Outline
Course
Training & Development
Professor
Dr. Muhammad Zia-ur-Rehman
Contact Email:
drziaemail@gmail.com
Recommended Books:
1. Hand book of Training and Development a Best Practice Guide by Thomas N
Garavan. Carole Hogan. Amanda
2. Human Resource Development by Jon M. Werner. Randy L. DeSimone
3. Human Resource Development : Learning & Training for individuals &
Organizations by John P Wilson
4. ASTD Training and Development Handbook A guide to Human Resource
Development By Robert L Craig
Reference Books:
1. Hand Book of Managing Training By Sunny Stout
2. Training Needs Analysis by Robyn Peterson 1st edition Crest Publishing
Course Objective:
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To develop Training and Development Professionals
To describe how HRD can be linked to the goals and strategies of the
organization
Marks Distribution
Description
Marks
Mid term Exam / presentation
Quizzes
Assignments
Project / Reports including Presentation.
Final Examination
10
5
5
30
50
Lectures
Proposed Percentage (but can vary
contextually)
10%
05 %
05 %
30 %
50 %
Course Detail
1
Introduction of Training & Development, core concepts of Human Resource
Development Training Design process
Training cycle
2
Training as part of Human Resource Development
Training, Education, Development
Establishing Effective Training in Your Organization, Training investment or cost
Training mission, objectives, Policies, Procedures.
Training Cycle: training policy, TNA, Implementation, training effectiveness
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Project Discussion and Grouping
Identifying Training and Development needs.
The need assessment process: organizational analysis, task analysis, person
analysis
Submission of Training Project outline
Selection of organization for Project
Case Study on training and development
Assignment I
Quiz 1
Training Approaches, employee development methods
Organizational Development, approaches and methods of OD
1st Presentation on Project ,
Assignment II
Human Resource Development Applications employee socialization and Orientation
Skills and technical Training.
Preparing visual and Written material for Training. Technological delivery of training
Factors affecting the methods of training
Quiz 2
Case Study
Designing effective HRD programs Implementing HRD Programs.
Training effectiveness: level of knowledge, skill and attitude, before training, after
training assessment.
Evaluating HRD Programs
Post training evaluation: feedback, control, intervention
Presentation on Training methods
Employee training value, job complexity, job changes, employee diversity
Training learning theory – motivation, feedback, reinforcement, transferable
Performance Management and Human Resource Development. The identification of
learning, Training and development needs. Promoting Training in Your Organization.
skills necessary to promote Training
Marketing Training.
Assignment III
Training approaches – classroom lectures, demonstrations, case studies,
simulations, programmed learning, computer based training
Employee development methods: job rotation, assistant to position, committee
assignment, lectures and seminars, team building, third party interventions,
coaching.
Organizational development methods: climate survey, team building, third party
interventions, change agents, The Manager as Trainer & Developer, Management
Development Programs
Evaluation of training and development: cost effectiveness, deficiencies corrected,
productivity measured.
Training techniques Review and submission of the assigned home work on training
methods
12
13
14
15
16
Test 1
Employee orientation, task analysis, performance analysis, on job training, job
instruction training, programmed learning, simulated training, management
development, succession planning, job rotation, action learning, role playing in in
training, Behaviour modeling,
How to become Trainer, tools, strategies
Theories and principles of training: reinforcement theory, goal setting theory,
expectancy theory, application of the theories, basic principles of learning.
Costing Training and measuring Return on investment
Assignment IV
International issues in training and development - culture, language, techniques,
expatriation and repatriation training. Techniques and strategy used to quantify the
benefits of Training and Development
Developing Post Training Evaluation Strategy
Developing training Evaluation through Questionnaire.
Transfer of Training to workplace – skills, knowledge and abilities
Final Presentation – Training case study
Final Examination