Course Code and Title: EDM 313 Human Resource Development Education

Course Description:
This course is an introduction and overview to the discipline of
Human Resource Development Education. The holistic nature of the course
addresses the processes of planning and implementing organizational
training systems, assessing educational and developmental needs of
employees, and examines the various applications of the HRD field used to
enhance employee performance.
The course introduces students to key elements necessary to carry out
needs assessment/analysis as well as design, develop, implement and
evaluate HRD Programs in organizations.

Course Objectives:

1. Explain the Basic Concepts, Terminology and Holistic Process of

developing Human Resources in a wide variety of work sectors.

2. Analyze the forces of contemporary trends or significant issues in

the field applicable to the major application areas.

3. Describe each of the major HRD functions and application areas.

4. Facilitate graduate-level discussion and act in the role of a

professional facilitator on a contemporary trend or problem within the field
and draw the class members towards a coherent, logical and a clear set of
conclusions and implications.

Course Content Outline

1. Course Introduction
2. Introduction to HRD
Concept of HRD
3. Theory and Philosophy in HRD
4. Perspectives of HRD
5. Developing Expertise through Training and Development
6. Unleashing Expertise through Organizational Development
7. Advancing HRD
8. Future of HRD
9. Roles and Purpose of HRD in the Workplace
Learning as a Key to Organizational Success
HRD as Promoter of Double-Loop Learning
10. Learning Organizations and HRD
11. Socially Conscious HRD
12. Value-Driven Organizations and HRD
Corporate Socially Responsible (CSR) and HRD
How to increase ethics and CSR in implementing HRD
13. Socially Responsible Organizational Culture and HRD
14. Defining Development in HRD: Development in HRD
15. Human Development vs Human Resource Development
16. HRD: Individual or Organizational?
Globalization and HRD
Technology and HRD
17. Transfer of training: should the transfer paradigm be extended beyond
work environment?
18. Employee Engagement and HRD
19 Job Design and Employee Engagement
20. Employee Well-Being and HRD
21. Happiness in Organizations and HRD
22. Motivation and HRD