Contents
STAFF CONTACT DETAILS 3
INTRODUCTION 3
STAFF/ STUDENT COMMUNICATION 4
ACADEMIC CONTENT 4
TEACHING SCHEDULE 5
STUDY SUPPORT 6
READING LIST 6
ASSESSMENT 8
PLAGIARISM, CHEATING, FABRICATION AND COPYING 8
ASSESSMENT 1: CASE STUDY ASSIGNMENT 9
ASSESSMENT 2: PRESENTATION 13
SHR032-6 HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
STAFF CONTACT DETAILS
Unit Co-ordinator: Sarah Jones Office: HM18 11am-1pm Wednesday
Tel: 01582 7349036 Email: sarah.jones@beds.ac.uk
Tutors:
Amarachi Amaugo
Email: amarachi.amaugo@beds.ac.uk
Martin Goodman
Email: martin.goodman@beds.ac.uk INTRODUCTION
Welcome to this unit which covers key aspects of the professional practices concerned with a field that has itself developed significantly over recent years. The title of the module reflects changes in the language used about the field. Other terms that have been, and to some extent are still currently used, include:
Industrial training (now almost obsolete)
Industrial & commercial training
(Employee) training and development (T&D)
Learnig nad Development (L&D)
Human resource development (HRD)
Whatever the term, the basic concern remains: how do we ensure that employees are able to perform their jobs/ occupations to a standard that would be judged at least ‘satisfactory’, or even ‘excellent’? This would seem to be obviously a matter of concern for employers, affecting the extent to which the employing organisation is, and will remain, successful.
It would also seem to be a matter of concern for national governments, affecting the success or otherwise of the national economy, and thus promoting societal well-being. Here, another set of terms may be used:
Vocational education and training (VET)
Workforce development
Human capital development
Individuals, too, would seem to have an obvious interest in this matter: it will affect the extent to which they can gain entry to, and remain in,