Over the past year, the country’s overall economic outlook has improved significantly. Your company ( Marine Technologies) is flush with cash and seeks to expand operations to the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The un unemployment rate for the area is currently 4.6% but economists expect it to decline to below 4% over the next year. The initial cost of the new operations unit exceeds 2 million dollars and will employ 240 skilled personnel.

Question: Instructions: You have completed the required courses in the Human Capital Development doctoral degree program. While the core is taught in discrete units or courses, concepts overlap. Your response to this question is your opportunity to demonstrate a synthesis of ideas from the core and other courses you have taken and explain how you would utilize these concepts in actual practice. Essential Components: Your response should demonstrate a solid understanding of the key concepts, practices, and literature central to the field of Human Capital Development. To blend theory and practice, read and digest the integrative question below. The purpose of the question is to create a real-world framework to answer questions related to the problems, crises, and dilemmas identified. You should draw on your coursework (including core, research, and elective courses), classroom experience, class reading materials, and your own personal experiences. Responses containing only the application level of learning will not merit a passing score. Answers must be grounded in theory and connected to professional practice. Relevant citations must be found throughout the response. Include a reference page. Integrative Question The Opportunity Over the past year, the country’s overall economic outlook has improved significantly. Your company ( Marine Technologies) is flush with cash and seeks to expand operations to the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The un unemployment rate for the area is currently 4.6% but economists expect it to decline to below 4% over the next year. The initial cost of the new operations unit exceeds 2 million dollars and will employ 240 skilled personnel. The Practitioner Challenge As the Chief Learning Officer, your task is develop a Talent Development Plan that will incorporate the following details: 1. Clearly defined the role of the Learning Organization as it relates to providing a skilled workforce. 2. What human capital development role should the community consider for supporting this expansion? 3. Provide an overview of the systems, programs, and processes needed to develop and retain the necessary workforce. How will these systems, programs, and processes be implemented? 4. Describe potential strategies/methodologies/solutions to build a culture and operating model that helps the organization and community leadership to take responsibility for developing the human capital to support the expansion. 5. Develop established methods of tracking the outcomes of the Talent Development Plan. The Researcher Challenge Discuss related HCD literature and describe possible research approaches that support your response to the opportunity and challenge presented above. Offer support from relevant HCD studies and real world examples. The References to use HCD 680 - Managing Workplace Learning Vance, D. (2017). The business of learning: How to manage corporate training to improve your bottom line (2nd ed.). Poudre River Press. In-Text Citation: (Vance, 2017) ________________________________________ HCD 640 - Workforce Development Andreason, S., Greene, T., Prince, H., & Van Horn, C. E. (Eds.). (2018). Investing in America’s workforce: Improving outcomes for workers and employers (Vols. 1–3). W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. Moretti, E. (2012). The new geography of jobs. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. (2017). Building America’s skilled technical workforce. The National Academies Press. https://doi(dot)org/10.17226/23472 In-Text Citations: (Andreason et al., 2018) (Moretti, 2012) (The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 2017) ________________________________________ HCD 635 & 760 - Stats Boone, H. N., Jr., & Boone, D. A. (2012). Analyzing Likert data. Journal of Extension, 50(2), Article 2TOT2. Field, A. (2024). Discovering statistics using IBM SPSS statistics (6th ed.). Sage. Jamieson, S. (2004). Likert scales: How to (ab)use them. Medical Education, 38(12), 1217–1218. https://doi(dot)org/10.1111/j.1365-2929.2004.02012.x Lund Research Ltd. (2013). Laerd statistics. https://statistics(dot)laerd(dot)com/premium/index.php In-Text Citations: (Boone & Boone, 2012) (Field, 2024) (Jamieson, 2004) (Lund Research Ltd., 2013) ________________________________________ HCD 692 - Coaching and Mentoring Connor, M., & Pokora, J. (2017). Coaching and mentoring at work: Developing effective practice (3rd ed.). Open University Press. Parsloe, E., & Leedham, M. (2022). Coaching and mentoring: Practical techniques for developing learning and performance (4th ed.). Kogan Page. Rath, T. (2007). StrengthsFinder 2.0. Gallup Press. Whitmore, J. (2017). Coaching for performance: The principles of practice of coaching and leadership (5th ed.). Nicholas Brealey. In-Text Citations: (Connor & Pokora, 2017) (Parsloe & Leedham, 2022) (Rath, 2007) (Whitmore, 2017) ________________________________________ HCD 660 - Foundations Galagan, P., Hirt, M., & Vital, C. (2020). Capabilities for talent development: Shaping the future of the profession. ATD Press. Rothwell, W., Hohne, C., & King, S. (2018). Human