Evaluation

Training and Development Final Project

Students will work as a consultant for the final project. You are assigned in teams and will work as a team. The purpose of this assignment is to apply the concepts we have learned in class to a “real” organization. Students will choose a company for the purpose of review & evaluation of the firm’s training and development programs and suggest areas for improvement in a paper and a PP presentation.

Grading Rubric

Content -40 pts

Evidence/support using APA-10 pts

Organization of paper/presentation -15 pts

Grammar/punctuation-15 pts

PP/video presentation-20 pts

Final papers should consist of the following:

1)

· Minimum 5 full pages to a maximum of 7 full page body detailing all 4 stages of the Training and Development Process (12-point font, double spaced).

· Assessment. Who, what, when, where, how? What are the current issues/problems to be addressed? Turnover, absenteeism, poor management are some examples. See chp. 4.

· Design. Define the objectives, select a trainer and materials, make a schedule. See chp. 5.

· Implementation. Deliver the program. What will the atmosphere be like? How will you resolve problems? See chp 6.

· Evaluation. How will you quantify data/impact on the bottom line? What data would you want to collect? Evaluate participant reaction and transfer of training. See chp 7.

· APA style (in-text citations should be used in the body of the paper)