Abstract:
This article describes a framework for the design and implementation of a
competency-based curriculum for graduate management education. The arti cle also outlines how this model has been implemented at one university in the
context of a graduate degree in human resource management. Among the sig nificant challenges discussed are the identification of competencies required
for professional success; the identification of the specific traits, knowledge,
and skills that combine to create competence; and the creation of a curriculum
and the associated assessment tools necessary to promote the acquisition of
competencies. Student orientation, student development, and student
assessment are discussed.
