Discuss why it is important to evaluate training. Which evaluation is more important: summative or formative? Explain why you chose that evaluation type using specific examples to support your answer.
Discuss why it is important to evaluate training. Which evaluation is more important: summative or formative? Explain why you chose that evaluation type using specific examples to support your answer.
***Please use the attached files as a reference***
Reference info:
Noe, R. A. (2013). Employee training and development (6th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill
discuss some of the pros and many of the cons of Wikipedia as a source. Clearly, it is a very popular source for information, but it has many problems. For the discussion this week, please comment on some of the issues raised in these articles.
This week you are assigned to read four articles that discuss some of the pros and many of the cons of Wikipedia as a source. Clearly, it is a very popular source for information, but it has many problems. For the discussion this week, please comment on some of the issues raised in these articles.
- Schiff, S. (2006, July 31). Know it all; Annals of information. The New Yorker, 82(23), 36-46.
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- How Does Wikipedia Measure Up?. (2008). The Quill, 96(9), 16-19.
NECB eLibrary (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. - Head, A. J. & Eisenberg, M. B. (2010, March 1). How today’s college students use Wikipedia for course-related research. First Monday,15(3). Retrieved from http://journals.uic.edu/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/2830/2476
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Download PDF - Waters, N. (2007, September). Why you can’t cite Wikipedia in my class. Communications of the ACM, 50(9), 15-17.
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If you choose articles that are not on the list or just write off of the top of your head you will earn a zero for the content of the initial post. I expect to see a reference section at the bottom of your initial post which includes any or all of the assigned articles. If you haven’t included a reference section – go back and edit your work. Without direct reference to the articles, I cannot determine if you read them.
Learning Styles and Career Leader Assessment-Discuss how the Career Leader and Learning Styles assessments tie in to your life and career
Something about the Career Leader and Learning Styles assessments that may be used as a basis for classroom discussion
Topic: BOTH the CareerLeader Assessment and the Learning Styles Assessment.
Respond to each of these prompts:
A short analysis as to why the Career Leader and Learning Styles assessments are important:
Discuss how the Career Leader and Learning Styles assessments tie in to your life and career:
Give A specific example of how the Career Leader and Learning Styles assessments could apply to your work:
Something about the Career Leader and Learning Styles assessments that caught your interest, resulted in an epiphany, or created an “aha”:
should be sophistication of writing, application of personal experience and format.
What are the critical issues/challenges facing the industry? How are companies handling these issues? What are the costs of not addressing these issues?
Objective
The paper should be a synthesis of your research. It should be written in your own words and if material is used either as a research source or as a direct quotation, be sure to use best practice in providing citations for other’s work. Information on academic integrity can be found in the Additional Info section of this course on the Course Home page.
Resources: There a number of resources available to you for this assignment, including CareerLeader’s career resources and numerous other resources accessible through GGU’s library including Reference USA.
Consider the following questions to guide your writing:
Industry:
What are the industry trends?
What companies/organizations are the major players?
What are the services or products in the industry?
What is going on in the industry today?
What are the critical issues/challenges facing the industry? How are companies handling these issues? What are the costs of not addressing these issues?
Company/Organization:
What is their service or product?
What is their reputation?
How long have they been in business?
Have they been profitable in the past few years?
What is their market or industry position?
Who are their competitors?
What are their management philosophy, company culture, and/or mission?
Where is the company located?
How many employees?
How is the company organized?
What other companies are related (subsidiaries, divisions, parent company?)
What is their business model and funding sources?
Is it publicly or privately owned?
Have there been recent changes in management?
Has the company downsized or are they in a hiring mode? Why?
What is the career potential in the company?
What are the critical issues that are facing the company? How have they been handled? What strengths or skills can you bring that might address those issues.
What are the names and positions of the key stakeholders and decision makers?
Who is the CEO and executive staff? What are their reputations?
Role or Function:
What background, education, training and experience is required?
What skills are highly valued?
What is the typical path of training for this field/role?
What type of work schedule is common? Overtime? Flex Time? Travel?
What type of environment is typical in the field? High or low pressure? Autonomy? Supervision? Competitive?
Is the kind of work consistent with your values?
What are the typical salary ranges for entry level and/or experienced professionals?
What professional associations are active in this field?
Who are the people and products that support this function?
What are the advantages and disadvantages in working in role/field?
Discuss at least three things you can do to improve your working relationship with this person so that you do not dread going to work every day and that will improve the work you produce as a team.
The concept of working together to produce a better outcome is not a novel idea. Competition in a collaborative working context may encourage productivity and the realization that different people bring different skills and different levels of skills to the workplace. However, coworkers may have differences in opinion and perceptions that do not allow them to collaborate with others. It is not always necessary to have complete harmony in the workplace but a civil, working relationship will get the job done.Your posts should be in the 100-word range and your responses in the 75-word range. Respond to at least two of your classmates with meaningful comments in accordance with your Syllabus.Topic 1:Imagine a situation where you are paired up with a coworker to complete a very important project for your company. The coworker does not share the same work ethic that you do, and you are concerned about working together toward successful completion of the project. It is not a job that you can handle on your own as there are a lot of specialty areas that this person knows well and you know nothing about. Discuss at least three things you can do to improve your working relationship with this person so that you do not dread going to work every day and that will improve the work you produce as a team.
