DCE5110

Theories and Practices of Human Resource Development

SEMESTER 2019/2020(2)

DR. SITI RABA’AH HAMZAH

G10: JPPPL
Phone: (03-89468239)
Email: sitirabaahhamzah@gmail.com
srh@upm.edu.my

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Collaborating Adjunct Lecturer
Community Development/Adult Learning & Leadership

Course Objectives:
The overall objective of this course is to gain a comprehensive view of human
resource development through a critical assessment of the field through both
discussion and practice.

· Students will develop an understanding of concept and theory human

resource development as a field of professional practice in organizations
(including its relationship to closely related fields of practice such as
human resource management and organizational development)
· Students will learn different methods through which organizations are
seeking to meet their HRD related needs
· Students will develop key HRD competencies necessary for developing
their professional commitment towards HRD practices
(training & development, career development, organization development,
community development)

Course Description:
This course seeks to provide graduate students with a comprehensive
view of the field of human resource development. This view includes a strategic
HRD focus on the organization and implementation of HRD initiatives that
develop the social/human capital resources of the organization, contribute to the
organization’s sustainability, and advance the organization’s strategic
positioning.
As the course progresses students will be engaged in a significant action
learning project as way of moving the learning from theory to practice, from

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cognitive to experiential learning. The purpose is to foster core competencies
required of HRD professionals in this context.

Readings:
The following readings are available through downloading from the PUTRABLAST:

COURSE OUTLINE:

Week 1 Introduction of HRD

Defining the Scope of Human Resource Development
Practice
Definition
Ethics

Week 2 Theoretical Foundations of HRD Practice

Economics
Psychology
Systems

Week 3 Influence of employee behavior -Employee behavior

Model
Motivation and influence of the environment
Influence of the employee behaviour of other internal
factors

Week 4 Learning in HRD

- Adult education learning concept
- Theory and approach learning
- Learning at the work place

Week 5 Role of HRD (Human capital)

individual - (employability, performance and career
development)
organization - (investment, ownership, skills and
knowledge management)

Week 6 Training and development

- Needs assessment
- Design
- Implementation
- Evaluation

Week 7 Organization development & change

- Organization development definition
- Theory and model
- Strategic change design

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 Week 8 Career development
- Traditional Career
- Protean Career
- Talent management

Week 9 Leadership in HRD

- Leadership concept
- Leadership approach
- Follower concept

Week Coaching and mentoring in HRD

10 - Function
- Role of HRD practitioner
- Organizational support

Week HRD and corporate social responsibility

11 - CSR concept
- CSR approach
- CSR challenges

Week HRD and nation development

12 - HRD and transformational
- HRD and NEM
- Human capital development globally

Week Issues and challenges in HRD

13 - HRD ethics
- Challenge of the HRD profession
- Multi generations workforce

Week Presentation
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Course Requirements:
Assignments:
1. The first assignment is an action learning (AL) project assessing a HRD
related at agencies.
The purpose of this assignment is to provide a realistic context for students
to experience the application of several of the theoretical concepts discussed
in class. This will be a group project.

The final product will be a power point presentation and deliverable paper
due session Week 10
Page Guidelines: Approximately 10 pages

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2. The second assignment is a log book. As we proceed through the course we
will be making reference to various concepts, models, and practices through
JOURNAL ARTICLES as they relate to the HRD.
Read at least 10 articles. (Download from PUTRABLAST)
Critique and summarizes them as they apply based on your experience both
elsewhere, and the implications for your learning. Wrtie TWO pages for each
of the articles.
Due Date: Week 9

General course expectations

 Active class participation is expected of all students. Students are

strongly encouraged to provide relevant information from their own
experiences or other materials they have read; probe for clarification;
make connections among the readings; and integrate ideas.
 The quality of participation, not the just the quantity, will be assessed.
 Students are to attend all classes. Students are to give advance notice, if
possible, of any expected absence or provide immediate follow-up, if they
are unexpectedly absent.
 The quality of the writing and as well as the content will be assessed for
this course.

Grading:

Final Examination 30%

Group Project 40%

Log book 20%

Class participation (in class and

10%
online)