Strategic Human Resource Development

To achieve strategic goals, companies need to recruit, retain and develop the best employees. In this regard the seminar focuses on strategic human resource development as one important driver of organizational success. Furthermore, the seminar introduces students to different topics within the area of training and development in organizations.

The seminar is application-oriented and has significant practical elements. As part of the assessment, students will develop their own training designs to present their topics to their peers. Therefore, during the kick off session, basics of training and development will be covered and different training methods will be discussed. Building on this, students develop their own training design, discuss them with the lecturer and lead on their session in class.

Course Objectives:
Students will understand the relevance of human resource development for organizational success and be introduced to the various tasks within training and development. By using an innovative teaching approach (learning by teaching) the students take on the role of training and development professionals and will be enabled to plan and evaluate human resource development in practice.

Class participation and attendance
Attendance will be taken starting from the first class. Please inform the lecturer if you cannot attend class in advance.

Kick off (Online): Friday 9.12.2022 10.00-14.00

The registration deadline is September 15th:
Please send your transcript of records and CV directly to Shanzi Xue