MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE

GURGAON

POST GRADUATE PROGRAMME IN MANAGEMENT

COURSE OUTLINE FOR
Training & DEVELOPMENT
COURSE OFFERED BY:
PROF J.K. JAIN
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
To assist in understanding the learning principles, Techniques for Assessing
Training needs at individual as well as organisational level.
To enable and understand the process of developing and designing Training
Programmes
To assist the understand techniques methodology of evaluating training and
development efforts
APPROACH
In order to facilitate learning, we shall follow the approach as given below:
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b)
c)

Preparation of a term paper

Undertaking training need assessment exercise
Design and conduct of a development programme

The emphasis will be on doing by hand the following:

Assessing the Training needs

Designing the Training Inputs
Designing the instruments for the purpose of evaluation
Administering the Questionnaire and analysing the Questionnaire
Preparing a feed back report on the analysis

SYSTEM OF PARTICIPANTS EVALUATION AND WEIGHTAGES:

a)

Preparation of a term paper on the topic in training and development and

its presentation. It would have weightage of 20%

b)

Quiz 20%

c)

Mid-Term Exam 25%

d)

End Term Exam Weightage 35%

POST GRADUATE PROGRAMME IN MANAGEMENT

2015-16
COURSE OUTLINE
TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
SESSION

TOPICs
Challenges for Indian Industry and role of Learning & Development

1&2

Training as Development Instrument

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History of Training & Development movement

Principles of Learning
Emerging role of a Training Manager

Designing Training Policy & Developing Training Strategy

4&5

Techniques for Assessment of Training Needs

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6&7

Organisational needs
Individual needs

HRD and its relationship with training

Designing HRD Climate Survey
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Relationship between HRD Climate and Training Efforts.

8&9

Selecting and writing Training Objectives session and presentation

10&11

Training Practices in IT & IT enabled Industry (Focus on E Learning)

12,13,14,15

Evauluation and Measurement. Evauation Model and evaluating effective

Training

16,17,18,19,
20

Projects Presentations and Peers interaction

REFERENCES
BASIC TEXT BOOK:
The Management of Training, a handbook for training and development personnel by Calvin
P. Otto & Rollin Glaser
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Re-Engineering the Training Function by Donald Shandler

Performance Based Instruction by Dale Brethower and Karolyn
smalley
Technology based learning : Maximising human performance and
corporate success
Teaching training and Development by ILO
Facilitating Development by Rold P. Lynton & Udai Pareek
Approaches to Training & Development by Dvgan Laird
Training for Impact: How to link Training to Business Needs and
Measure the results by Dana G. Robinson, & James C. Robinson
Systematic Training Programme Design by Sallie E. Gordon
Handbook of Training and Development by American Society for
Training and Development
Journal : Indian Journal of Training & Development, ISTD

SUGGESTED READINGS
The global economy generated new corporate realities
Human Resource Development : Extensive changes in Roles and
Responsibilities
Training function to continuous learning organisation
Papers on Internet/Ebsco software
Transforming higher education the gateway of knowledge economy.
Assessment of training needs
Improving Employee Relation Climate HRD Shows the way
How to Analyse Training Problems and Develop Training Objectives
Building Programme, Units, Courses and Lessons
Check list for Organising Conferences, Study Groups and Courses:
Operating Manual of NPC, Delhi
Case Analysis Designing a Programme of HRD intervention
Selecting the Media of Learning
Principles for Selection of Teaching & Training Methods by M. Kubr.
Case Method by Harvard Business School
Role play and Simulation exercises by Pfyfer
Integrating Evaluation into performance based instruction