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 BUS 680 Week 1 DQ 1 Training PreferencesBUS 680 Week 1 DQ 2 Learning TheoriesBUS 680 Week 1 MHC Case StudyBUS 680 Week 2 DQ 1 Design ConsultingBUS 680 Week 2 DQ 2 Domtar Case StudyBUS 680 Week 2 Hardware Store Case AnalysisBUS 680 Week 3 DQ 1 Games & SimulationsBUS 680 Week 3 DQ 2 Classroom-based Learning ExperienceBUS 680 Week 3 CSS Case Analysis

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BUS 680 Week 1 DQ 1 Training Preferences

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 Training Preferences. Discuss the type of training you would prefer and why. Use

Figure 3-6 on page 82 to help you start your discussion, but do not limit it to only those characteristics. When responding to at least two of your classmates’ postings, discuss what accounts for the differences and similarities in your training preferences.

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BUS 680 Week 1 DQ 2 Learning Theories

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 Learning Theories. There are more theories of learning and motivation than have

been described in the text. Do a search for a learning or a motivation theory that is not in the text. Write a summary of the theory and suggest how it could be used in training. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings.

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BUS 680 Week 1 MHC Case Study

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 MHC Case Study. Read the “Strategic Planning at Multistate Health Corporation”

case on pages 51-57 and answer the case questions on pages 56-57

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BUS 680 Week 2 DQ 1 Design Consulting

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 Design Consulting. Conduct an Internet search to identify a company that provides

training design consulting services. Discuss the design process. Respond to one of your classmates’ postings. In your response, compare and contrast the design process of the company you chose and the one your classmate chose. Do these comparisons in terms of the design process approach.

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BUS 680 Week 2 DQ 2 Domtar Case Study

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 Domtar Case Study. Reread the Domtar Case Study (p.1-3) from Chapter 1. Answer

Case Analysis question 1 on page 2

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BUS 680 Week 2 Hardware Store Case Analysis

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 Hardware Store Case Analysis. Read the Case Analysis on pages 147-148 and

answer the questions that follow.

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BUS 680 Week 3 CSS Case Analysis

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 CSS Case Analysis. Read the Case Analysis: Training for Customer Service

Specialists on pages 258-260. Answer the case questions on page 260. 

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BUS 680 Week 3 DQ 1 Games Simulations

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 Games & Simulations. Do an Internet search to identify the types of games and

business simulations that are available. Select one and provide a description and an analysis of it. Discuss the learning content objectives. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings

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BUS 680 Week 3 DQ 2 Classroom based Learning Experience

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 Classroom-based Learning Experience. Think about your best classroom-based

learning experience and list the things that made it such a good experience. Then, think about your worst classroom-based experience and list the factors that made it such a bad experience. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings.

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BUS 680 Week 4 DQ 1 Tips for Trainers

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 Tips for Trainers. Conduct a search of the Internet to identify tips for trainers in

dealing with difficult trainees. Compare the types you find with the types identified in the text. If different, compare those you found with those in the text and offer an explanation as to why you think they were not included. If types are similar, compare how the text and Internet site suggest handling these types, noting any differences and explaining which method you prefer. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings 

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BUS 680 Week 4 DQ 2 Review Questions

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 Review Questions. Answer one the following questions for review from the course

text (p. 364):a. Assume that you were the training manager in the Westcan case (Chapter 4, p.139).

How would you suggest evaluating the training, assuming they were about to conduct it as suggested in the case? Be as specific as you can.

b. Of all the designs presented in Appendix 9-1, which one would you consider to be most effective while also being practical enough to convince an organization to adopt it?

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BUS 680 Week 4 Jim’s Case Analysi

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Jim’s Case Analysis. Read the Case Analysis on pages 322-323 and answer the case questions on page 323. 

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BUS 680 Week 5 DQ 1 Resistance to Training

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 Resistance to Training. The vice-president of human resources asked you, the

director of training, to develop a sexual harassment training program for the company. During your needs analysis you discover that most of the executives do not believe they need this training and do not plan to attend. You identify a couple of instances in which an executive’s behavior seems bordering on sexual harassment. You discuss your findings with the VP, who asks you to come back with a strategy for dealing with the resistance to training. Develop your response and present it in your discussion forum. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings. 

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BUS 680 Week 5 DQ 2 KSAs

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KSAs. Find a recent article (no more than a year old) that identifies KSAs that will be critical for managers in the immediate future. Provide a summary of the article and discuss its management development implications in your discussion forum. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings. 

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BUS 680 Week 5 IMP Case Analysis

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 IMP Case Analysis. Read the Case Analysis: All it Takes is for Good Men to do

Nothing on pages 421-422 and answer the case questions on page 422. 

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BUS 680 Week 6 DQ 1 Evaluating Learning

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 Evaluating Learning. Read the articles assigned for this week. Discuss the elements

of evaluation and why they are important. Also, discuss the return on investment (ROI) for the organizations. Is training worth the cost? You may include your personal experiences in your response. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings. 

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BUS 680 Week 6 DQ 2 Final Paper Summary

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 Final Paper Summary. Share the abstract of your Training and Development Paper in

your discussion forum. When responding to your classmates’ postings, ask well thought-out questions and provide critical feedback that could help them make final improvements to the final draft of their paper. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings. 

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BUS 680 Week 6 Final Paper

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 Focus of the Final PaperEach person must complete a research paper addressing one of the following topics or

a mutually agreed upon topic between the student and instructor:§ Training Needs Analysis§ Training Strategies for Small and Medium Sized Businesses: One Size Doesn’t Fit

All§ Management Development Techniques§ Training Evaluation: New Techniques and Strategies§ The Learning Organization: Three Companies That Have Made it a Reality§ Technical Training: A “How To” Guide to Enhancing Technical KSA’s§ Other topic approved by instructor

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