Describe two to three methods for organizations to harness the use of self directed training.Why is this important?

Training and Development

For the Unit I Essay, explain the learner guided approach to training and its effectiveness in meeting organizational training needs. Within your essay, address the points below.

Describe training guides,self-directed learning strategies, and the use of smart technology.

Describe two to three methods for organizations to harness the use of self directed training.Why is this important?

Explain how technology can be used to enhance the learner guided approach to training. Select a field of study that interests you, and provide an example of technology being used to enhance the learner-guided approach in that field.

Your essay must be at least two pages in length, not counting the title and reference pages. You are required to use at least one outside source to support your explanation. All sources used, including required unit resources, must be cited and referenced according to APA standards.

How successful was this presentation?What could this speaker do to improve?

Directions:

Answer the following questions using complete sentences and specific details from the presentation. You will be graded on thoroughness and thoughtfulness. Thorough means every question is answered and specific details are mentioned in your answers. Thorough also means every aspect of each question is addressed in an in-depth fashion. Thoughtful means that you not only discuss what was said but you elaborate and supply your own opinions, reflections, personal experiences, insights, and thoughts. In other words, saying more is better than saying less or being overly general.

Carefully watch the first 3 minutes of this speech-what is he trying to illustrate with this story? This semester will try to convince you that personalization (talking about your own life) can enhance your messages. How is personalization used here and do you find it effective? Be sure to mention specific details from his talk.

What were Tim Urban’s main points?Discuss three things you learned from the information presented. Use complete sentences for your answers.

How effective is his delivery? Use complete sentences and be as specific as possible. Comment on attire, eye contact, gestures, movement, confidence, connection with the audience (is he easy to identify with?), and flow/conversational quality. Was he struggling? Was the speech “too speechy” or did it seem “natural”?

Describe his visual aids. How effective are they in helping him communicate his ideas? What do the visual aids look like? Be as specific as possible.

Overall, how successful was this presentation?What could this speaker do to improve? Be as detailed as possible.

 

Evaluate professional competences through observation and evidence related to recognized professional skills framework.

The aim of this task is to empower you to have ownership of your own professional development. This involves reflections on translating theory into practice and provides an opportunity for you to understand your own learning, as follows:

Demonstrating the application of engaging theory with practice.

Analysing individual experiences and identifying areas for improvement in practice.

Evaluate professional competences through observation and evidence related to recognized professional skills framework.

Recognizing personal strengths and successes as well as mistakes and weaknesses.

The full break down is given in the file below

Are there any particular aspects of this concept that you feel you did not fully understand? Are there any aspects of the incident that seemed unusual?

Construction cost management

The following questions are offered as prompts to help you develop your account of each incident:

What was interesting about the incident you have chosen? Was there anything surprising or new to you that caught your attention?

What was it about the concept you chose that made you decide to choose it?

Are there any particular aspects of this concept that you feel you did not fully understand? Are there any aspects of the incident that seemed unusual?

How does your observation serve as an example of the application of the concept in a real–world setting? This could relate to construction work, to academic work, or to anything else that you come across while studying, as long as it relates to a concept that has been introduced in one of your modules.

Can you demonstrate a connection between your learning and a recognized professional skills framework? (For example, make sure that you include discussion around the requirements of the professional institution most relevant to your career plans.)

Give examples of how you think your learning around this issue might influence the way you
carry out your future professional work.

What are they looking for from you?What kind of services are you providing?

The context of the case study brief in relation to construction cost management

1. Who is the client?

2. What assumptions can you make?

3. What is the purpose of this exercise?

4. What are they looking for from you?What kind of services are you providing?

5. What is contract packaging?Is it procurement?

6. Which IT apps might be useful and what are the costs of adoption?

7. How best to select a contractor?Organizing and selection of contractors

8. What is meant by cost control?How could it be implemented

What steps would you take using the COP/POP philosophy to ensure this problem was solved?

Problem anyalysis and response memo

You will analyze the below scenario from Chapter 13 of the Whisenand textbook. You will then write and submit a memorandum,using the document template attached for content and format.

Scenario:
A local restaurant/bar in your area started featuring live amateur rock bands on weekends and the bands draw large crowds of young people. Over the past two months,noise complaints have tripled in the area; citizens have called in and mailed in complaints of excessive trash, drunken bar patrons urinating in their yards, drug use in the area, fights in the street, speeding vehicles, and an increase in property damage. Drunken driving arrests have increased and have been linked to the bar. Also, two of the band’s staff members were arrested for possession of firearms. The restaurant owner has ample security/bouncers and has done all he can do to mitigate problems, but he is making a lot of money and is in compliance with all the city’s requirements in terms of zoning, permits, business license, and so on. As a police manager,what steps would you take using the COP/POP philosophy to ensure this problem was solved?

What was the easiest part of this activity?Did you get stuck trying to come up with a search strategy?What was the hardest part of the activity?

Topic Threads Posts Last Post
Your Search Strategy assignment. Choose one of the suggested topics, then pose a question that you want to answer about that topic. This will be your preliminary research question. The Week 1 resources will help you to get acquainted with the UMGC library and other online resources and scope out information that is available and relevant to your question. Then, plan a preliminary research strategy, which should include some search phrases that.include Boolean logic. Please answer the following questions in your discussion post:

What is your topic of interest and your research question? share how you created your research question.

Where will YOU begin your search and why?

What search terms will you use?Demonstrate them in a search statement using simple Boolean logic. If you really want to impress me and your classmates, try an advanced searching technique!!

What was the easiest part of this activity?Did you get stuck trying to come up with a search strategy?What was the hardest part of the activity?

What was the issue and how would you assess how the communication was handled?Was it effective?Why or why not?

Organizational Communication w/ Biblical Perspective

Zaremba, A. J. (2009). Organizational communication (3rd edition).

In your entire career, think of a crisis that one of your employers faced. In brief,what was the issue and how would you assess how the communication was handled?Was it effective?Why or why not? Based on your reading for this session, what would have made it more effective?