In this course you will learn - and begin to put into practice - how to plan, implement, and evaluate a training and development program tailored to the requirements of a particular organization and its personnel.
Type of Material:
Online Course
Recommended Uses:
Individual use, in class or at home
Technical Requirements:
Computer and internet access
Identify Major Learning Goals:
- Describe the progress of training and development from the 1950s to the present
- Understand why it's important for training and development to work with the organization's strategic perspective
- Identify various human resources activities as they relate to training and development
- Describe training and development requirements from the viewpoint of an organization's functional specializations and hierarchical structure
- Create a database you can use to apply concepts learned in this course
Target Student Population:
Upper level undergraduate business student, graduate business student, executive education
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
- Requires an understanding of human resources and the role it plays within an organization.
- The material asks interactive questions that can only be answered with at minimum a basic knowledge of all areas of HR, from forecasting personnel needs and recruitment to training and employee development.
Content Quality
Rating:
Strengths:
- Very professional presentation of the materials and concepts
The material is interactive which assists in active learning
- Material makes good use of examples from other companies to further illustrate the concepts discussed.
- Module includes a sufficient amount of material, and cleverly summarizes and integrates important concepts.
- Provides a good overview of many of the important concepts in this area, but also gives an in-depth discussion. Thus, both breadth and depth of this subject are covered.
-Asks a number of questions to get students thinking about the materials presented
Concerns:
The layout of the information and requirements are not user friendly.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
Rating:
Strengths:
- The interactivity of this module makes it a very effective learning tool, as it actively engages the student in the learning process, is interesting, and entertaining.
- The material clearly identifies the learning objectives and reinforces those concepts progressively as it takes students through the material, allowing the user to know understand what he/she is supposed to take away from the material
- Although a large amount of material is presented, the module does not throw too much information to the user at once. This gradual process of presenting new materials helps to avoid a feeling of being overwhelmed by new concepts, making learning easier.
- Appears to examine the subject from multiple angels and gives a number of different examples for each point presented
Concerns:
- Due to the presentation of the material, it may be difficult to use this module in any context other than an individual at-home assignment.
- The lack of a final summary page for all the materials presented by the different lessons and topics may make it difficult for a student to go back to any one portion of the material at a later time for reference.
- The number of lessons and modules may be too high to keep the attention of some students.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
- The module is very easy to use and has clear, step by step instructions.
- Through the toolbar at the top, it is easy to see where you are in the module at any one point, and it allows you to go to any specific point in the module.
- It is engaging and interactive.
- The module is visually appealing and fun to do.
Concerns:
The material is not easy to find or navigate to.
Other Issues and Comments:
N/A
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