per student.

N/AN/AN/ANo30SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5

Individual Written Report1300 words

N/AN/AN/ANo30SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5

Individual Case Analysis1750 words

N/AN/AN/ANo40SILO1, SILO4, SILO5