Questions for thought and discussion that allow you to make the connection between your learning content and your experiences in the working world.
Work Application 7.1
Select a job you hold in the present or held in the past. Did you receive both training and development or just training? Explain in some detail why it was one or both.
Training and Development
LO 7.1 Identify each of the common points in the tenure of employees within the organization where training may be needed.
Work Application 7.2
Briefly describe the onboarding you received for a job and/or new student orientation. How could it be improved?
When is Training Needed
LO 7.1 Identify each of the common points in the tenure of employees within the organization where training may be needed.
Work Application 7.3
Describe your self-efficacy for a job you have or have had. How does or did your self-efficacy affect your job performance?
Employee Readiness
LO 7.2 Describe the interrelationship of the steps in the training process.
Work Application 7.4
Do you like to learn new things? Describe your willingness to learn in college and to train on the job. Will you voluntarily sign up for company training and development programs that are not required for your job?
Learning
LO 7.3 Summarize the four methods for shaping behavior.
Work Application 7.5
Give examples of what you learned in an organization through classical conditioning, operant conditioning, and social learning.
Learning Theories
LO 7.3 Summarize the four methods for shaping behavior.
Work Application 7.6
Give examples of how an organization uses positive reinforcement, punishment, negative reinforcement, and extinction to shape employee behavior.
Shaping Behavior
LO 7.3 Summarize the four methods for shaping behavior.
Work Application 7.7
Identify and describe the training method(s) used to train and develop you for a job you have or have had.
Design and Delivery of Training
LO 7.4 Compare each of the major training delivery types.
Work Application 7.8
Which training assessment methods are used where you work or have worked? Give examples of the training and its assessment method.
Assessment Methods
LO 7.5 Discuss the four-level evaluation method for assessing training programs.
Work Application 7.9
Select an organization you work for or have worked for. What, if any, training and development functions do or did it outsource—including bringing in consults to develop and conduct training and development? If you are not sure, ask the HR training specialist.
Common Methods of Employee Development
LO 7.6 List some of the individual and organizational consequences that can occur as a result of organizational career planning processes.
Work Application 7.10
Identify the level of career development you are on. Using Exhibit 7.4, but in your own words, describe your career stage and the Maslow motivational issues you are dealing
A Model of Career Development Consequences
LO 7.6 List some of the individual and organizational consequences that can occur as a result of organizational career planning processes.
