Human Resource Development and the Organization (3 hours)

1. Main functions and activities
2. Linking HRD to Strategic Business Goals
3. Learning Organization
1. Benefits
2. Five Disciplines by Peter Senge
3. Organizational Learning
4. Knowledge Management
1. Methods of employing Knowledge Management
2. Benefits of Knowledge Management
5. Impact of Globalization on HR (offshoring, outsourcing)
6. Competency Model for HR

     Legislation impacting HRD (2 hours)

1. US Copyright Act, 1976
1. Eligibility for Copyright Protection
2. Advantages of obtaining a copyright
3. Purpose of Copyright Law
4. Doctrine of Fair Use
2. US Patent Act
3. Trademark Act, 1946
4. Civil Rights Act, 1964
5. Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures
6. Americans with Disabilities Act, 1990
7. Age Discrimination in Employment Act
8. Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act

     Organizational Development Initiatives(3 hours)

1. Organizational Culture
2. Change Process Theory - Kurt Lewin's Model
3. Organizational Development
1. Appreciative Enquiry
2. Team Building
3. Flexible Work
4. Flexible Staffing
5. Diversity Programs
4. Quality Initiatives
1. Total Quality Management
2. Theories of Deming, Juran, Crosby, Taguchi
3. SIPOC
4. Cause and Effect Diagram
5. Scatter Diagram
6. Check Sheet
7. Control Chart
8. Histogram
9. Pareto Chart
10. Theory of Constraints

     Adult Learning and Motivation

1. Andragogy vs. Pedagogy
2. Obstacles to Adult Learning
3. Learning Styles
4. Learning Curves
1. Increasing Returns
2. Decreasing Returns
3. S-shaped curve
4. Plateau curve
5. Learning Levels and Theories
1. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
2. Herzberg's Motivation-Hygiene Theory
3. McClelland's Acquired Needs Theory
4. McGregor's Theory X and Theory Y
5. Vroom's Expectancy Theory

     Training and Development

1. Training and Development Programs
2. ADDIE Model of Instruction
1. Assessment
2. Design
3. Development
4. Implementation
5. Evaluation (Kirkpatrick's Model)
3. Training Delivery Methods
1. Classroom
2. E-learning
3. Blended Learning
4. On-job Training
5. Vestibule Training

     Talent Management

1. Career Planning and Management
2. Roles in Managing Career Development
3. Model Career Development
4. Employee Development Programs
5. Succession Planning/Replacement Planning
6. Fast Track Programs
7. Flexible Work / Flexible Staffing / Alternative Staffing
8. Expatriation and Repatriation
9. Challenges in Talent Management

     Developing Leaders

1. Leadership and Management
2. Leadership Practices
3. Grooming Potential Leaders
4. Trait Leadership Theory
5. Theories of Leadership
1. Behavioral Theory of Leadership
2. Situational Leadership Theory (Hersey and Blanchard)
3. Situational Leadership Theory (Blake and Mouton)
4. Fidler's Contingency Theory
6. Transactional Leadership
7. Issues Affecting Leadership

     Performance Management

1. Organizational Values and Goals
2. Performance Management Standards
3. Employee Performance and Feedback
4. Performance Appraisal Methods
5. Errors in Performance Appraisal
6. Business Results and Employee Growth