Mastering the Instructional Design Process : A Systematic Approach, 2nd Edition - Hardcover

Rothwell, William J.; Kazanas, H. C.; Rothwell, William; Kazanas, H.C.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0787909483 ISBN 13: 9780787909482

Publisher: Pfeiffer, 1998

Synopsis

An updated classic!

The first research-based guide to developing training programs that truly improve employee performance, Mastering the Instructional Design Process will serve as a road map for all trainers, human resource managers, and instructional designers charged with the responsibility of finding effective, lasting solutions to employee performance problems.

This guidebook will teach you how to:

• Detect employee performance problems
• Conduct a needs assessment
• Identify causes of performance problems
• Develop performance objectives
• Implement working solutions

Mastering the Instructional Design Process is essential to anyone who seeks to improve workplace performance with training, job aids, organization development, employee reward programs, task-related feedback, and high-impact hiring. Full of case studies, checklists, and charts, this is your guide to performance improvement!

About this title

About the Author

WILLIAM J. ROTHWELL is associate professor in The Department of Adult Education, Instructional Systems, and Workforce Education and Development at The Pennsylvania State University. He is the coauthor of Improving On-the-Job Training (1994) and Mastering the Instructional Design Process (1992), both from Jossey-Bass. H. C. KAZANAS is professor emeritus in the College of Education at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

From the Back Cover

The first research-based guide to developing courses that truly improve employee performance. Based on a study sponsored by the International Board of Standards for Training, Performance, and Instruction. Explains how to detect employee performance problems, identify their root causes, weigh the pros and cons of alternative remedies, and implement working solutions. Full of case studies, checklists, and charts, this practical guide will serve as a valuable resource for all instructional designers, trainers, and human resource managers charged with the responsibility of finding effective, lasting solutions to employee performance problems.

From the Inside Flap

Provides the first research-based guide to developing courses that truly improve employee performance. Based on a study sponsored by the International Board of Standards for Training, Performance, and Instruction. Explains how to detect employee performance problems, identify their root causes, weigh the pros and cons of alternative remedies, and implement working solutions. Full of case studies, checklists, and charts. Will serve as a valuable resource for all instructional designers, trainers, and human resource managers charged with the responsibility of finding effective, lasting solutions to employee performance problems.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pfeiffer
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0787909483
• ISBN 13: 9780787909482
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 464