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Assignment 1: Adult Learning Experience

Organizations typically offer many different types of learning activities designed to appeal to the wide variety of employees who may have a preferred style of learning. Reflecting on your experience with an organization in which you have worked, describe how you were trained to perform the function you perform currently or in a previous role. Indicate what you believe to be effective training strategies and those that did not help you learn your role well. Make suggestions about how improvements could be added to future training for employees in the same situation.

Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:

1. Describe a training event in which you were a participant.
2. Point out the less-effective part of the training.
3. Describe the effective parts of the training.
4. Identify at least one (1) different activity you would have included in the training event and how it would improve the effectiveness of the event.
5. Use at least two (2) 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; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.   

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• 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.