FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

MASTER OF EDUCATION

MED 1333 Corporate Training Management

JULY 2021 SEMESTER

INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT BRIEF: Training Needs Assessment

1.0 OVERVIEW

The coursework component of MED 1333 Corporate Training Management will be assessed through
TWO (2) different assignments. This assignment brief explains the first part of it, Individual
Assignment that requires you to produce a written assignment fulfilling the specifications stated in
Section 1.3.

1.1 COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

CLO 1: Apply knowledge and to identify workplace performance to be improved on

CLO 2: Conduct a training needs assessment

1.2 PURPOSE

This assignment allows you to demonstrate your understanding and knowledge of skills of developing
people and conducting a training needs assessment.

1.3 ASSIGNMENT TASK

Your client has asked you to conduct a team building training session for his firm. The training was
needed because an employee emailed the HR Manager stating that some employees did not do their
job and passed on the responsibilities to other employees. This has caused the email sender to be
overworked and could not meet the deadlines set by his supervisor as a result of added
responsibilities. Your client’s employees consist of employees from several departments. As a
trainer, conduct a training needs assessment to enhance workplace performance. Your needs
assessment must include the following components:

1: Identify Problems and Needs

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2: Determine Design of Needs Assessment
3: Collect Data
4: Analyze Data
5: Feedback/ Evaluation Form of the Programme by Attendees
*Note: The items for 5. Feedback/Evaluation Form are provided in Appendix 1.

You must write this assignment in a continuous form within the word range of 1000 – 1200. Your
assignment must be strongly supported by relevant citations and references to the most recent
journals and books (2010 -2020). Conduct a good analysis of your readings and develop an engaging
review and reflection in your assignment.

1.4 SCORING CRITERIA

● This assignment contributes 20% of the total marks for this course but the raw marks is
considered as 100%.
● The assignment will be graded using the Assessment Rubric attached in Appendix 2. You are
advised to study the Rubric closely before and while you work on this assignment. You are to
submit this Assessment Rubric with your completed assignment.
● The word limit for this assignment is 1000 -1200 words.
● You will be provided with feedback on the assignment before the Final Assessment

1.5 SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Your assignment should be typed using 12-point Times New Roman / Arial, and 1.5 spacing. The total
count of words should be indicated at the end of your assignment.

You are required to submit a soft copy of your assignment to your lecturer via e-QIU. (A hardcopy is
to be submitted ONLY if MCO is lifted by then)

Prior to submission, the assignment MUST be submitted through Turnitin.

i. The Turnitin report should indicate a similarity index of less than 30%.
ii. Turnitin details are as follows:

Class ID:30378413

iii. The Turnitin report MUST be attached together with the assignment.

Submission Deadline: Week 6, 27 August 2021 by 5.00 pm

1.6 PLAGIARISM CAUTION

WARNING: You should not copy another student’s assignment and submit it as your own or copy
from other sources verbatim without proper acknowledgement. If plagiarism is detected, zero (0)
mark will be awarded. Do not forget to submit your Turnitin report page that clearly indicates the
similarity report with your assignment submission.

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 FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
MED 1333 Corporate Training Management
JULY 2021 SEMESTER
Individual Assignment Brief: Training Needs Assessment

APPENDIX 1 Items for Feedback/ Evaluation Form

Good Poor
1. Rate usefulness of course 1 2 3 4 5

Good Poor
1 2 3 4 5
2 Rate objectives

Good Poor
1 2 3 4 5
3. Rate course content

Good Poor
1 2 3 4 5
4. Rate activities

Good Poor
1 2 3 4 5
5. Rate trainers’ knowledge

Fast Slow
1 2 3 4 5
6. Rate pace of presentation

Above Below
1 2 3 4 5
7. Rate training level with current skill level
(Above,Below, Just right)

Good Poor
1 2 3 4 5
8. Rate the training in meeting personal learning goals

9. State most useful part of training:

10. Any other comments:

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APPENDIX 2

FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

MED 1333 Corporate Training Management
JULY 2021 SEMESTER
Individual Assignment Brief: Training Needs Assessment

Name of Student:
Matric No:
Title

Criteria Weight Score

4 3 2 1 0
Identify Problems and Problems and Problems and Problems and Problems and needs
Problems and needs very clearly needs clearly needs partially needs hardly reflect are unconnected to
Needs reflect the focus reflect the focus reflect the focus the focus of the the training
of the training of the training of the training training programme and offer
(20 marks) programme, programme, programme, programme, no information about
revealing all the revealing revealing some revealing little the programme
x 5=
required sufficient information about information about setting.
information about information about the programme the programme
the training the training setting. setting.
programme programme
setting. setting.

