Question: 100 words each question with in-text citation and one scholarly reference in APA format.

1. You are ready to launch your training program; however, protocol requires that you first test the relevance, clarity, and appropriateness of program material before actually launching it. Which method would you choose? How does the dry run and pilot training differ?

2. Assume you are a trainer for a basic computer class. A handful of the trainees have already expressed their discontent with having to participate in the training. Are they being difficult or just expressing themselves? What are the characteristics of difficult trainees? What are some strategies for dealing with them?

3. The training manual is an important learning tool for training. Describe the characteristics of a well-developed training manual.

4. Describe the four levels of the evaluation of a training program and their relationship amongst each other.

5. It is not uncommon for training managers to come up with a number of reasons why training should not be evaluated for effectiveness. What are some of the reasons they might present? How can they be overcome?

6. How are organizations dealing with diversity? Are the methods effective? Explain your rationale.

7. What are the important components of an effective sexual harassment strategy?

8. What is orientation training designed to accomplish? What are the characteristics of an effective orientation program?

9. How does training for management and executive personnel differ?

10. Why is it difficult to train executives? Explain 5 training methods used for executives and why they are useful for training them.