UNIVERSITI BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
FACULTY OF BUSINESS, ECONOMICS AND
POLICY STUDIES
BB
UNIVERSITI
BRUNEI
DARUSSALAM
1. Course Title : HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
2. Course Level
MBA
Year
2
Semester
No of Credit Units
4
3. Aims, Objectives and Rationale
The course emphasizes the theory of human resource development, the research processes to
determine development needs, types of development programs, practicum in conducting a
training and development session, and evaluation of training and development programs. The
overarching objective of this course is for each student to learn how to assess, develop, carry
out, and evaluate a HRD program. To get to this objective, we will review the general field of
HRD, covering some of the basic concepts of HRD, such as motivation and learning theory,
needs assessment, and the evaluation of training. Different types of training programs will be
examined, including orientation, skills training, team building, and management development.
4. Course Outline
Week(s)
Topics
1
Introduction to HRD
 The relationship between HRM and HRD
 HRD Functions
 Roles and competencies of an HRD professional
 Challenges to organizations and HRD
 A framework for the HRD process
2
Influences on Employee Behaviour
 Model of employee behaviour
 External influences on employee behaviour
 Motivation: the internal influence on employee
behaviour
 Employee behaviour: attitudes, knowledge, skills and
abilities
3
Learning and HRD
 Learning and instruction
 Maximising learning
 Individual differences in the learning process
 Learning strategies and styles
 Recent development in instructional and cognitive
psychology
4
Assessing HRD Needs
 Introduction: definition and levels of needs analysis
 Strategic and organisational analysis
 Task analysis
 Person analysis
 Prioritising HRD needs
5-6
Designing HRD Programmes
 Defining objectives
 “Make vs Buy” decision
 Selecting the trainer
 Preparing a lesson plan
 Preparing training materials
 Scheduling the HRD programme
7
Implementing HRD Programmes
 Training delivery methods
 “On-the-job” methods
 Classroom training approaches
 Computer-based training
 Media and methods
8
Evaluating HRD Programmes
 The purpose of HRD evaluation
 Models and frameworks of evaluation
 Data collection for HRD evaluation
 Research design
 Ethical issues in evaluation research
9
Employee Socialization and Orientation
 Socialization: becoming an organizational member
 Perspectives on the socialization process
 The realistic job preview
 Employee orientation programmes
10
Skills and Technical Training
 Basic workplace competencies
 Skills and literacy programmes
 Technical training
 Interpersonal skills training
 Professional development and education
11
Coaching and Performance Management
 The need for coaching
 Definition of coaching
 Coaching to improve performance
 Coaching skills
 Coaching effectiveness
12
Employee Counselling and Wellness Services
 An overview of counselling programmes
 Employee assistance programmes
 Stress management interventions
 Employee wellness and health programmes
 Issues in employee counselling
13
Career Management and Development
 Career concepts
 Stages of life and career development
 Models of career development
 The process of career management
 Roles in career management
 Career development practices and activities
14
Management Development
 Management roles and competencies
 Management education
 Management training and experiences
 Designing effective management development
programmes
5. Prerequisite(s)
Human Resource Management
6. Assessment Scheme
Coursework
Final Examinations
50%
50%
7. Course Method (Lectures)
Lectures will introduce the concepts and discuss the implications while presentations and
discussions will be the platform for clarifying issues.
8. Course Coordinator
Dr. Ali Yusob bin Md Zain
Room 1.23 at FBEPS
Tel: 2463001 ext 1113
Email:ali.zain@ubd.edu.bn; aliyusob@gmail.com
9. Course Materials
Text
Werner J.M., & DeSimone, R.L (2006). Human resource development (4th. Ed.). Mason,
Ohio: South-Western
Other relevant books
Noe, R. A. (2008). Employee training and development, 4th. Ed.Boston: McGraw-Hill
Blanchard, P.N., & Thacker, J.W. (1999). Effective training: Systems, strategies and
practices. New Jersey: Prentice Hall
O’Connor, B. N., Bronner, M, & Delaney, C. (2002). Training for organizations. Mason,
Ohio: South-Western.
Selected Relevant Journals
International Journal of Training and Development
Human Resource Management Review
Course Blog
http://mbahrd2010.wordpress.com/
INDIVIDUAL PROJECT ASSIGNMENT
Assignment:
To prepare a training proposal which includes the following processes:
 planning, designing, delivering, and evaluating of an original training program.
Process:
1.
Each STUDENT will select his/her own topic for a training program. The topic should be
one in which the student has considerable interest (or expertise).
2.
Using Chapter 4 as a guide, each student will explain how he/she would conduct a needs
assessment for the proposed training program. Make clear in your write-ups what
interview questions, questionnaires, etc. you will be using.
3.
Based on your needs assessment and any assumptions you may need to make, develop
specific training objectives.
4.
Develop a detailed Training Proposal (Project Plan). This should include:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
Title and brief description of the program
Training objectives
Training methods to be used, and a rationale (justification) for using them, based
on training theory
A training outline
A list and description of training materials needed
An evaluation plan (including both short-term and long-term evaluation, where
appropriate; see Ch. 7)
5.
Based on your Training Proposal (Project Plan), you will then prepare for your class
presentation. Presentations should review your efforts to develop and evaluate the
training program, and must include some demonstration of the training program to the
class (you may only have time to present a section or module of the training to the class).
Final Reports for all students are due on the last week of the semester (i.e. the week
before the revision week), and must include all information on your needs assessment
(task analysis), design, implementation, and evaluation plans.
6.
Grading of this project will be as follows:
Presentation
Final Report
20 points
20 points