Psychological Intervention in Human Resource Development

Recommended Prerequisites

Organizational Psychology

Fundamentals of Psychology of Human Resources

Psychological Assessment in Human Resource Management

Teaching Methods

Lectures. Debates. Individual and group activities (e.g, case studies, analysis / discussion of texts, simulations, exercises based on questionnaires).

Learning Outcomes

This unit focuses on processes related to the Development of Human Resources, as a conceptual framework.
The main focus of HRD is the development of a qualified task-force that will enable organizations and individuals achieve their objectives and professional goals.
This unit includes areas such as training and development of employees and managers/supervisors, career development, reward and benefits/incentives systems and also aspects related to the process of separation/abandonment of the organization (retirement, termination, and outplacement).

Learning Outcomes
Competences in analyzing and taking action within the scope of the Development of Human Resources, namely training, career development and reward systems.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

A. The concept of HRD and its levels of analysis

B. Training (Conceptions concerning training, training as a system, its subsystems and their articulation, the implementation of training and the issues related to the transfer of training)

C. The formation and development of staff /managers (Management Development)

D. Career development

E. The systems of rewards and benefits

Head Lecturer(s)

Paulo Renato Martins Ribeiro Silva Lourenço

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Portfolio: 10.0%
Exam: 40.0%
Design, Development / Implementation and Evaluation of Training Sessions in a real or simulated context: 50.0%

Bibliography

Aguinis, H. & Kraiger, K. (2009). Benefits of training and development for individuals and teams, organizations, and society. Annual Review of Psychology, 60, 451-74

Baruch, Y. (2006). Career development in organizations and beyond: Balancing traditional and contemporary viewpoints, Human Resource Management Review, 16, 125-138

Burke, L, & Hutchins, H. (2007). Training transfer: An integrative literature review. Human Resource Development Review, 6, 263‐296

Chen, C. (2003). Integrating perspectives in career development theory and practice. The Career Development Quartely, 51(3), 203‐216

Garavan, T., McGuire, D., & O´Donnell, D. (2004). Exploring human resource development: A levels of analysis approach. Human Resource Development Review, 3(4), 417‐441

Salas, E. & Cannon‐Bowers, J. (2001). The science of training: A decade of progress. Annual Review of Psychology, 52, 471‐499

Swanson, R., & Holton III, E.(2009). Foundations of Human Research Development, San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler