Training Needs Analysis (TNA)
Review the Fabrics Inc. example at the end of Chapter 4 in your course text. In the Fabrics, Inc. example, Blanchard and Thacker (2019) have demonstrated needs analysis, the first phase in the training process model.
In a three-to-five-page paper (excluding the title and reference pages)
- Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the approach and what might be done differently using the Fabrics, Inc. example.
- Identify the sources of data used in the analysis.
- Discuss how closely the approach corresponds to the ideal model presented in the Blanchard and Thacker (2019) text. Consider the advantages and disadvantages of the assessment methods used.
- Describe at least two additional methods that could have been used, providing rationale as to why these methods could be used.
Your paper should include an introduction (a thesis statement and a preview of your paper), APA Style elements to organize and identify each section of your paper, and a conclusion paragraph including restating the thesis. An abstract is not required. Your paper must be formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. Your paper must also include citations and references for the Blanchard and Thacker (2019) text and at least three scholarly sources from the University of Arizona Global Campus Library.
The Training Needs Analysis (TNA) paper
- Must be a three-to-five-page paper, double-spaced in length (excluding the title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA Style (Links to an external site.) as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft Word (Links to an external site.)
- Must include a separate title page with the following:
- Title of paper
- Student’s name
- Course name and number
- Instructor’s name
- Date submitted
- Must be three to four pages, double-spaced (excluding title and references pages) and formatted according to APA Style (Links to an external site.) as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft Word (Links to an external site.)
- Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice (Links to an external site.) resource for additional guidance.
- Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
- For assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions (Links to an external site.) as well as Writing a Thesis Statement (Links to an external site.), refer to the Writing Center resources.
- Must use at least three scholarly sources in addition to the course text.
- The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.
- To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, view the University of Arizona Global Campus Library’s Quick and Easy Library Research (Links to an external site.) tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.
- Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.)
- Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the APA: Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.) resource in the Writing Center for specifications.
