C10197v3 Bachelor of Arts in Organisational Learning

Overview

This course combines Faculty of Education and Faculty of Business subjects to focus on developing skills in human resource development, management, e-learning, organisational learning and development, and change management. It develops the knowledge, skills and attributes required to work in the public or private sector to support the learning and development activities of organisations, as well as giving a firm grounding in business management studies. Students choose a major in either human resource development or management.

Graduates develop a sound working knowledge of the trends and practices sought by employers in the contemporary workplace. A strong focus on information technology and the use of e-learning in organisations gives this degree greater currency in today's organisations. The Human Resource Development major includes an industry work placement in which students gain valuable work experience and industry contacts in their final year.

Course aims

The course aims to provide students with the ability to:

• initiate, design, implement and evaluate sequence learning strategies that integrate individual, group and organisational learning goals
• recognise and apply theoretical concepts and principles of management and adult learning in organisational settings
• understand and apply the knowledge and skills of online and electronic learning in organisational learning contexts
• communicate, critically analyse and actively participate in the change management processes in contemporary organisational contexts
• appreciate and apply the principles of teamwork and collaboration in the design and management of learning that takes place in formal structured training and in informal learning embedded in workplace practices
• exercise sound judgment in managing resources and critically appraise, challenge and work within the norms and constraints that influence the implementation of learning strategies in organisations
• appreciate the commercial context of learning in organisational settings and the implications of this on the development and implementation of learning strategies
• recognise the diversity of organisational contexts and the effects of diversity on the possibilities for learning
• critically recognise the ethical dimensions of their work within the complex socioeconomic conditions of contemporary society, and
• research their own practice.

Career options

Career options include positions in human resource development, management, e-learning, organisational learning and development, workplace training, performance improvement and change management.

Additional assumed knowledge

Any two units of English.

Course duration and attendance

This course is completed in three years of full-time study (in some cases students may study part-time). The full-time attendance pattern is usually three days per week. There may be some evening classes.

Course structure

The Bachelor of Arts in Organisational Learning totals 144 credit points of study. In Years 1 and 2, students complete four compulsory subjects each semester. In Year 3, students may choose to pursue a major in either Human Resource Development or Business Management.

Industrial training/professional practice

Students selecting the Human Resource Development major do an industry work experience placement in the third year.

Course completion requirements

Course program

The example program below is for a full-time student commencing in Autumn semester and taking the Human Resource Development major.

Other information

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