Develop an evaluation describing business structure and financial statements- entrepreneur skills
Develop an evaluation describing business structure and financial statements, including the following:
- Identify and describe the legal categories of a business organization contrasting tax-related advantages and disadvantages.
- Next, using your entrepreneur skills, consider starting your own business. What business structure would you choose and why?
- Discuss financial statements for the chosen business structure, then explain with specific examples from the University Library, how these would help you make decisions about your business.
Deliverable: 3-5 page summary of research findings for your specific career focus. Include information on industry trends/challenges, company profiles, and job responsibilities. Below are some questions that can help you focus your efforts. Do not simply answer the questions on this resource document; this should be a narrative paper of your findings.
Informational Interview Exercise: Part 2
Research Assignment
Objective: To prepare for your informational interview. In order to ask relevant and useful question during your interview, you will need to better understand your chosen field. For this assignment you will analyze the labor market of your chosen profession, evaluate your industry’s labor market needs, learn about trends and role/job requirements, uncover strategic issues and identify business challenges. The paper does not need to answer every question that you have, but should help you uncover “industry insider” questions for your interview.
Deliverable: 3-5 page summary of research findings for your specific career focus. Include information on industry trends/challenges, company profiles, and job responsibilities. Below are some questions that can help you focus your efforts. Do not simply answer the questions on this resource document; this should be a narrative paper of your findings.
The paper should be a synthesis of your research. It should be written in your own words and if material is used either as a research source or as a direct quotation, be sure to use best practice in providing citations for other’s work. Information on academic integrity can be found in the Additional Info section of this course on the Course Home page.
Resources: There a number of resources available to you for this assignment, including CareerLeader’s career resources and numerous other resources accessible through GGU’s library including Reference USA.
Consider the following questions to guide your writing:
Industry:
What are the industry trends?
What companies/organizations are the major players?
What are the services or products in the industry?
What is going on in the industry today?
What are the critical issues/challenges facing the industry? How are companies handling these issues? What are the costs of not addressing these issues?
Company/Organization:
What is their service or product?
What is their reputation?
How long have they been in business?
Have they been profitable in the past few years?
What is their market or industry position?
Who are their competitors?
What are their management philosophy, company culture, and/or mission?
Where is the company located?
How many employees?
How is the company organized?
What other companies are related (subsidiaries, divisions, parent company?)
What is their business model and funding sources?
Is it publicly or privately owned?
Have there been recent changes in management?
Has the company downsized or are they in a hiring mode? Why?
What is the career potential in the company?
What are the critical issues that are facing the company? How have they been handled? What strengths or skills can you bring that might address those issues.
What are the names and positions of the key stakeholders and decision makers?
Who is the CEO and executive staff? What are their reputations?
Role or Function:
What background, education, training and experience is required?
What skills are highly valued?
What is the typical path of training for this field/role?
What type of work schedule is common? Overtime? Flex Time? Travel?
What type of environment is typical in the field? High or low pressure? Autonomy? Supervision? Competitive?
Is the kind of work consistent with your values?
What are the typical salary ranges for entry level and/or experienced professionals?
What professional associations are active in this field?
Who are the people and products that support this function?
What are the advantages and disadvantages in working in role/field?
Conduct research on a topic(big data)of relevance from any of the lecture topic(attached) and compile a paper (10-15 pages in length). The paper can be based on any of the topics listed in any of the lectures or relevant topics in management of information systems, information security, leadership, team communication.
Assignment Instructions
Format of your paper:
- Title page
- Abstract (no more than 120 words summary of the major ideas contained in your paper)
- Your research which should include the introduction, method, results, and discussion. (minimum 10 pages)
- Conclusion
- Reference
At a minimum, your paper should be 14 pages (title page, abstract, research (minimum 10 pages), conclusion, and reference).
Paper details:
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Discuss why you feel the legislative action chosen best coincides with the position and facility that you've chosen.
Healthcare policy has been a critical aspect of political administrations over the past 100 years. Understanding the political process and how healthcare policy has changed over the past century is an important start.
Part I: Write a 2-3 page paper analyzing a minimum of one legislative action that would have an impact on the position and facility you selected. Make sure to include the following:
Part I: Write a 2-3 page paper analyzing a minimum of one legislative action that would have an impact on the position and facility you selected. Make sure to include the following:
- Discuss the purpose of the legislative action.
- Describe the problem/problems that the legislative action is trying to solve or prevent.
- Discuss other viewpoints or opposing viewpoints of the action.
- This portion of your assignment will require you to research and examine information from various sources. Use a minimum of three credible sources for your paper, with three being an academic source (don’t forget to include in-text citations throughout your paper with paraphrasing or quoting)
- Make sure to include your APA formatted reference page.
Part II: Memos are not a thing of the past. Many organizations use memos as a way to share important information. Write a standard memo to your supervisor highlighting the key points of each arena (Hint: Microsoft Word has many memo templates). SkillSurfer in the online tutoring platform offers beginner, intermediate, and advanced tutorials on Microsoft Office products. Make sure to include the following in your memo:
- Discuss why you feel the legislative action chosen best coincides with the position and facility that you’ve chosen.
- Discuss your stance on the chosen legislative action and how it impacts the core beliefs and ethics of the facility you that you’ve chosen.
- Make sure to use audience specific language and tone in your memo. Remember, you are writing to your supervisor. Also, remember to use correct formatting for a business memo.