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Learning Activity: Research a Diverse Adult Learning Organization

This learning activity will serve as preparation for your first assignment, Multicultural Organization Development. For the assignment, you will be asked to develop a mission statement for a higher education, post-secondary education, or a corporate learning environment. In this activity, you will identify a learning organization that fits one of the categories and research specific information about the organization that will assist you in writing your paper for your first assignment.
You will need to identify the following:

The name of the organization chosen.

Number of employees.

Number of students (if a higher education or post-secondary education institution).

Demographics.

You will complete the Diverse Adult Learning Organization Template.

Program Design Groundwork

Overview

For this class, you will choose a project to work on from two different scenarios, and all of your assignments will support your selected scenario. When thinking about which project will work best for you, consider your professional and personal experience as an adult, and which project you feel more passionate about and can contribute the most to. The two possible scenarios for your project are:

Scenario 1 - Develop an Orientation Program for New Students at Parker Online Community College

Parker Online Community College (POCC) is situated in suburban Virginia and educates approximately 3,000 students. The average student age is 34 years old. Some students have previous college experience but dropped out for various reasons, and some student just didn't start college until later in life. Many of the students have full-time or part-time jobs as well as families, and finding the time to study for classes is challenging. Some of the students have previously taken online courses; for others, this will be their first experience with online education. POCC distributed a survey to all new students to identify the primary concerns they had about returning to or starting classes. The following primary concerns were identified by the students:
Time management.

Writing skills.

Connecting with other students.

Technology skills.

Your mission will be to create an orientation program for newly admitted students at POCC.

Scenario 2 - Develop an Introduction to Social Media for Professionals Program for New Clients at Parker Community Career Center

Parker Community Career Center (PCCC) is situated in suburban Maryland, and is a resource center where adults can get advice on career counseling, job search strategies, resumes, and interviews. Many of the clients who come to PCCC for career assistance are

Write a 3-5 page paper in which you:

1. Discuss three factors that led you to choose your scenario (such as professional experience, personal experience, or future career goals).

2. Find and review three articles from the Strayer University Library/Resource Center on adult learners. Explain how you will use what you learned from these articles to develop your program.

3. Discuss two methods that you will employ to create support for your program from internal or external stakeholders.

4. Complete a needs analysis for your program. Note: You may use Exhibit 6B, "Elements of a Formally Structured Needs Assessment," from your text as a model in creating your needs analysis.

5. Use at least four quality peer-reviewed academic resources written within the past five years. Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as academic resources.

The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:

Create a proposal for an educational program, including identifying relevant resources, methods for gaining support from stakeholders, and a needs analysis.

Attachment:- Program Design Groundwork.rar