Written Assignment 7-2

Training methods

From the listed topics, I choose the following topics for which I will discuss more on the

training methods to be applied:

a. Improve collaboration within a work unit

b. Know about butterflies

For the first topic, we have to learn how to improve collaboration within a work unit. There

are various training methods available, as we learn from the Chapter 7. The best way to learn

collaborative techniques is to actually work on some projects or undertake some hands on

training method. Hands on training methods are the one which requires trainees to be pro-

actively work on the required learning. The Hands on method includes some method like take

up a case study, do some simulation, play some business game, or similar other method

which requires active participation. Collaboration is also active participation with the

colleagues to solve some problem.

When one is stuck in some issue where one is not able to resolve it, like software

development team is stuck in some technical bugs, they take active help from other parallel

teams or experienced programmers. They provide the scenario or explain to other teams and

through the collaborative effort, they are able to solve the problem. So, trainee has to learn

the importance of improving collaboration within the work unit in order to perform well.

Other topic I chose is knowing about butterflies. In this topic trainee has to learn about

various species of the butterflies, their colours, appearance, habitat and other characteristics. I

think the best way to learn about the butterflies is to use the presentation methods.

Presentation method is the method where trainee is sort of a passive recipient of some info, in
this case about butterflies. The trainee has to learn more about butterflies, understand the

habitats and their characteristic. He or she does not need participate or work on some activity,

but, has to listen to some clips, attend some lectures or view some videos or presentations. So

lecture, audio-visual technique and similar presentation method is required. The best way is

to organize some instructor led classroom presentations which include some traditional

methods like power point presentations, traditional lecture sessions, YouTube or national

geographic channel videos, workbook & manuals, DVD and some slides or written materials.

References

Noe, A.N. (2016). Employee Training and Development, Edition 7, McGraw-Hill Higher

Education.