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OD 679 - Training & Development (3)

In the modern business world, professional organizations must adapt to rapidly changing conditions in order to survive. They must become learning organizations to be successful. Change management, transformation, training and development are all critical aspects of Organizational Development that help organizations adapt. Training and Development (T&D) in particular can be a key component of learning organizations especially if the T&D group uses progressive instructional design techniques that maximize proven learning theories and aligned with business imperatives. This course applies principles of instructional design and surveys modern trends and issues in learning theories, the use of technology in performance improvement, and how organizations use and align their T&D functions.