Chapter Six: Development Phase — Learning Objectives
- Describe the importance of research in creating a training program and the various considerations that must be deliberated.
- Differentiate among the parts of a training program and their importance at various stages of the development process.
Tools Mentioned in this Chapter
Other Resources
Another really powerful reference managing software is Mendeley: https://www.mendeley.com/. Mendeley has a pretty impressive YouTube page with a ton of tutorials to help you get up and running.
Search Engine | Purpose |
The Internet Archive has been taking snapshots of the World Wide Web for years. This search engine helps you find material that may have been “lost” over time. | |
This search engine is designed to help you expand your keyword searches. Type in a keyword you’re looking for, and the search engine will show you alternative keyword searches in other search engines. | |
Technorati is a great search engine for blogs and blog posts in specific areas. | |
Wolfram Alpha is a computational search engine and can generate lots of useful information about a wide range of subjects. You can even conduct an analysis of your Facebook presence. | |
Very powerful image search engine. | |
Great search engine for quick information about business. | |
Conducts a range of searches across multiple different search engines. Considered a meta-search engine. | |
Ref Seek searches across a number of different academic databases. Some of the content you’ll find is free, but you may need to use a college library to access a lot of the content. | |
The Directory of Open Access Journals enables you to locate research articles that are open access—freely available on the Internet. | |
USA.gov is a robust search engine for those looking for information related to the United States government. |