ILRHR 6930 - Training and Development in Organizations

Fall. 4 credits. Letter grades only.

Prerequisite: ILRHR 5600 or permission of instructor.

B. Bell.

Acquaints students with aspects of learning in organizations. Begins by discussing organizational learning and then focuses more narrowly on specific ways in which learning is achieved through the training and development functions. Topics include how learning is linked to organizational strategy, how to determine that training is needed, issues regarding the design of training programs, current training techniques, evaluation strategies, and management development practices.