HRM 3410 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Action Learning, Observational Learning

• School: York University
• Department: Human Resources Management
• Course: HRM 3410
• Professor: Ken Mc Bey

Document Summary

Hrm 3410: training and development week 6. Instructional methods that take place off the job: Instructional methods: techniques used to stimulate learning; usually in a classroom or formal setting for the purpose of learning. Instructor-led classroom training is still the most popular method but is on the. Lecture method: where the trainer presents to trainees the content to be learned. Reputation for being a boring method but effective for training different types of skills and tasks. Advantages: large amount of info. can be taught to a large number of people on a short period of time with little expenses therefore very efficient. Trainees all hear the same message the same way. Useful to explain to trainees what the following training sessions will consist of. T(cid:396)ai(cid:374)ees a(cid:396)e (cid:272)o(cid:373)fo(cid:396)ta(cid:271)le (cid:449)ith this (cid:373)ethod (cid:271)/(cid:272) the(cid:455)"(cid:396)e fa(cid:373)ilia(cid:396) (cid:449)ith it a(cid:374)d it (cid:396)e(cid:395)ui(cid:396)es little participation. Disadvantages: not as effective for developing skills or changing attitudes. Does(cid:374)"t take i(cid:374)to a(cid:272)(cid:272)ou(cid:374)t different trainee learning abilities.