First gdb of STA630 Research Methods Fall 23 October 2012

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First gdb of STA630 Research Methods on 23rd October 2012

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Research Methods (STA-630)

Concept to be tested: Type and use of Research

Sara works in a renowned FMCG company as an HR manager where she handles recruitment, selection of employees, and other HR functions. Her major area is training and development of employees where she develops training modules and conducts training sessions. Sara is also doing her MS in HRM and she is up to start her research project however she has completed her course work successfully. Her supervisor has asked her to do research work which carries significance. After thinking rigorously she has decided to work on effectiveness of training program. An intensive literature review has enabled her to define the concept “effectiveness”.

At beginning, in order to describe and explore the effects of training program on employees, Sara thought to collect data from different organizations which conduct training for its employees to examine impact of training. After discussing with supervisor, he guided her to take data from her own organization to deeply examine the impact of training on employees. Sara found it something easy and worthy. She specially designed a training session on presentation skills to check the effectiveness of this training program among employees. She selected a sample and took data before training session and after training session. She developed a structured questionnaire to measure the effectiveness of training session – knowledge, skills and understanding of employees. Sara also observed how effectively employees practiced learning throughout the session and kept a record.