This document outlines an exercise for assessing the training needs of undergraduate students who recently gained access to the internet and electronic resources. Participants are asked to:
1. Identify the knowledge, skills, and attitudes required of an undergraduate student based on their job description, which includes attending lectures, participating in tutorials, doing assignments and exams.
2. Compare the knowledge, skills, and attitudes undergraduate students already have based on their profile to what is required for their role. The profile indicates the university has 4,000 undergraduate students who have had limited access to electronic resources for less than six months.
3. Determine what knowledge, skills, or attitudes undergraduate students need but do not currently have based on the comparison, in
This document outlines an exercise for assessing the training needs of undergraduate students who recently gained access to the internet and electronic resources. Participants are asked to:
1. Identify the knowledge, skills, and attitudes required of an undergraduate student based on their job description, which includes attending lectures, participating in tutorials, doing assignments and exams.
2. Compare the knowledge, skills, and attitudes undergraduate students already have based on their profile to what is required for their role. The profile indicates the university has 4,000 undergraduate students who have had limited access to electronic resources for less than six months.
3. Determine what knowledge, skills, or attitudes undergraduate students need but do not currently have based on the comparison, in
This document outlines an exercise for assessing the training needs of undergraduate students who recently gained access to the internet and electronic resources. Participants are asked to:
1. Identify the knowledge, skills, and attitudes required of an undergraduate student based on their job description, which includes attending lectures, participating in tutorials, doing assignments and exams.
2. Compare the knowledge, skills, and attitudes undergraduate students already have based on their profile to what is required for their role. The profile indicates the university has 4,000 undergraduate students who have had limited access to electronic resources for less than six months.
3. Determine what knowledge, skills, or attitudes undergraduate students need but do not currently have based on the comparison, in
Training needs assessment case study exercise: Group 3
Lead author name: Rebecca Priestley (based on materials developed by Sara
Gwynn) Lead author email: rpriestley@inasp.info (swynn@inasp.info) !itle !rainin needs assessment case studies "verview of e#ercise Participants will assess the trainin needs of a specific roup in order to desin appropriate trainin for them. !imin$duration %& minutes (ca) "b'ective of e#ercise (y the end of this activity) participants will be able to: *dentify trainin needs of a specific roup Structure and approach of e#ercise Read 'ob description of person List +nowlede) s+ills and attitudes that the person would need Read profile of taret roup List +nowlede) s+ills and attitudes they need and have) and those they need but do not have ,otes on usin e#ercises !as+ -: -. minutes !as+ /: -. minutes Group presents ideas: -& minutes b$/%0-121-0.doc Last updated: //$&3$/&&0 Pae: - Introduction *maine you have been as+ed to desin a wor+shop for a roup of people who have recently ained access to the 4orld 4ide 4eb and electronic resources. 5ou have a copy of their 'ob description and the participant profile to uide you. Task 1 Read throuh the underraduate 6'ob7 description below and list the +nowlede) s+ills and attitudes you would e#pect that person to have in order to wor+ effectively. 8nowlede: relates to intellectual s+ills such as the recall) comprehension) application) analysis) synthesis and evaluation of data$information S+ill: relates to physical s+ill development such as those needed to operate e9uipment :ttitude: relates to the attitudes) values and emotions displayed. ;or e#ample interest) attention) concern) and responsibility) ability to listen and respond in interactions with others Job description: undergraduate student <nderraduate students arrive at university to bein studyin a particular sub'ect. !ypical activities include: attendin course lectures and ma+in notes actively participatin in course tutorials doin bac+round readin completin assinments writin a dissertation ta+in e#aminations <nderraduate students may focus their studies more durin their course) specialisin in a particular area of interest. Task 2 Read throuh the underraduate profile below. <sin the list you made for !as+ -) identify the +nowlede) s+ills and attitudes that this person already has for this role. 4hat +nowlede) s+ills and attitudes does this person need but not have= Trainee profile: undergraduate student !he university has %&&& underraduate students. !hey have had access to electronic resources in their main library for less than si# months but there are limited numbers of computers available in the library.
b$/%0-121-0.doc Last updated: //$&3$/&&0 Pae: / Conclusion !he purpose of this activity has been to identify the trainin needs of the people described in the case study. b$/%0-121-0.doc Last updated: //$&3$/&&0 Pae: %