Professional Practice Portfolio: Learning, Training and Development

• Credit value: 30 credits at Level 7
• Convenors: Hayley Lewis, Clare Mulligan-Foster
• Guest speakers: various
• Assessment: a 5000-word learning log (100%)

This module is one of six modules within Part 1 of the Professional Doctorate in Organizational Psychology (OP), and enables you to apply your psychological knowledge in the area of learning, training and development directly to the workplace. Interactive learning with peers and expert practitioner psychologists is combined with work-based practice, with a clear focus on experiential learning and reflection on action.

Indicative module syllabus

• The ways in which people learn, train and develop at work
• Psychological theories and underpinnings relevant to learning, training and development at work
• Contextual factors impacting upon learning, training and development at work
• Demonstration of evidence-based practice in learning, training and development
• Consideration of design, tailoring and evaluation of different methodologies for learning, training and development
• The role of fairness and equal objectives in professional practice in learning, training and development

By the end of this module, you will:

• know about issues concerning knowledge acquisition and dissemination in OP, including the ability to critically evaluate existing research and practice in the area of learning, training and development at work
• be able to design, implement and evaluate your own programme of research/practice within learning, training and development at work
• have a command of relevant knowledge at the cutting edge of OP and the capacity to apply this knowledge in practice
• be able to analyse and manage the implications of ethical dilemmas in practice, working with individuals, teams and organisations, working with legal and ethical boundaries of the profession
• be able to make informed judgements on complex issues in work and business environments, often in the absence of complex data
• have the capacity to apply professionally relevant knowledge at the cutting edge of the field of OP
• be able to identify appropriate investigative approaches for a chosen client project
• be able to conduct, direct, monitor and evaluate the implementation of applications of OP
• be able to bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge in OP and practical implementation of that knowledge
• be able to act professionally and largely autonomously and with initiative in complex and unpredictable situations
• be able to critically reflect on the practical applications of theory and research findings in OP
• be able to record reflections on your own learning and development as required for future professional practice.