TRAINING PROJECT INSTRUCTIONS
Training Topic:In the globalized context in which today's businesses find themselves in, there is a need to train employees, and particularly the managers, on their cross-cultural management skills. As such, I would undertake a training project aimed at educating these managers on how and why they should understand the nuances of other cultures.
This would prove crucial if unnecessary friction and conflict were to be avoided in the practice of leadership, and it would ultimately help drive up a company's performance as all energies would be appropriately directed to its objectives.
As Noe (2017) explains, offering training and development to employees boosts the human capital in an organization by not only increasing it but also strengthening it. I will, therefore, take on a project that involves the offering of cross-cultural training to expatriate managers in a hotel with a global reach.
The fictitious Globe Hotel is experiencing growth in the international arena, but it has had issues with having its corporate culture take root in all its branches. As such, there is need to export some of its best performing managers in its home country to other locations so that they can oversee the setting up and running of the hotel chain. But as their expertise is put to great use, Globe Hotel desires that inter-cultural conflict be kept to a minimum so that it neither affects performance nor profitability.
References:
Noe, R. A. (2017). Employee training and development (7th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
Part 1: Detailed Lesson Plan
Create a 1-2-page detailed lesson plan for the training course that you proposed in Module/Week 2. Noe (2010) states, "lesson plans include the sequence of activities that will be conducted in the training session and identify the administrative details" (p. 209).
Use the format in Table 5.6 on p. 208 of the Noe text as a template. Be sure to include details such as the room arrangement, materials, and equipment needed. Be sure to include the Lesson Outline/Instructor Activity/Trainee Activity/Time section on the template as well. Take a look at Noe pp. 169-171 for pointers on creating objectives.
No in-text citations should be included in the design document itself, they will appear in the discussion that is to follow. Do include a title page in current APA format prior to the Detailed Lesson Plan.
Part 2: Project Reflection
Write a 5-7-page paper that addresses the following questions. Include an introduction and a conclusion in this paper. The title page, detailed lesson plan (from Part 1), and reference page will not count toward the 5-7-page length requirement of this assignment. The topic of the questions may be used as section headers to assist in the flow of the paper (training and organizational goals, adult learning theory, etc.).
Apply Reading &Study materials, such as the textbooks, into this paper. In addition, you must include a minimum of 5 scholarly, peer-reviewed articles. Course material and other textbooks do not count towards the5 requiredresources; however, the Noe textbook must be incorporated.
1. Briefly describe how this training will help meet the goals of the organization.
2. Describe characteristics of adult learners. How would the adult learning theory (Andragogy) be considered in the design of your training course materials?
3. Define transfer of training. How can transfer of training be supported before, during, and after the training session? Discuss how you will determine if transfer of training was accomplished. Provide an example of near transfer and far transfer as it relates to your training.
4. What tools would you use to evaluate student learning? How would you determine if the objectives of the course are met? (Discuss each objective you designed specifically).
5. Distinguish between ROI (Return on investment) and ROE (Return on expectations). What is more appropriate for the training you designed? What are the strengths and weaknesses of the method you chose (ROI or ROE)?