Assignment: HRM 635 Benchmark  Training and Development

Assignment: HRM 635 Benchmark  Training and Development

Assignment: HRM 635 Benchmark  Training and Development

Assessment Description

Training and development prompts change within an organization. The goal of training is to identify areas for improvement and to develop growth opportunities that support the employees in their professional career.

For this assignment, you are required to develop a small training exercise in the form of a PowerPoint presentation. Review previous needs assessments and training observations conducted at your workplace to help identify one area for improvement that would benefit your organization. This training exercise does not need to be implemented but should include at least one deliverable that you could use during the training exercise. As you are reviewing your organization, consider employee engagement, systems and procedures, communication, resources, succession planning, and the culture within the organization. These are only suggestions for possible areas that could benefit from a training exercise.

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Create an 8-10 slide PowerPoint presentation of your training exercise, with speaker notes, and include the following:

What are the overall goals for the training or the benefit to the selected organization?

What are two specific objectives for the training exercise?

What processes or procedures will change after the training has been completed?

Describe the strategies or actions involved in the training exercise to meet the established goals and objectives. What is the expected employee performance or application after the training? How will the strategies drive successful business results and improve employee performance?

How will the organization provide support to the current employees receiving this training? To new employees? How will the effectiveness of the training exercise be measured to confirm the anticipated improvement of employee performance?

Cite and reference a minimum of three scholarly sources with one being the textbook.

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.

Benchmark Information:

This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competency:

MBA Strategic HR Management

5.2 Recommend strategies for utilizing the workforce to enhance an organization’s human capital talent in order to drive successful business results.

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Benchmark – Training and Development – Rubric

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Rubric Criteria

Total150 points

Criterion

1. Unsatisfactory

2. Insufficient

3. Approaching

4. Acceptable

5. Target

Goal for the Training

Training presentation includes goals for the organization and provides research conducted during observations.

0 points

The training does not include a goal for the organization.

5.55 points

The training includes a goal for the organization, but it is incomplete or lacks details.

5.93 points

The training includes a goal for the organization.

6.53 points

The training includes a detailed goal for the organization and provides reasoning based on observations conducted.

7.5 points

The training includes a detailed goal for the organization and provides thorough research conducted during observations.

Objectives for the Training

Training presentation includes two objectives that are aligned and connect to the goals of the training.

0 points

The training does not include objectives.

5.55 points

The training includes two objectives, but they are not aligned with the overall goals of the training.

5.93 points

The training includes two specific objectives.

6.53 points

The training includes two objectives that are aligned and appropriate for the goals of the training.

7.5 points

The training includes two objectives that are aligned and connect to the goals of the training.

Processes and Procedures Implemented After Training

Training presentation includes processes and procedures to be implemented after the training with an explanation about the changes that will occur.

0 points

The training does not describe new processes and procedures to be implemented.

11.1 points

The training includes new processes and procedures to be implemented, but they are incomplete or lack details.

11.85 points

The training includes new processes and procedures to be implemented after the training.

13.05 points

The training includes detailed processes and procedures to be implemented after the training with an explanation about the changes that will occur.

15 points

The training includes detailed processes and procedures to be implemented after the training with an explanation about the changes that will occur. The student addresses the strengths and weaknesses of employees and how to build on employee assets.

Strategies in the Training to Meet Goals and Drive Successful Business Results (B)

Training presentation includes strategies to meet organizational goals and drive successful business results, including strategies to improve employee performance. (C5.2)

0 points

The training does not include strategies to meet organizational goals and drive successful business results.

11.1 points

The training includes strategies to meet organizational goals and drive successful business results, but they are incomplete or lack details.

11.85 points

The training includes strategies to meet organizational goals and drive successful business results.

13.05 points

The training includes detailed strategies to meet organizational goals and drive successful business results. There is an explanation for using the strategies to improve employee performance.

15 points

The training includes detailed strategies to meet organizational goals and drive successful business results. There is an explanation for using the strategies to improve employee performance and a connection between organizational goals and the training and development provided.

Support and Training Effectiveness

Training presentation includes an explanation of how the organization will support current and new employees as well as how the effectiveness of the training exercise will be measured.

0 points

The training does not include an explanation of how the organization will support current and new employees.

11.1 points

The training includes an explanation of how the organization will support current and new employees but it is incomplete. The explanation of how the effectiveness of the training exercise will be measured lacks details.

