School of Management, Unit Catalogue 2011/12 |
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 Credits:
| 6 |
| Level:
| Honours (FHEQ level 6) |
| Period: |
Semester 2 |
| Assessment:
| CW 40%, EX 60% |
| Supplementary Assessment: | Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites:
| Before taking this unit you must take MN20291 |
| Description:
| Aims: To provide an introduction to the processes of organization and individual (career) development through a knowledge-based perspective. To explore the role of training and development at an organizational and individual level. To provide several frameworks for the links between Knowledge and Organizational Development. Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of this unit the student would be able to: * Provide a framework for analysis and understanding of current thinking in organizational and career development; * Understand the nature and contribution of knowledge, learning and development to organisational development and success; * Appreciate the role and responsibilities of the organization and the individual in training and development; * To understand the role of learning in career development; * Differentiate between employee and management development; * Make suggestions for creative and innovative approaches to adult learning. Skills: Analysis of case material (taught) Critical reflection on theory (taught) Application of theoretical models (taught) Conversations with practitioners (facilitated) Design of a learning intervention (taught and facilitated). Content: The nature of Organization and Career Development; The role of knowledge, training and development in organisations at individual (career) and collective levels; The process of organisational learning; Theories and practice of learning; career development and succession-planning; managers as developers ; learning technologies ; the training and development cycle ; assessment methodologies ; evaluation techniques ; feedback mechanisms. |
| Programme availability: |
MN30290 is Optional on the following programmes:School of Management
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