Module BUSI5A315: STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DL)

Department: Economics, Finance and Business (Business)

BUSI5A315: STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DL)

Tied To

• N1D217: Business Administration (Finance) (Distance Learning) (For students entering before August 2007) (see Postgraduate Handbook 2011-2012 for details)
• N1D314: Business Administration (Distance Learning) (For students entering before August 2007) (see Postgraduate Handbook 2011-2012 for details)
• N1D317: Business Administration (Distance Learning) (For students entering before August 2007) (see Postgraduate Handbook 2011-2012 for details)

Pre-requisites

Corequisites

Excluded Combinations

Aims

• To achieve an advanced level of understanding of the ways in which HRD can become a strategic function, meeting critical business needs and promoting organisational as well as individual growth.
• Students should, by the end of the Module, be informed at the theoretical level, and be able to relate the subject at a practical level to a wide range of organisations and situations.

Content

• Strategy and Human Resource Development
• Learning Theories and Styles
• Training Needs Analysis
• Managerial Competency and its Assessment
• Design and Delivery
• Evaluation
• Organisational Learning and Development
• Practitioner Consulting Skills and their Development

Learning Outcomes

• By the end of the module students will have:
• an advanced understanding of the nature of HRD and its contribution to contemporary business;
• developed a critical awareness of the key models and concepts underpinning SHRD;
• a critical appreciation of the issues involved in the application of HRD models to real business situations;
• a critical appreciation of the individual skills and competencies required of the HRD practitioner.

• By the end of the module students will have:
• acquired advanced skills in recognising and apply different techniques and tools in the design, delivery and evaluation of HRD.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

• The module is delivered in discrete Units. These are designed to enable the learning outcomes to be achieved through a combination of specially written material, directed reading, reflection through self-assessed assignments and guidance for further reading. Module tutors provide feedback on formative work and are available for individual consultation as necessary (by email, telephone, post or fax).
• The written assignment will test students’ understanding of relevant concepts and their ability to apply and interpret what they have learned to the analysis of a particular issue in depth.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment

1 Compulsory Tutor Assessed Assignment, (1,500 words).