EDST 3120U – Workplace Learning

The purpose of this course is to examine the wide range of workplace learning programs and their social and personal impact. Students will explore adult learning as it occurs in formal training, apprenticeships and informal learning. Topics will include, but are not limited to, workplace learning designed to serve the needs of the employer, benefits of workplace learning to workers, governmentally sponsored programs, workplace learning as an agent of social change, and the system demands resulting from the knowledge economy and technological change.
Formerly: AEDT 3120U
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 2
Tutorial hours: 1
Experiential learning: Yes