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This archive file of BUS 680 Entire Course consists of:
BUS 680 Week 1 DQ 1 Training Preferences.doc
BUS 680 Week 1 DQ 2 Learning Theories.doc
BUS 680 Week 1 MHC Case Study.doc
BUS 680 Week 2 DQ 1 Design Consulting.doc
BUS 680 Week 2 DQ 2 Domtar Case Study.doc
BUS 680 Week 2 Hardware Store Case Analysis.doc
BUS 680 Week 3 CSS Case Analysis.doc
BUS 680 Week 3 DQ 1 Games Simulations.doc
BUS 680 Week 3 DQ 2 Classroom-based Learning
Experience.doc
BUS 680 Week 4 DQ 1 Tips for Trainers.doc
BUS 680 Week 4 DQ 2 Review Questions.doc
BUS 680 Week 4 Jims Case Analysis.doc
BUS 680 Week 5 DQ 1 Resistance to Training.doc
BUS 680 Week 5 DQ 2 KSAs.doc
BUS 680 Week 5 IMP Case Analysis.doc
BUS 680 Week 6 DQ 1 Evaluating Learning.doc
BUS 680 Week 6 DQ 2 Final Paper Summary.doc
BUS 680 Week 6 Final Paper.doc
Business - General Business
Training Preferences. Discuss the type of training you would
prefer and why. Use Figure 3-6 on page 82 to help you start
your discussion, but do not limit it to only those
characteristics. When responding to at least two of your
2. classmates’ postings, discuss what accounts for the
differences and similarities in your training preferences.
Learning Theories. There are more theories of learning and
motivation than have been described in the text. Do a search
for a learning or a motivation theory that is not in the text.
Write a summary of the theory and suggest how it could be
used in training. Respond to at least two of your classmates’
postings.
MHC Case Study. Read the “Strategic Planning at Multistate
Health Corporation” case on pages 51-57 and answer the
case questions on pages 56-57
Design Consulting . Conduct an Internet search to identify a
company that provides training design consulting services.
Discuss the design process. Respond to one of your
classmates’ postings. In your response, compare and contrast
the design process of the company you chose and the one
your classmate chose. Do these comparisons in terms of the
design process approach.
Domtar Case Study. Reread the Domtar Case Study (p.1-3)
from Chapter 1. Answer Case Analysis question 1 on page
207.
Hardware Store Case Analysis. Read the Case Analysis on
pages 147-148 and answer the questions that follow.
Games Simulations. Do an Internet search to identify the
types of games and business simulations that are available.
Select one and provide a description and an analysis of it.
Discuss the learning content objectives. Respond to at least
two of your classmates’ postings
Classroom-based Learning Experience. Think about your best
classroom-based learning experience and list the things that
made it such a good experience. Then, think about your
3. worst classroom-based experience and list the factors that
made it such a bad experience. Respond to at least two of
your classmates’ postings.
CSS Case Analysis. Read the Case Analysis: Training for
Customer Service Specialists on pages 258-260. Answer the
case questions on page 260.
Tips for Trainers. Conduct a search of the Internet to identify
tips for trainers in dealing with difficult trainees. Compare
the types you find with the types identified in the text. If
different, compare those you found with those in the text
and offer an explanation as to why you think they were not
included. If types are similar, compare how the text and
Internet site suggest handling these types, noting any
differences and explaining which method you prefer.
Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings
Review Questions. Answer one the following questions for
review from the course text (p. 364):
a. Assume that you were the training manager in the
Westcan case (Chapter 4, p.139). How would you suggest
evaluating the training, assuming they were about to conduct
it as suggested in the case? Be as specific as you can.
b. Of all the designs presented in Appendix 9-1, which one
would you consider to be most effective while also being
practical enough to convince an organization to adopt it? If
your design involved representative sampling, how would
you accomplish it?
Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings.
Jim’s Case Analysis. Read the Case Analysis on pages 322-323
and answer the case questions on page 323.
Resistance to Training. The vice-president of human
resources asked you, the director of training, to develop a
4. sexual harassment training program for the company. During
your needs analysis you discover that most of the executives
do not believe they need this training and do not plan to
attend. You identify a couple of instances in which an
executive’s behavior seems bordering on sexual harassment.
You discuss your findings with the VP, who asks you to come
back with a strategy for dealing with the resistance to
training. Develop your response and present it in your
discussion forum. Respond to at least two of your classmates’
postings.
KSAs . Find a recent article (no more than a year old) that
identifies KSAs that will be critical for managers in the
immediate future. Provide a summary of the article and
discuss its management development implications in your
discussion forum. Respond to at least two of your classmates’
postings.
IMP Case Analysis. Read the Case Analysis: All it Takes is for
Good Men to do Nothing on pages 421-422 and answer the
case questions on page 422.
Evaluating Learning. Read the articles assigned for this week.
Discuss the elements of evaluation and why they are
important. Also, discuss the return on investment (ROI) for
the organizations. Is training worth the cost? You may include
your personal experiences in your response. Respond to at
least two of your classmates’ postings.
Final Paper Summary. Share the abstract of your Training and
Development Paper in your discussion forum. When
responding to your classmates’ postings, ask well thought-out
questions and provide critical feedback that could help
them make final improvements to the final draft of their
paper. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings.
5. Focus of the Final Paper
Each person must complete a research paper addressing one
of the following topics or a mutually agreed upon topic
between the student and instructor:
§ Training Needs Analysis
§ Training Strategies for Small and Medium Sized Businesses:
One Size Doesn’t Fit All
§ Management Development Techniques
§ Training Evaluation: New Techniques and Strategies
§ The Learning Organization: Three Companies That Have
Made it a Reality
§ Technical Training: A “How To” Guide to Enhancing
Technical KSA’s
§ Other topic approved by instructor
These papers are to reflect the current "state of the art" in
the area and should reflect both academic and professional
(practical) orientations. The paper should review the
available research, discuss the implications of that research
for the topic area, and provide conclusions. The paper should
be organized into the following areas:
1. Introduction : The area of r...
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