Learning and Development

1.5 credits · Undergraduate

Faced with increasing competition, globalization, technological complexities, and dynamic labor markets, firms increasingly are struggling to determine the best approaches to training and developing their workforces. This course introduces the issues, concepts, and processes with which firms are wrestling, as well as specifics on planning, designing, implementing, and evaluating training and development programs. After completing this course, participants should be able to conduct a needs assessment, evaluate employee readiness, evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of various training and development techniques, solve transfer of learning problems, and design evaluation procedures.