performance improvement: Building practitioner performance (3rd ed.). Routledge. Swanson, R. (2022). Foundations of human resource development (3rd ed.). Berrett-Koehler. Swanson, R., & Holton, E. (2009). Foundations of human resource development (2nd ed.). Berrett-Koehler. Van Tiem, D., Moseley, J., & Dessinger, J. (2012). Fundamentals of performance improvement: Optimizing results through people, process, and organizations (3rd ed.). John Wiley & Sons. In-Text Citations: (Galagan et al., 2020) (Rothwell et al., 2018) (Swanson, 2022) (Swanson & Holton, 2009) (Van Tiem et al., 2012) ________________________________________ HCD 715 - Change Leadership Comstock, B. (2018). Imagine it forward: Courage, creativity, and the power of change. Currency. Kotter, J. (2012). Leading change. Harvard Business School Press. Kotter, J. (2014). XLR8. Harvard Business School Press. Kotter, J. (2016). That’s not how we do it here! Harvard Business School Press. Passmore, B. (2015). Leading continuous change: Navigating churn in the world. Berrett-Koehler Publishers. Patterson, K., Grenny, J., Maxfield, D., McMillan, R., & Switzler, A. (2011). Change anything: The new science of personal success. Business Plus. McGrath, R. G. (2019). Seeing around corners: How to spot inflection points in business before they happen. Mariner Books. Appelo, J. (2012). How to change the world: Change management 3.0. Jojo Ventures. Carter, L., Sullivan, R. L., Goldsmith, M., Ulrich, D., & Smallwood, N. (Eds.). (2013). The change champion's field guide: Strategies and tools for leading change in your organization (2nd ed.). John Wiley & Sons. In-Text Citations: (Comstock, 2018) (Kotter, 2012) (Kotter, 2014) (Kotter, 2016) (Passmore, 2015) (Patterson et al., 2011) (McGrath, 2019) (Appelo, 2012) (Carter et al., 2013) ________________________________________ HCD 720 - Competency Models Griffiths, B., & Washington, E. (2015). Competencies at work: Providing a common language for talent management. Business Expert Press. Hunt, S. T. (2014). Common sense talent management: Using strategic human resources to improve company performance. Wiley. In-Text Citations: (Griffiths & Washington, 2015) (Hunt, 2014) ________________________________________ HCD 745 - Quantitative Research Meltzoff, J., & Cooper, H. (2018). Critical thinking about research (2nd ed.). APA. Trochim, W. M. K. (n.d.). Research methods knowledge base. Retrieved from https://conjointly(dot)com/kb/ Trochim, W. M. K. (2006). Research methods knowledge base. Retrieved from https://conjointly(dot)com/kb/ Reichardt, C. S. (2019). Quasi-experimentation: A guide to design and analysis. Guilford Press. Remler, K. D., & Van Ryzin, G. G. (2022). Research methods in practice: Strategies for description and causation (3rd ed.). Sage. In-Text Citations: (Meltzoff & Cooper, 2018) (Trochim, n.d.) (Trochim, 2006) (Reichardt, 2019) (Remler & Van Ryzin, 2022) ________________________________________ HCD 750 - Qualitative Research Methodologies Hesse-Biber, S. N. (2017). The practice of qualitative research (3rd ed.). Sage Publications. Sullivan, C., & Forrester, M. (2021). Doing qualitative research in psychology (2nd ed.). Sage Publications. American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). Author. In-Text Citations: (Hesse-Biber, 2017) (Sullivan & Forrester, 2021) (American Psychological Association, 2020) ________________________________________ HCD 755 - Survey Design Fink, A. (2003). The survey kit (2nd ed.). Sage. Phillips, P. P., Phillips, J. J., & Aaron, B. (2013). Survey basics. ASTD Press. Trochim, W. M. (n.d.). The research methods knowledge base. Retrieved from http://www(dot)socialresearchmethods(dot)net/kb/ American Psychological Association. (2019). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). Author. In-Text Citations: (Fink, 2003) (Phillips et al., 2013) (Trochim, n.d.) (American Psychological Association, 2019) ________________________________________ HCD 792 - Organizational Communication Brewer, E. C., & Westerman, J. (2018). Organizational communication: Today’s professional life in context. Oxford University Press. Dweck, C. S. (2006). Mindset: The new psychology of success. Ballantine Books. Eddy, B. (2014). BIFF: Quick responses to high-conflict people, their personal attacks, hostile email and social media meltdowns (2nd ed.). Unhooked Books. Eddy, B., & Hunter, M. (2021). BIFF at work: Your guide to difficult workplace communication. Unhooked Books. In-Text Citations: (Brewer & Westerman, 2018) (Dweck, 2006) (Eddy, 2014) (Eddy & Hunter, 2021) ________________________________________ HCD 725 - Advanced Workforce Analysis Phillips, J., & Phillips, P. (2016). Handbook of training evaluation and measurement methods (4th ed.). Routledge. Phillips, P., & Phillips, J. (2018). Value for money: Measuring the return on non-capital investments. Business Writers Exchange Press. ROI Institute. (2019). The ROI methodology in 12 easy steps [Application guide]. ROI Institute, Inc. ROI Institute. (2019). ROI methodology [Tri-fold quick reference card]. ROI Institute, Inc. In-Text Citations: (Phillips & Phillips, 2016) (Phillips & Phillips, 2018) (ROI Institute, 2019) ________________________________________ IT 709 - Leadership in Instructional Design Ertmer, P. A., Quinn, J. A., & Glazewski, K. D. (2019). The ID casebook: Case studies in instructional design (5th ed.). Routledge. Berg, C., Cagle, K., Cooney, L., Fewell, P., et al. (2021). Agile 2: The next iteration of agile. Wiley. In-Text Citations: (Ertmer et al., 2019) (Berg et al., 2021)