468-323 HRD Strategy and Policy Analysis (SP)

468-235 Contemporary Issues in HRD (SP) and 468-232 Workplace Organisation and Technology

Topics include corporate strategy; linkages with HRD strategy, policy and practice; major strategies and policies, relevant to HRD, of the government of Singapore and of selected multinational corporations and international agencies; selected case studies linking the above strategies and policies with enterprise HRD practice, (drawn from participants' own experience, wherever possible); Australian HRD-related government strategies and policies; strategy and policy evaluation models; and overview of human capital theory and selected socio-political theories relevant to resource allocation for HRD, including consideration of issues of access and equity and technological change.

A 2-hour examination on critical concepts of this subject (50%), and essays, assignments, and/or class presentation equivalent to 2000 words (50%).