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Unit Summary

Unit type

PG Coursework Unit

Credit points

12

AQF level

9

Level of learning

Introductory

Former School/College

Former School of Business and Tourism

Unit aim

This unit aims to give HR practitioners and line managers the knowledge and skills to implement, manage and critically evaluate human resource development activities in workplaces and to understand national and international approaches to the development of human capital.

Unit content

  1. Human Resource Development in the Context of Human Resource Management. 
  2. Managing Human Resource Development: Learning Theory.
  3. Managing Human Resource Development: Learning Practices. 
  4. Managing Human Resource Development: Needs Analysis.
  5. Managing Human Resource Development: Design and Implementation.
  6. Managing Human Resource Development: Evaluation. 
  7. Managing Human Resource Development: Career development, mentoring and other strategies. 
  8. Managing Human Resource Development in a Culturally Diverse Workplace. 
  9. National Human Resource Development and the Global Context - the role of governments in human capital development. 
  10. Contemporary Issues and Critical Perspectives in Human Resource Development.

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

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On completion of this unit, students should be able to: GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 relate relevant HRD theory to practical business/organisational issues supported by rationale, research and/or scholarly literature
2 appraise individual differences and cultural diversity as they impact on HRD practices
3 critically analyse, synthesise and reflect upon HRD issues, including contextual and ethical issues

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. relate relevant HRD theory to practical business/organisational issues supported by rationale, research and/or scholarly literature
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA7:
  2. appraise individual differences and cultural diversity as they impact on HRD practices
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA7:
  3. critically analyse, synthesise and reflect upon HRD issues, including contextual and ethical issues
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA7:

Prescribed texts

  • Delahaye, B. and Choy, S., 2017, Human resource development: Learning, Knowing and Growing, 4th edn, Tilde University Press, Prahran, Victoria. ISBN: 978-0-7346-1232-8.
  • Prescribed text information is not currently available.
Prescribed texts may change in future teaching periods.