EXMGT 5603 - Managing Performance Through Training and Development

This course focuses on training and development as an investment in human capital; it examines the responsibilities of human resource training to assist an organization in managing performance and meeting its strategic objectives. Topics include: needs analysis, setting measurable goals, program design, training methods, transfer of skills, evaluation, and costing training programs.

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

• 🗸 Explain the three levels of the needs analysis process and how to conduct an organization, task and person analysis.
• 🗸 Describe the steps in the design and delivery of a training program.
• 🗸 Discuss and explain the advantages and disadvantages of at least three different training methods.
• 🗸 Explain the methods and approaches for estimating the costs and benefits of training programs.
• 🗸 Describe the various types of training programs that are designed and delivered by organizations today.

• 🗸 Assessment may include exams, projects, presentations, journals, and research papers.