Human Resource Development
UndergraduateLTU-MGT3HRD2025
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 12 weeks
- Start dates
- 3 Mar 2025
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Human Resource Development
About this subject
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Analyse and communicate a trend or issue that is relevant to Human Resource Development.
- Design, implement and evaluate a human resource development program.
- Critically analyse human resource development gaps and develop innovative strategies for facilitating career development and professional practice.
- Introduction to Human Resource Development (HRD)
- Learning and Human Resource Development
- Strategic Human Resource Development
- Training and Development - Assessing HRD Needs
- Designing Effective HRD Programs
- Implementing HRD Programs
- Evaluating HRD Programs
- Coaching and Career Management
- Management Development
- Organisational Development and Organisational Change
The pace and volume of organisational change is drawing increasing attention to the ways that human resource development (HRD) activities can ensure that organisation members have what it takes to successfully meet these challenges. In this subject you will focus on an integrated and strategic approach to HRD which fosters a long-term, work-related learning capacity. You will examine the foundational concepts of HRD (including the theory of learning) and the HRD process from theoretical and practical perspectives. You will also examine HRD applications within modern business organisations including skills, and technical training, coaching, career management and, organisational development.
- Analysis of HRD trend/challenges - (equivalent to 1000 words) (20%)
- HRD Training Plan - (equivalent to 1500 words) (40%)
- Career Development Analysis - (equivalent to 1500 words) (40%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Elective
- LAT-BUS-DEG-2025 - Bachelor of Business
- LAT-ART-DEG-2025 - Bachelor of Arts
- LAT-PYS-DEG-2025 - Bachelor of Psychological Science
Prior study
You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or currently be enrolled in the following subject(s) in a prior study period; or enrol in the following subject(s) to study prior to this subject:
Please note that your enrolment in this subject is conditional on successful completion of these prerequisite subject(s). If you study the prerequisite subject(s) in the study period immediately prior to studying this subject, your result for the prerequisite subject(s) will not be finalised prior to the close of enrolment. In this situation, should you not complete your prerequisite subject(s) successfully you should not continue with your enrolment in this subject. If you are currently enrolled in the prerequisite subject(s) and believe you may not complete these all successfully, it is your responsibility to reschedule your study of this subject to give you time to re-attempt the prerequisite subject(s).
Others
Past La Trobe University students who have previously completed MGT2HRD (Human Resource Management) or MGT2HRX (Human Resource Management)are ineligible to enrol in this subject.
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
UndergraduateLAT-BUS-DEG
UndergraduateLAT-ART-DEG
Bachelor of Psychological Science
UndergraduateLAT-PYS-DEG