Course Description
Introduction to the methods used in conducting job analysis and developing task and job specific training. The course also covers development of organizational training programs to align human resources development with organizational strategic objectives.
Purpose: To provide students an in depth understanding of the importance of human resource development through work analysis and training to enable an organization to achieve both its short and long term strategic goals.
Course Credits: 3
Prerequisites: There are not prerequisites for this course
Student Learning Outcomes
Explicitly Stated Over-Arching Course-Level Learning Objectives
CLO1: Categorize the key roles for training professionals in a given organization
CLO2: Analyze the training needs for internal growth, external growth, and disinvestment strategies
CLO3: Analyze task analysis data to determine the tasks in which people need to be trained
CLO4: Formulate a curriculum road map, lesson plan, design document, and concept map
CLO5: Develop application assignments and action plans to enhance learning and transfer of training Explicitly Stated Measurable Learning Objectives: By the end of this course, you should be able to:
LO1: Identify the origins of contemporary work analysis and human resource development
LO2: Define Job Analysis
LO3: Identify the forces influencing the workplace and learning
LO4: Identify various aspects of the training design process
LO5: Describe the strategic training and development process LO6: Identify different methods used in needs assessment
LO7: Identify the five types of learner outcomes.
LO8: Identify different ways to manage knowledge
LO9: Explain the conditions necessary for employees to share knowledge.
LO10: Identify and choose outcomes to evaluate a training program
LO11: Identify the key components of behavior modeling training
LO12: Compare and contrast traditional training methods versus technology-based methods
LO13: Identify the characteristics of an effective mentoring program
LO14: Identify the potential legal issues that relate to training LO15: Identify policies to help employees achieve work-life balance
LO16: Identify the future trends that are likely to influence training departments and trainers
LO17: Explain how big data can be used to show how training supports business outcomes