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Last updated: 10 August 2010

THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION

FACULTY OF EDUCATION STUDIES

COURSE OUTLINE

Human Resource Development

1. Programme Title:Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Professional and Vocational Education)

2. Academic Year:

2010 2011

3. Programme Code(s):

C2P041

4. Mode of Study:

Part-time

5. Domain:

Elective Studies

6. Subject Area:

Professional and Vocational Education

7. Department(s):

Social Sciences

8. Year Group:

Year One/Two

9. Semester(s):

Second

10. Course Title:

Human Resource Development

11. Course Code:

IBS514312. Status:

Elective

13. Credit Point(s):

Three

14. Pre-requisite Course(s):

Nil

15. Course Coordinator(s):

Dr. Man Wing Yan, Thomas

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16. Course Synopsis:

This course provides participants the opportunity to examine trends and issues surroundingworkforce demand and human resource development (HRD). This examination will helpparticipants to develop a critical understanding on how the HRD meets the workforcedemand within an organisational setting.

17. Aim:

This course aims to examine the growing field of human resource development (HRD) andits role in meeting the workforce demand for profit and non-profit organizations.

18. Course Objectives:

To enable participants to

a. examine and critically reflect on current issues in workforce demand;

b. examine the roles of HRD in meeting the workforce demand in organisations;

c. apply theories of HRD to human competence development; and

d. develop a knowledge of theory and practice in response to the ever-changing workforcedemand.

19. Course Content:

a. Current issues of workforce demand in the global and localcontexts: e.g. competencies required in knowledge-basedsociety, demand for flexible workforce and lifelong learning,globalisation and diversified labour market;

b. Trends in the development of human competence;

c. Key concepts of human resource management, e.g. Humanresource planning, job analysis and design, recruiting andselection, performance management, training and development;

d. The HRD functions for profit and non-profit organisations:Identifying HRD needs, developing HRD policy, budgeting andfinancing for HRD, assessing HRD effectiveness;

e. Roles and advancements of human resources training anddevelopment in contexts: cooperative training, corporateuniversities, on-site vs. off-site forms of HRD, distance trainingand technology, equality and diversity issues in HRD;

f. Learning process and HRD: learners readiness, adult learningstyles and adult learning patterns.

Total: 30 hours

20. Teaching & Learning Activities:

Debate, group discussion, case analysis, lecture, Internet searching, team-based problemsolving activities, as well as seminars and open forums with invited speakers from theworkplace and other educational institutions. (This course will be 40% online and 60% face-

to-face.)21. Assessment:

a. Individual project on identification of trends and issues inworkforce demand relevant in the participants own workingenvironment. He/she is required to evaluate the impacts ofthese trends and issues in their own organisation.

40 %

b. A group project about analysing the authentic HRD needsdemonstrated in the context of local or internationalorganisations. They will also be required to suggest an actionplan to meet the immediate and future needs.

60 %

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22. Required Text:

Gilley, J.W., Eggland, S.A. & Maycunich, A. (2002), Principles of human resourcedevelopment(2

nd

23.

ed). Cambridge, Mass. : Perseus.

Recommended Reading:

Borghans, L. (2000). Educational innovation in economics and business: Business

education for the changing workplace. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers.Brewer, E. W.; Campbell, A. C. & Petty, G. C. (2000). Foundations of workforce education:

historical, philosophical, and theoretical applications. Dubuque: Kendall/Hunt Pub. Co.DeSimone, R.L., Werner, J.M. & Harris, D.M. (2002). Human Resource Development, (3rd

ed.), Fort Worth: Harcourt College Publishers.Dessler, G. (2003). Human resource management (9th ed.). Upper Saddle River, N.J. :

Prentice HallHarrison, R. & Kessels, R. (2004). Human resource development in a knowledge economy:

an organisational view. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave MacmillanHodkinson, P. & Issitt, M. (1995).The challenge of competence: Professionalism through

vocational education and training. London: Cassell.Knowles, M.S., Holton III, E.F. and Swanson, R.A. (1998). The adult learner: the definitive

classic in adult education and human resource development. Houston, Tex: Gulf Pub.Co.

Levine (1998). Working in the twenty-first century: Polices for economic growth throughtraining, opportunity and education. Armonk, New York:

Sharpe

Mathis, R.L., & Jackson, J.H. (2003). Human resource management (10th ed.). Mason,Ohio: Thompson Learning/South-Western.

Markham, T. and Lenz, B. (2002). Ready for the world, Educational leadership. 59: 76-80.

Marsh, C., & Willis, G. (2003). Curriculum: Alternative approaches, ongoing Issues. (3rd

ed.).New York: Prentice-Hall

Velde, C. (2001). International perspectives on competence in the workplace : Research,policy, and practice. Dordrecht, Netherlands : Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Winch, C (2000). Education, work and social capital: Towards a new conception ofvocational education. London: Routledge

(2001)

(2002)24. Other Information (If any):

Journals:

Education + Training

Human Resource Development Quarterly

Human Resource Management Journal

Journal of European Industrial Training

Journal of Vocation Education and Training

Training & Development

Worldwide Web:

Society for Human Resource Management: http://www.shrm.org

American Society for Training and Development: http://www.astd.org

Centre for Advanced Human Resource Studies: http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/depts/cahrs/

Hong Kong Institute of Human Resource Management: http://www.hkihrm.org

Equal Opportunity Commission, HKSAR: http://www.eoc.org.hk

http://www.shrm.org/http://www.shrm.org/http://www.astd.org/http://www.astd.org/http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/depts/cahrs/http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/depts/cahrs/http://www.hkihrm.org/http://www.eoc.org.hk/http://www.eoc.org.hk/http://www.hkihrm.org/http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/depts/cahrs/http://www.astd.org/http://www.shrm.org/