Questions

=Questions:=

Please write any questions you have in the space below. Anyone, including the Instructor, would attempt to answer the question.

Dear Prof, If I may, I'd like to suggest, Instead of using week to state end of submission date could you use final date for submission. e.g.
 * "Written Assignment Submission **: Paired assignment for individual submission by end of week 8. (Is this the March 15th dateline?) " could you give the date instead. I get confused now that I have so many datelines with work and other classes, and I can be more alert if you use date, instead of week. Thank you.

Yes, Enna, thank you, the deadline is March 15.

For Task 3 there are several tasks in them, are they all due in week 8? 1. the adding summary/ comments in Ref 3 page 2. Applying ideas in Case Studies (Enna)

The steps you have listed above are only to help you complete the main task which is preparing a manual for THREE parts of a chosen HPT model. You may choose any THREE areas or parts, however, my suggestion is:

Each part should contain the following:
 * Analysis
 * Design of Intervention
 * Evaluation of Success
 * 1) Expected outcome of the part
 * 2) Importance of part and how it relates to the rest of the model.
 * 3) Practical steps to carry out the part.
 * 4) One suggested tool to carry out the part
 * 5) Sample application of recommended steps using tool to own organisational problem or case study given in Case Studies.

Hi Prof Yousuf,

Do we use the above parts to prepare assignment. We divide each part to no 1 - No 5, right? Do we need to show the calculation of the gaps using table format or we can explain such as in Case Study given? (Jesvin)

Jesvin, yes, as given above.Yousuf

Thank you Prof. Clear to me now about the datelines. (Enna)

Hi Prof, addition to Enna's questions. I agree with her that deadline dates will be a good option. By the way, I will be working with Enna at this stage. I am still not clear yet with how to begin this task? And what do you mean with preparing manual? Is there more than 1 case study? I could only see 1 case study. (Jesvin)

Jesvin, thank you for your questions. For the manual, you have to assume that you are a HPT expert. You essentially have to recommend how to carry out the THREE stages of Analysis, Design of Intervention and Evaluation of Success in the manual. The manual therefore should have THREE sections or brief chapters. Each chapter should be organised as given above in 1 to 5. To start off, to understand the THREE stages, read chapter 2 in ref 3 and relate to Case Studies. Work out what steps the HPT expert carried out to come up with the solution. These will become your recommended practical steps.

Dear Professor The questions with regards to the task have been asked by my two colleagues and answered. I looked at the models and especially the ADDIE model which is familiar and I agree with the suggestion that you have made of the three parts. As we work on each stage, we use the comments from our partner and develop the steps. I think I am clear on what to do now, thank you. (Wynand)

Great!

Thank you Prof, now it is much clear. Like Wynand shared, ADDIE model was learnt by us during our 1st semester and it does relate to the 3 stages Prof mentioned above. (Jesvin)

Response to email:

Wynand, thank you for your questions. Good start!

Since all of you are practitioners, i.e. you all have jobs and are able to see problems first hand. What I want is for you to develop the manual backwards. That is, apply what is given in references to your selected organisational problem, work out how well the given recommended steps work for your problem. Since you have "subject" knowledge of your organisation you are in a position to evaluate the applicability of recommended steps. Once you do this, customise the recommended step into a more practical and specific step that would help to get to the root of your problem.

Now test your step. To do this, imagine you are an HPT expert who has walked in to your organisation. He/she is being asked to solve the same problem. Work out whether the HPT expert, who has no knowledge of your organisation can get to the root of the problem with your recommended practical steps.

You should get your partner to test your steps on his/her problem and give you feedback. Once you get this feedback, finalise your practical steps with your problem as the example.

Wynand, please post your question in wikispaces so that I can respond as I have done above. Pls remember that a reproduction of the recommended book steps is not the objective of the assignment.

Hope this helps. -Yousuf. Thank you Professor -Yousuf The feedback is very useful and I am working on the steps in phase 1 now. I am also posting it now for comments from my partner. I was wondering if there is a way I can get a notification by email that something was posted in the wikispaces? (Wynand)

Yes, first go to the page you want to monitor. Beside the EDIT click on the rightmost option .....You will find a notify option there. -Yousuf

Dear Prof, the sample of area to focus on which you provided are the following :
 * Analysis
 * Design of Intervention
 * Evaluation of Success

I am developing using Pershing model, is it possible that I concentrate only on Performance Analysis, Intervention and the Design of Implementation. . . well looks like I have structured my content this way and it is already 10 pages. Is just that I realize now at this point while looking at the Pershing diagram again, that there are actually 3 levels of analysis in Pershing (Perception, Performance and Feasibility Analysis) is it ok that I concentrate on just the performance Analysis part in the Pershing model? (Enna)

Enna, the purpose of the manual was to be a brief practical tested guideline to a new HPT person who has just walked into your organization. For the manual, three parts can be: or In either case, you have to cover steps 1 to 5 given in Questions for each part.
 * Performance Analysis
 * Intervention
 * Design of Implementation
 * Perception Analysis
 * Performance Analysis
 * Feasibility Analysis