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Thursday, 21 April 2011

MBA Second Year (Third Semester) Paper code: 2306/50906 TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT SYLLABUS

COURSE OBJECTIVE:
This course is designed to provide in depth understanding and enable the students to manage training processes and system for developing human resource of the organization.
UNIT-I Training – concept and rationale; training process of stakeholders in training programme; Organization and Management of training function; Training needs assessment-organization analysis, operational analysis, person analysis; competency mapping.
UNIT-II Designing the training programme: process of learning in training programme- attributed and factors influencing; learning process; learning styles; training climate and pedagogy; developing training modules; Training aids.
UNIT-III Training methods and techniques-role playing, business games, in basket exercises, laboratory training; incidents and cases; seminars, syndicates and group discussion; lecture, programmed instructions; inspirational techniques-brainstorming, mind mapping, creative problem solving.
UNIT-IV Evaluation of training-need for evaluation, principles of evaluation, criteria and approaches; return on investment in training, process of calculating ROI in training; emerging trends in training and development; new perspectives on training –cross culture training, e-learning, knowledge management.
Suggested Reading:
Agochia, Devendra, Every Trainer’s Handbook, New Delhi; sage Publications.
De Simone, R.L. and Harris, D.M., Human Resource Management, Thomson Learning, Bombay.
Sahu, R.K., Training for Development, Excel Books, New Delhi.
Blanchard, P Nick, and James W. Thacker, Effective Training-Systems, Strategic and Practices, Pearson Education, New Delhi.
Goldstein, Training in Organization, Thomson learning, Bombay.
McGrath, Training for Life and leadership in Industry, Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi.
Note:
One case study be discussed – per unit – in the class.
2. Instruction for External Examiner: The question paper will have of two sections. Section ‘A’ shall comprise 8 questions (2 questions from each unit). The students will be required to attempt four questions (one question from each unit). Section ‘B’ will contain one CASE STUDY which will be compulsory. All the five questions will carry equal marks.

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