PSY 603: Employee Training and Development

Goal: Investigate training as an organizational process for employee learning and development in the workplace.
Content: Employee training and development is a process of meeting both organizational and employee needs for learning in the workplace. Review training needs analysis from task, person, and organizational perspectives. Evaluate learning theories and methods of instructional design that ensure transfer of training. Compare traditional, technology based and blended training methods as optimal approaches to training program delivery. Apply training evaluation criteria to evaluate employee learning, program effectiveness, and organizational results. Consider career development and how informal learning supports employee development and organizational planning.
Prerequisite(s): Admission into the graduate program.
Credit: 3
Degree Level: Graduate