123396: Define target audience profiles and skills gaps

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Topics Covered

Chapter 1: Elementary research

• Introduction
• Research in the ETD environment
• Ways of anquiring knowledge
• Scientific method of conducting research
• Characteristics of a scientific research approach
• Types of research
• Research design
• Steps in scientific research
• Ethical considerations
• Summary

Chapter 2: Research steps

• Considering factors in deciding on a research topic
• Identification of a researchable problem
• Problem statement
• Aim and objectives
• Definition of concepts
• Literature review
• Summary

Chapter 3: Population, sample and sampling

• Introduction
• Types of probability sampling
• Types of non-probability sampling
• Summary

Chapter 4: Data collection techniques, reliability and validity

• Questionaires
• Interview
• Reliability and validity
• Summary

Chapter 5: Data analysis technique

• Descriptive statistics in quantitative Research
• Levels of measurement
• Variables
• Analysis and interpretation of data
• Summary

Chapter 6: Profile learners

• The target audience
• Learner characteristics
• Determining methods for assessing learner Characteristics
• Developing a profile of learner Characteristics
• Judging learner assessments
• Justifying learner assessments
• Summary

Chapter 7: Skills audits

• What is a skills audit?
• Benefits of skills audits in workplace
• Techniques for conducting a skills audit
• Current strategies for skills audit Implementation
• Skills audit rating scale
• Reporting skills audit results
• Case study
• Skills audit implementation
• Cost implications
• Problem of not conducting a skills audit
• Summary

Chapter 8: Communication of findings

• Research report
• Characteristics of a research report
• Format of a research report
• Technicalities of a research report
• Evaluating a research report
• Summary

This course is part of the following qualifications that we offer:

1. Core 50333 - National Diploma: Occupationally Directed Education, Training and Development Practices Level 5, 240 Credits
2. Core 50334 - National Certificate: Occupationally Directed Education Training and Development Practices Level 5, 120 Credits