759G45 · 15 credits · Basic level (G2F) · Human Resource Management and Development
HRD: Learning, Change and Development in Organizations
Active · next start HT 2026
93%
passed the latest regular sitting
0100 · 5 Dec 2025 · 45 students
95%
passed the regular sittings, all sittings over the last 5 years
0100 · 331 students
15%
Harder than 15% of courses at basic level
Compared with 874 courses at the same level, ordinary exams over the last three academic years. 114 students.
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0100 Examination
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Main rounds
95% passed · 331 students
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Later rounds
91% passed · 11 students
- 91%11
- Pass a later round: 91% (11 students), compared with 95% (331 students) on the ordinary exam
- Get VG: 32% (342 students)
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About the course
Aim
After completion of the course, the student should be able to:
- describe, analyse, and critically examine theories, perspectives, models and previous research within the field of Human Resource Development (HRD)
- describe and critically examine what factors might contribute to bridging the gap between HRD research and HRD practice
- search for, identify, evaluate, compile and critically examine current HRD research within a defined area and within given time frames
- plan, invite to, implement and evaluate a HRD conference for HR practitioners
- present current research, in writing as well as orally, for HR practitioners
- in dialogue with HR practitioners suggestions on how research-based knowledge can be used as a starting point for HRD practice
Content
The course covers questions about Human Resource Development (HRD) in terms of learning, training, development and change in organizations. The course starts with a problematization of the gap between HRD research and HRD practice, and the course ends with students get to practice to compile and present up-to-date HRD research for practitioners in the field. In between, concepts, theories, perspectives, models and previous research in the field of HRD are introduced. Examples of topics covered are formal and informal learning, leadership and management development, transfer and use of knowledge, change processes and organizational development.
- Examiner
- Peter Nilsson
- Main field of study
- Human Resource Management and Development