MGMT331-21S1 (C) Semester One 2021

Learning and Development in Organisations

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 22 February 2021
End Date: Sunday, 27 June 2021
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 7 March 2021
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 14 May 2021

Description

This course is intended to provide students with an understanding of Human Resource Development (HRD) as a field of practice, its history, and the major theories and paradigms that underpin the field.

This course provides students with an understanding of the major theories and paradigms that underpin the practice of Learning and Development (L&D) in organisations. The first half of the course adopts an experiential learning approach to expose students to the realities and challenges involved in designing learning interventions for individuals and groups. These include undertaking a training needs analysis, engaging in instructional design and the development and implementation of a training programme, and the evaluation of training effectiveness. The second half of the course focuses on the application of L&D in an organisation context and covers topics such as coaching, mentoring, employee socialisation, organisational learning and strategic L&D.

Workload
The estimated workload breakdown for MGMT331 is:

Activities Hours
Lectures 26hrs
Lecture Preparation 18hrs
Final Exam 3 hrs  
Exam Preparation 20 hrs  
Group Assignment 65 hrs  
Lecture Preparation 18 hrs  
Total 150 hours

Learning Outcomes

  • At the end of this course you will be able to demonstrate knowledge, comprehension, analysis, and application related to L&D.

    Knowledge and comprehension of relevant theory must be demonstrated through an understanding of:
    1. The strategic importance of L&D in international, national, educational, and organisational contexts;
    2. The individual employee as an adult learner and influences on employee behaviour;
    3. Key L&D issues at the individual employee level, including employee orientation and socialisation and mentoring and coaching.
    4. Key L&D issues at the organisational level and the importance of organisational learning and knowledge management.
    5. The range of interventions beyond training that may be required for optimum organisational and individual performance.
    6. Emerging trends that impact L&D, such as e-learning, AI, employee mobility, the challenges presented by a global workforce, HRD for the contingent workforce, and work-life balance.

    The analysis and application of relevant theory must be demonstrated by:
    7. The ability to design, develop, implement and evaluate an L&D intervention in an applied setting.

    Graduate Attributes
    This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:

  • Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award

  • Employable, innovative and enterprising

  • Biculturally competent and confident

    Learning Objectives, BCom

  • BCom graduates have an in-depth understanding of the body knowledge pertaining to learning and development. They are able to critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within the discipline.
    The group project is an opportunity for students to demonstrate the application of advanced knowledge of L&D, in particular training needs analysis, training design, training facilitation and the evaluation of training. Recall, understanding, application and the critical evaluation of advanced L&D concepts is assessed in the final exam.

  • BCom graduates have a broad understanding of the key domains of commerce.
    MGMT331 builds on the broad understanding of commerce that students would have gained in courses such as MGMT100, MGMT206 and MGMT207. For example, we draw on basic theories of learning (covered in MGMT206) to discuss how adults learn in an organisational context. Similarly we draw on the concepts of vertical alignment and horizontal integration (covered in MGMT207) when discussing strategic L&D. This understanding is assessed in the final exam.  

  • BCom graduates possess key skills and attributes sought by employers which can be used in a range of applications.
    The group project requires students to assess training needs, design and implement a training programme, and evaluate the training programme. This requires students to draw on their planning, problem solving, personal communication and teamwork skills, all of which are required by employers.

  • BCom graduates can discuss the ethical implications of a situation from the perspective of relevant stakeholders.
    Although not specifically addressed in this course, key ethical and multicultural issues are discussed as part of our discussion of adult learning and also strategic L&D (multicultural perspectives), as well as the evaluation of training (ethical implications associated with different evaluation methods).

  • BCom graduates can write a report on a problem/issue/situation/scenario that (a) incorporates content at an appropriate level of detail; (b) is logically structured; and (c) is presented professionally using correct English, referencing and appropriate resources.
    Written and verbal communication are assessed in this course through the group project which involves a group presentation and two written reports. Written communication is also assessed in the reflective essay.

  • BCom graduates are aware of and understand the nature of biculturalism in Aotearoa New Zealand, and its relevance to their area of study and/or their degree.
    This learning goal is not specifically addressed in MGMT331.

  • BCom graduates will have observed and understood a culture within a community by reflecting on their own performance and experiences within that community.
    This learning goal is not addressed in MGMT331, however, students who are interested in connecting with the HR resource profession in Christchurch are encouraged to apply for the HRINZ student ambassador programme.

  • BCom graduates can comprehend the influence of global conditions on their discipline and will be competent in engaging with global and multi-cultural contexts.
    This learning goal is addressed in the topics on strategic L&D and organisational learning. This content is assessed in the final examination.

    For quality assurance purposes the School is required to hold on record a number of assessment pieces as examples of differing standards of work. If you have any objections to the school holding your assessment for this purpose then email the course coordinator to ensure your assignment is not used for this purpose.
    • University Graduate Attributes

      This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:

      Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award

      Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.

      Employable, innovative and enterprising

      Students will develop key skills and attributes sought by employers that can be used in a range of applications.

      Biculturally competent and confident

      Students will be aware of and understand the nature of biculturalism in Aotearoa New Zealand, and its relevance to their area of study and/or their degree.

Prerequisites

Timetable Note

Lectures for MGMT331-21S1 are recorded using the ECHO360 lecture recording system.

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Russell Wordsworth

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Group Project 60% Group Project
Final Examination 40% Final Examination


Assessment
Group project requiring you to design and deliver a training programme to a group of your peers. This is a substantial project but one that is highly rewarding and enjoyable. This assessment has four separate deliverables with different due dates as follows:
• Training plan - 10 May 2020
• Training session delivery - 17 May 2020
• Evaluation report - 24 May 2020
• Individual reflective essay - 4 June 2020

Final exam covering material from all Lectures 2, 8, 9, 10 and 11 and consisting of short theory questions and longer essay type questions. You must achieve a mark of 45% or higher in the final exam in order to pass the course overall.

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Delahaye, Brian L. , Choy, Sarojni; Human resource development : learning, knowing and growing ; 4th ed; Tilde Publishing, 2017.

Notes

Class Representative
A class representative may be asked to volunteer in the first few weeks of class. Any problems with the course can be raised with the class rep. Their email can be found at UCSA https://ucsa.org.nz/student-support/advocacy-welfare/
The class representative will take up any issues raised by class members with the lecturer concerned as they occur.

Departmental Academic Policies
A summary of Departmental academic policies on course grading, special considerations, etc. is available under: https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/business/departments/. The Department assumes that you have read this document.

You should also read the following:
• UC Business School Student Handbook on the UC Business School Students Learn page https://learn.canterbury.ac.nz/course/view.php?id=7744
General Course and Examination Regulations http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/regulations/general/general_regs_enrolment_courses.shtml

Dishonest Practice
The University of Canterbury considers cheating and plagiarism to be serious acts of dishonesty. All assessed work must be your own individual work unless specifically stated otherwise in the assessment guidelines. Material quoted from any other source must be clearly acknowledged. You must not copy the work of another person (student or published work) in any assessment including examinations, tests and assignments. Any person, who is found to have copied someone else's work, or to have allowed their work to be copied, will receive a fail grade for that piece of assessment and may face disciplinary action which may lead to a fine, community service or exclusion from the university.

IMPORTANT: Where there are concerns regarding the authorship of written course work, a student can be required to provide a formal, oral explanation of the content of their work.

Citations and referencing

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $831.00

International fee $3,875.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

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All MGMT331 Occurrences

  • MGMT331-21S1 (C) Semester One 2021