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Design of ● Design of ● Design of ● Design of ● Design of needs Design of needs
Needs needs needs needs assessment is assessment is
Assessment assessment is assessment is assessment is hardly inappropriate /
(20 marks) very appropriate. fairly appropriate. omitted
appropriate. appropriate.

● The ● The ● The ● The

explanation of explanation of explanation is explanation is
the design is the design is fairly clear rather vague
very clear with clear with with some with minimal x5=
a thorough and sufficient relevant or no relevant
convincing justification justification. justification.
justification for
its selection.

● The ● The ● The ● The Data collection

Data instrument(s) instrument(s) instrument(s) instrument(s) instrument is
collection to be used is to be used is to be used are to be used is inappropriate /
very appropriately fairly somewhat omitted.
appropriately designed. appropriately inappropriately
(10 marks)
designed. designed. designed.
▪ Validity and x 2.5 =
● Validity and reliability ● Validity and ● Validity and
reliability issues are reliability reliability issues
issues are well issues are are rather
very well addressed. fairly well poorly or hardly
addressed. addressed. addressed.

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 ● The ● The
description is description is ▪ The ● The description
very clear clear with description is is rather vague
with lots of most of the fairly clear with hardly any
details. details with some details.
details

● Very ● Appropriate ● Fairly ● Rather ● Data analysis

Analysis of appropriate methods of appropriate inappropriate methods are
Data methods of analysis are methods of methods of inappropriate /
analysis are suggested. analysis are analysis are omitted.
(10 marks) suggested. suggested. suggested.

● Very clear ● Clear and ● Fairly clear ● Vague and

and adequate and adequate inadequate
adequate description of description of description of x 2.5 =
description the method of the method of the method of
of the analysis. analysis. analysis.
method of
analysis.

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Providing Displays all 10 Displays 8 items in Displays 6 items in Displays 4 items in Displays less than 3
feedback items in the the the the items in the
(10 marks) Feedback/Evaluati Feedback/Evaluati Feedback/Evaluati Feedback/Evaluatio Feedback/Evaluation
on Form on Form on Form n Form Form

x 2.5 =

Organisation ● The structure ● The structure ● The structure ● The structure of ● The structure
& Structure of the of the of the the assignment of the
(10 marks) assignment is assignment is assignment is is less assignment is
very clear mostly clear somehow clear clear/cloudy unclear and
and easy to and easy to and somehow and not easy to slightly off the
follow. follow. easy to follow follow. topic. X 2.5 =

● All the ● Most of the ● Some of the ● Some of the ● Hardly any of
paragraph paragraph paragraph paragraph the paragraph
transitions transitions are transitions are transitions are transitions are
are logical logical and logical. unclear noticeable.
and smooth. smooth.

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 ● The concluding ● The ● The concluding
● The paragraph with concluding paragraph with ● The concluding
concluding clear and paragraph somehow clear paragraph is
paragraph integrated with clear reflective either only
with clear and reflective reflective discussion with demonstrated or
well- discussion with discussion little observed unable to
integrated some observed with few points. demonstrate with
reflective points. observed reflective
discussion points discussion with
with many hardly any
major observed points.
observed
points.

Format & ● The ● The assignment ● The assignment ● The assignment ● The assignment
Length assignment follows the follows the follows the APA follows the APA
follows the APA citation APA citation citation styles citation styles
(10 marks) APA citation styles styles accurately (3-5) accurately (1-2)
styles accurately (8- accurately (5-7)
accurately 10)
(>10) ● The total word
● The total count is largely
● The total word word count is over or under ● The total word ● The total word X 2.5 =
count is the slightly over the described count is count is inadequate
described or under the appropriate excessive in in length because
appropriate described length. length with lack of information
length appropriate many
length. irrelevant/unnec
essary
information.

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 ● The use of font
● The use of ● The use of and spacing is ● The use of font ● The use of font and
font and font and acceptable. and spacing is spacing distracts
spacing spacing is fairly acceptable. the reader.
enhances the good.
readability of
the
assignment

Grammar, ● Rules of ● Rules of ● Rules of ● Rules of ● Rules of grammar,

Punctuation & grammar, grammar, grammar, grammar, usage usage and
Spelling usage and usage and usage and and punctuation are
punctuation punctuation punctuation punctuation hardly followed;
(10 marks)
are excellently are followed; display some display major spelling is
followed; spelling is minor errors; errors; spelling generally
spelling is mostly some spelling mostly incorrect.
mostly correct. correct. is incorrect. incorrect.
X 2.5 =

● Language is ● Language is ● Language ● Language uses ● Language is

clear and clear; lacks clarity or jargon or unclear and
precise; sentences includes the conversational hampers the flow
sentences consistently use of jargon tone. of reading.
consistently display strong, or
display strong, varied conversational
varied structure. tone.
structure.

Total Marks /100

Marks out of 20%

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 Overall comments

Name of Evaluator: Signature: Date:

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