1. Course design and objective setting in TrainingBY
Uttam Acharya
NASC

2. Revisit : Previous sessions
Adult Learning
Systematic Approach to Training
Training process
TNA
……..

3. Preview What is course What is course design Process of CD
Objective Setting in training
Different level of objective

4. Objectives At the end of the session participants will be able to:
Explain course design process
Design course
Set objectives

5. What is course?
Brainstorming
Meta card

6. A course
A course is :
“ an attempt to communicate the essential features and principles of a training proposal in such a form that it is open to critical scrutiny and capable of effective translation into practice. “
Stenhouse 1975

7. What is a Course A course is…
 Systematic learning of a specific subject
Established fields of knowledge
 Intended learning outcomes
 Useful subjects in the course
Means for personal improvement and development

8. Course Design : Process
Identify Training Needs 
Break Training Needs into Components in terms of Knowledge, Skills and Attitude
Formulate Training Objectives
Determine Course Contents
  Breakdown Course Contents into Sub-subject areas
Make into Sequential Order

9. Learning objectives A statement which describes the expected
behavior of a participant in measurable terms
Describes what we want to have achieved by the end of the course/training program
States what the participants will be able to do by the end of the session/course ~ skills and knowledge, + behaviour & attitudes (competencies)

10. Use ACTION verbs when writing learning objectives
We can only assess the extent to which
participants have acquired skills and knowledge if we can actually:
observe what they do
read what they write
hear what they say

11. Learning objectives S - specific M - measurable A - agreed
R - relevant
T - time & target bound

12. Example Avoid words with many interpretations that are not measurable
e.g. Know, Understand, Appreciate
Use words that describe some observable action
e.g. List, State, Describe, Demonstrate, Analyse

13. Exercise : differentiate (KSA)
apply, do , construct, explain, define, use, create, describe, verify, implement, name, locate, categorize, differentiate, generate, develop, compare , demonstrate , help, argue, modify , show, conduct, apply, examine , evaluate plan, analyze, calculate, identify, state, mark, specify, list, tell, discuss, adapt , diagnose,

14. Level of Objectives … Learning Level 1- Recall
- Named items, facts, figures remembered
state
list
describe
recognize
identify
Learning Level 2- Knowledge
- understanding of theory
explain
interpret
select
discriminate
define
Learning Level 3- Skills
- practical, needs knowledge too
do/practice
Develop, isolate
carry out
conduct
design,create
analyse
Learning Level 4 - Adoption
- apply new knowledge & skills in the work place, specific context
- after a course;
- usually needs a belief change.
adapt
modify
apply
invent
implement 14

15. Exercise Select topic Set overall aim
Cluster them into different module if any
Set objectives for your module topic
Set objectives of each topic (with 4 level)
List out contents
Choose appropriate methodology
Mention weightage of session 15

16. Thank you 16