Postgraduate - Edith Cowan University

TDE4166 15 Credit Points
Evaluation of Training Programmes
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
This unit is intended to develop the capacity of participants to
plan and undertake effective evaluation studies. Key areas of
concern include the deliniation of client evaluation information
needs, the identification of relevant audiences, the construction of
appropriate data collection instruments and the effective
collection and analysis of data. Techniques for presenting,
disseminating and implementing evaluation findings will also be
considered.
TDE4168 15 Credit Points
Competency-based Training Programmes
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
A major focus of this unit will be to review the Training Reform
Agenda and the Australian Recognition framework. Competencybased
curricula will be identified and evaluated using industry
competency standards, modules and learning outcomes. Strategies
for modifying and developing such curricula will be reviewed,
together with an examination of the factors associated with the
delivery and assessment of both on-the-job and off-the job
competency-based training.
TDE4169 15 Credit Points
Managing Training and Development
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
The focus in this unit is upon assisting managers of training and
development to develop strategic training plans that reflect
corporate and organisational goals. Particular emphasis will be
placed upon managing the training department, handling specific
training problems, marketing training needs to management and
negotiating with outside providers.
TDE4177 15 Credit Points
Designing Training Programmes
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
This unit focuses upon strategies and skills relating to the
development of effective training programs. Topics covered will
include task analysis, determining the scope and sequence of
relevant content, selection of appropriate instructional strategies
and the development of techniques to evaluate the effectiveness of
training. Action research to identify problems and strategies for
the effective implementation of new programs will also be
considered.
TDE4178 15 Credit Points
Technology and Developing Training Materials
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
This unit aims to allow participants to produce a significant
resource package appropriate to their training and development
needs. Various media and resources available in the area of adult
training will be investigated. Particular attention will be directed
towards the utilisation of print materials, interactive materials and
the application of the personal computer to training.
TDE5101 20 Credit Points
Principles of Adult Learning
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
This unit examines the concept of adult learning from the point of
view of the adult learner as an individual, the adult learning
process and the adult in the social learning context. Aspects of the
adult as a mature learner, such as the role of previous experience
and the nature of adult attributions, will be examined. Theories of
adult learning will be investigated to determine best practices for
facilitating adult learning. The unique socio-cultural context of the
adult learner will be examined to help understand the way in
which adults make choices about what to learn and to assist in the
determination of appropriate learning opportunities.
TDE5102 20 Credit Points
Advanced Strategies in Training and Development
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
The focus in this unit will be upon investigating advanced training
and development strategies in the workplace from the perspective
of basic values of human potential in relation to worth, equality,
dignity, creativity, innovation and excellence. The unit
investigates how training and development practices are
coordinated and integrated within organisational goals and
strategies. Identifying the linkages between the role of Training
and Development practitioners and the development of learning
organisations in which workplace performance is enhanced and
personal growth is achieved will be fundamental to study in this
unit.
TDE5103 20 Credit Points
Issues and Perspectives in Training and Development
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
This unit will investigate a range of factors and forces impacting
upon Training and Development in the contemporary setting.
Case studies of best practice in local, national and international
settings will be presented and analysed. Economic, political and
social trends and developments will be investigated with a view to
determining the way in which they impact upon and influence the
practice of Training and Development in the workplace.
TDE5104 20 Credit Points
Project Preparation
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
This unit will enable the participant to examine the research and
development processes that are applicable to a project in the field
of Training and Development. It will involve the identification of
an appropriate project topic, a review of the literature and existing
knowledge in the domain, the development of a literature review
and a conceptual framework to describe the planned study, and
the development and submission of a proposal describing the
nature of the planned project. Typically, the unit is undertaken in
a self-directed, independent study mode with tutorials as required.
TDE5105 20 Credit Points
Project Development
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
This unit focuses on the development and submission of the
Masters project. The project may involve a small-scale research
activity, the development of a training resource or package, or the
review, analysis and evaluation of a substantial body of literature
and the development of recommendations for further research or
training. The emphasis is upon work-based action research with a
focus on the application of knowledge, rather than on the
development of new knowledge that is more typically expected of
a postgraduate thesis.
TDE5106 20 Credit Points
Human Resource Performance Improvement
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
This unit will look at training and development strategies in terms
of their impact upon performance improvement within
organisations. Foundations of performance improvement theory,
implications for practice and strategies for monitoring and
measuring performance improvement will be investigated. The
role of action learning in facilitating performance improvement
will be reviewed and the place of performance improvement and
action learning within the concept of the learning organisation
will be evaluated.
TDE5113 10 Credit Points
Theories of Adult Learning
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
This unit will investigate the concept of androgogy and its
implications for adult learning. Knowles’ model will be reviewed
and compared with a range of alternative theories and models of
adult learning. Implications of adult learning theory for workplace
training and development will be evaluated.
ECU Postgraduate Course Guide 2008 311