11.85 points

The training includes an explanation of how the organization will support current and new employees. There is an explanation of how the effectiveness of the training exercise will be measured.

13.05 points

The training includes a detailed explanation of how the organization will support current and new employees. The explanation of how the effectiveness of the training exercise will be measured is adequately written.

15 points

The training includes a thorough explanation of how the organization will support current and new employees. The explanation of how the effectiveness of the training exercise will be measured is comprehensively written.

Presentation of Content

Presentation of Content

0 points

The content lacks a clear point of view and logical sequence of information. Presentation includes little persuasive information. Sequencing of ideas is unclear.

33.3 points

The content is vague in conveying a point of view and does not create a strong sense of purpose. Presentation includes some persuasive information.

35.55 points

The presentation slides are generally competent, but ideas may show some inconsistency in organization and/or in their relationships to each other.

39.15 points

The content is written with a logical progression of ideas and supporting information, exhibiting a unity, coherence, and cohesiveness. Presentation includes persuasive information from reliable sources.

45 points

The content is written clearly and concisely. Ideas universally progress and relate to each other. The project includes motivating questions and advanced organizers. The project gives the audience a clear sense of the main idea.

Layout

Layout

0 points

The layout is cluttered, confusing, and does not use spacing, headings, and subheadings to enhance the readability. The text is extremely difficult to read with long blocks of text, small point size for fonts, and inappropriate contrasting colors. Poor use of headings, subheadings, indentations, or bold formatting is evident.

11.1 points

The layout shows some structure but appears cluttered and busy or distracting with large gaps of white space or a distracting background. Overall readability is difficult due to lengthy paragraphs, too many different fonts, dark or busy background, overuse of bold, or lack of appropriate indentations of text.

11.85 points

The layout uses horizontal and vertical white space appropriately. Sometimes the fonts are easy to read, but in a few places the use of fonts, italics, bold, long paragraphs, color, or busy background detracts and does not enhance readability.

13.05 points

The layout background and text complement each other and enable the content to be easily read. The fonts are easy to read and point size varies appropriately for headings and text.
15 points

The layout is visually pleasing and contributes to the overall message with appropriate use of headings, subheadings, and white space. Text is appropriate in length for the target audience and to the point. The background and colors enhance the readability of the text.

Language Use and Audience Awareness

Includes sentence construction, word choice, etc.

0 points

Inappropriate word choice and lack of variety in language use are evident. Writer appears to be unaware of audience. Use of primer prose indicates writer either does not apply figures of speech or uses them inappropriately.
11.1 points

Some distracting inconsistencies in language choice (register) or word choice are present. The writer exhibits some lack of control in using figures of speech appropriately.

11.85 points

Language is appropriate to the targeted audience for the most part.
13.05 points

The writer is clearly aware of audience, uses a variety of appropriate vocabulary for the targeted audience, and uses figures of speech to communicate clearly.
15 points

The writer uses a variety of sentence constructions, figures of speech, and word choice in distinctive and creative ways that are appropriate to purpose, discipline, and scope.

Mechanics of Writing

Includes spelling, capitalization, punctuation, grammar, language use, sentence structure, etc.
0 points

Errors in grammar or syntax are pervasive and impede meaning. Incorrect language choice or sentence structure errors are found throughout.

5.55 points

Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors are present. Inconsistencies in language choice or sentence structure are recurrent.
5.93 points

Occasional mechanical errors are present. Language choice is generally appropriate. Varied sentence structure is attempted.
6.53 points

Few mechanical errors are present. Suitable language choice and sentence structure are used.

7.5 points

No mechanical errors are present. Skilled control of language choice and sentence structure are used throughout.

Format/Documentation

Uses appropriate style, such as APA, MLA, etc., for college, subject, and level; documents sources using citations, footnotes, references, bibliography, etc., appropriate to assignment and discipline.
0 points

Appropriate format is not used. No documentation of sources is provided.
5.55 points

Appropriate format is attempted, but some elements are missing. Frequent errors in documentation of sources are evident.

5.93 points

Appropriate format and documentation are used, although there are some obvious errors.
6.53 points

Appropriate format and documentation are used with only minor errors.
7.5 points

No errors in formatting or documentation are present. Selectivity in the use of direct quotations and synthesis of sources is demonstrated.