Strategic Training and Development Report
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STRATEGIC TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT REPORT
This assignment is worth 20% of your final grade. It gives you an opportunity to investigate, analyze, and report on the strategic role of training and development in an organization. You must complete this assignment individually, without contacting other students. The assignment addresses Course Objectives 1, 2, and 3.
The Training Top 125 for 2016
For the past 16 years, Training magazine has ranked organizations based on their employer-sponsored training and development programs. The list below contains the top five organizations for 2016.
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Jiffy Lube International |
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Keller Williams Realty Inc. |
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Outstanding Training Initiative |
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CHG Healthcare Services |
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Capital BlueCross |
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan |
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Details about the selection process and about all 125 organizations ranked by Training can be found at the magazine’s website:
https://trainingmag.com/training-magazine-ranks-20…
You should also browse the trainingmag.com website for additional articles related to the Top 125 list. The January/February 2016 issue contains a wealth of information. Since the top five companies in 2016 were also the top five companies in 2015, you should browse the trainingmag.com website for earlier articles about the company you choose to explore.
YOUR ASSIGNMENT
Choose one of Training magazine’s top five organizations and investigate the organization’s strategic training and development initiatives.
Visit the organization’s web site for business information (hint: look at the organization’s annual report for information about financial expenditures, company priorities, and competition) and use the UMUC library to conduct a search for references to the organization. Don’t forget to look for YouTube videos by or about the organization.
Prepare a 3-5 page report based on your research.
Using the criteria Training uses to rank organizations as well as from your own research, prepare a 3-5 page report about strategic training and development in your chosen organization. Your report should include, but is not limited to, the following elements:
- A description of the organization and its major products and/or services (a brief description — no more than two or three paragraphs). Try to find information about the organization’s mission and/or goals and how its training function is organized. The organization’s website and its annual report, particularly the letter to shareholders at the beginning of the annual report, are good sources of information. Be sure to cite the specific web page where you found information used in your report.
- An assessment of the characteristics of the organization that help it excel in training and development. Include factors such as (but not limited to) the total budget for or amount of money spent on training and development; the level of employee involvement in training and development activities; the type(s) of training and development opportunities offered; the organization’s investment in and/or use of technology for training; and the availability of benefits such as tuition assistance.
- An assessment of how the TD function operates in the organization. How is the TD function organized? For a description of three training organizational models, read http://www.trainingindustry.com/wiki/entries/organizational-models-in-training.aspx. Does the organization use training needs analyses (TNAs) to identify performance gaps or the need for new skills to support business strategies and initiatives? Does the organization employ the ADDIE, RID, or Agile approaches to design training? Do the TD professionals in the organization display any of the competencies described in the ATD competency model mentioned in the Week 1 lecture?
Support your opinions and statements with a minimum of four references from sources published within the last ten years. You can cite scholarly and practitioner-oriented journals, course materials, newspaper articles, YouTube videos by or about the organization, the organization’s annual report, and the organization’s web site, but not Wikipedia, vendor websites, or other non-academic sources. The UMUC library can help you identify appropriate sources.
Use APA format for citations, references, and quotations. This means your list of references should start on a separate page, and should be double spaced, with a hanging indent and no spaces between entries. For help with APA format, please consult the Writing Resources module in the Course Resources section of our classroom. Your report should be three to five pages (not counting the cover or reference pages), double spaced with one inch margins and a font size of at least 11 points.
Submit your assignment electronically via the Assignment folder.
Name your file this way: YourLastNameFirstInitial_TrainingReport
(Example: DoeJ_TrainingReport)
Due date: Sunday, February 19, 11:59 p.m. Eastern time
Please see the next page for the grading criteria for this assignment.
Criteria for Grading the Strategic Training and Development Report
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Knowledge and Application of Relevant Theories and Concepts (55pts) |
Student demonstrated exceptional knowledge and application of relevant theories and concepts; all statements and opinions were supported by appropriate citations from the literature. |
Student demonstrated exceptional knowledge and application of relevant theories and concepts; all statements and opinions were supported by appropriate citations from the literature. |
Student demonstrated satisfactory knowledge and application of relevant theories and concepts; most statements and opinions were supported by appropriate citations from the literature. |
Student demonstrated satisfactory knowledge and application of relevant theories and concepts; most statements and opinions were supported by appropriate citations from the literature. |
Student demonstrated less than satisfactory knowledge and application of relevant theories and concepts; some statements and opinions were not supported by appropriate citations from the literature. |
Student demonstrated unsatisfactory knowledge and application of relevant theories and concepts; many statements and opinions were not supported by appropriate citations from the literature. |
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Quality of Research (30 pts) |
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Quality of Research (30 pts) |
Student did an exceptional job of researching the organization and integrating course readings with the additional research. Student cited more than the required number of references; sources listed were all scholarly or practitioner journals, newspapers, annual reports, or academic books from the last ten years. |
Student did an exceptional job of researching the organization and integrating course readings with the additional research. Student cited more than the required number of references; sources listed were all scholarly or practitioner journals, newspapers, annual reports, or academic books from the last ten years. |
Student did a satisfactory job of researching the organization and integrating course readings with the additional research. Student cited the required number of references; sources listed were primarily scholarly or practitioner journals, newspapers, annual reports, or academic books from the last ten years. |
Student did a satisfactory job of researching the organization and integrating course readings with the additional research. Student cited the required number of references; sources listed were primarily scholarly or practitioner journals, newspapers, annual reports, or academic books from the last ten years. |
Student did a less than satisfactory job of researching the organization and integrating course readings with the additional research. Student may not have cited the required number of references; some sources listed were not scholarly or practitioner journals, newspapers, annual reports, or academic books from the last ten years. |
Student did an inadequate job of researching the organization and integrating course readings with the additional research. Student did not cite the required number of references; many of the sources listed were not scholarly or practitioner journals, newspapers, annual reports, or academic books from the last ten years. |
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Presentation of Ideas and Mechanics (10 pts) |
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Presentation of Ideas and Mechanics (10 pts) |
Student presented ideas in a well-organized, compelling manner with no distracting grammar or spelling problems; the page length requirement was met. |
Student presented ideas in a well-organized, compelling manner with no distracting grammar or spelling problems; the page length requirement was met. |
Student presented ideas presented in an organized manner with few distracting grammar or spelling problems; the page length requirement was met. |
Student presented ideas presented in an organized manner with few distracting grammar or spelling problems; the page length requirement was met. |
Student presented ideas in a somewhat organized manner with several distracting grammar or spelling problems; the page length requirement may not have been met. |
Student presented ideas in a poorly organized or incoherent manner with many distracting grammar or spelling problems; the page length requirement may not have been met. |
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APA formatting (5 pts) |
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APA formatting (5 pts) |
All citations, quotations, and references were properly formatted or contained one or two minor errors. |
All citations, quotations, and references were properly formatted or contained one or two minor errors. |
Most citations, quotations, and references were properly formatted or contained a few minor errors. |
Most citations, quotations, and references were properly formatted or contained a few minor errors. |
Some citations, quotations, and references were not properly formatted or contained major errors. |
Many citations, quotations, and references were not properly formatted or contained many errors. |
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