HRM 565 Conducting a Needs Assessment

Required Resources

Werner, J., & DeSimone, R. (2017). Human Resource Development: Talent Development (7th ed.).Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.

Supplemental Resource

Hesselbein, F., & Goldsmith, M. (2009).The organization of the future: Vision, strategies, and

insights on managing in the new era. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Losey, M., Meisinger, S., & Ulrich, D. (2005). The future of human resource management.

Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.

The Society of Human Resources Management. (2012). General format. Retrieved from http://www.shrm.org. (Join SHRM as a student member, located at

http://www.shrm.org/Communities/StudentPrograms/Pages/memberinfo.aspx

Zeidner, R. (2009). Does the United States need foreign workers? HRMagazine, 54(6), 42-47.

Assignment 2: Needs Assessment

Worth 125 points

You and your assigned classmate(s) have formed a human resource consulting company. You have been hired to provide training to the sales force for an automobile dealership. As part of your preparation for this consulting engagement, you and your team members must determine how best to approach the automobile dealership to engage the interest of the decision makers. Your part of this assignment is to propose the types of needs assessment tools that could be used to determine how to design and develop the automobile dealership’s training programs. These could include software, models, or analysis methods. Once you complete your need assessment, you must now meet with the owner of the dealership to discuss the needs assessment.

From the perspective of a team member, write a four (4) page paper in which you:

1. Prepare, in outline form, the process your team could use to conduct the needs assessment for your client based upon the articles you selected.
2. Identify two (2) possible impediments to this approach and discuss how you will overcome them.
3. Evaluate the feasibility of your approach to what is commonly done in the field.
4. Explain why your needs assessment is critical to the development of the training program you plan to deliver.
5. Use at least four (4) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Outline needs assessment methods for organizations.
• Design and implement HRD programs that address skills with appropriate transferability to the workplace.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in developing human capital.
• Write clearly and concisely about developing human capital using proper writing mechanics.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

Points: 125	Assignment 2: Needs Assessment
Criteria	Unacceptable Below 70% F	Fair 70-79% C	Proficient 80-89% B	Exemplary 90-100% A
1. Prepare in outline form, the process your team could use to conduct the needs assessment for your client based upon the articles you selected. Weight: 20%	Did not submit or incompletely prepared in outline form, the process your team could use to conduct the needs assessment for your client based upon the articles you selected.	Partially submitted in outline form, the process your team could use to conduct the needs assessment for your client based upon the articles you selected.	Satisfactorily submitted prepared in outline form, the process your team could use to conduct the needs assessment for your client based upon the articles you selected.	Thoroughly submitted prepared in outline form, the process your team could use to conduct the needs assessment for your client based upon the articles you selected.
2. Identify two (2) possible impediments to this approach and discuss how you will overcome them. Weight: 25%	Did not submit or incompletely identified two (2) possible impediments to this approach and did not submit or incompletely discussed how you will overcome them.	Partially identified two (2) possible impediments to this approach and partially discussed how you will overcome them.	Satisfactorily identified two (2) possible impediments to this approach and satisfactorily discussed how you will overcome them.	Thoroughly identified two (2) possible impediments to this approach and thoroughly discussed how you will overcome them.
3. 3. Evaluate the feasibility of your approach to what is commonly done in the field. Weight: 20%	Did not submit or incompletely evaluated the feasibility of your approach to what is commonly done in the field.	Partially evaluated the feasibility of your approach to what is commonly done in the field.	Satisfactorily evaluated the feasibility of your approach to what is commonly done in the field.	Thoroughly evaluated the feasibility of your approach to what is commonly done in the field.
4. 4. Explain why your needs assessment is critical to the development of the training program you plan to deliver. 5. Weight: 20%	6. Did not submit or incompletely explained why your needs assessment is critical to the development of the training program you plan to deliver.	Partially explained why your needs assessment is critical to the development of the training program you plan to deliver.	Satisfactorily explained why your needs assessment is critical to the development of the training program you plan to deliver.	Thoroughly explained why your needs assessment is critical to the development of the training program you plan to deliver.
5. 4 references Weight: 5%	No references provided	Does not meet the required number of references; some or all references poor quality choices.	Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.	Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.
6. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements Weight: 10%	More than 6 errors present	5-6 errors present	3-4 errors present	0-2 errors present

 

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