BUS 626 - Developing Talent (3)

Prerequisite: BUS 602 .

To acquire, develop, and maintain an organization’s human capital, effective outcomes-driven training and development must be a major activity of the organization. The goal of the course is for students to develop an understanding of the skills, abilities, and practical elements of employee development and performance improvement in organizations. Students will learn (1) theories of adult learning; (2) how to identify learning needs through assessments; (3) how to analyze jobs and tasks to determine training and development goals; (4) how to design effective training and development programs using different techniques or methods; (5) how to implement a variety a different training and development activities; and (6) how to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of training and development programs.