NPTEL Online Certification Courses

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

Course Name: Training and Development

Assignment Paper - Week 5

Full Marks- 10 Time- 20 Minutes

Choose correct answer from the alternatives given against each question as follows. Each
question carries one mark.

1. How many types of training programme have you learnt from your lecture session?
(a) Six
(b) Seven
(c) Eight
(d) Nine

Answer: c
Eight

Detail solution:
There are various types of training programmes which vary according to the nature, objectives
and goals of the organizations. Such as-
i. Orientation training
ii. On-boarding training
iii. Technical skills training
iv. Soft skills training
v. Product or service training
vi. Compliance training
vii. Franchise training
viii. Managerial and leadership training
Refer to lecture 1 of week 5.

2. Employees are updated on new, enhanced skills and advanced methods. They will use what
they learn to further your business goals and objectives. How is this statement related with?
(a) Characteristic of training programmes
(b) Type of training programmes
(c) Benefit of training programmes
(d) Purpose of training programmes

Answer: c
Benefit of training programmes
Detail solution:
In all training programmes, there are certain benefits which may be listed as follows:
➢ Organizational productivity is increased
➢ Employee confidence is built, developing key performers, team organization & morale.
➢ Employees are kept current on developing information, further contributing to
improved customer service.
➢ Employees are updated on new, enhanced skills and advanced methods. They will use
what they learn to further your business goals and objectives.
Refer to lecture 1 of week 5.

3. _________ _______is a plan to develop a new training and educational courses and lessons
for existing employees. Fill up the blank.
a) Training evaluation
b) Training transfer
c) Training programme
d) Training design

Answer: d
Training design

Detail solution:
Training design has been defined as a plan to develop a new training and educational courses
and lessons for existing employees. Refer to lecture 2 of week 5.

4. Which type of component of training design we see that there are time table, sequence and
lesson plan?
(a) Learning contents
(b) Learning methods
(c) Learning sequence
(d) Learning objectives

Answer: c
Learning sequence

Detail solution:
There are four components of training design such as learning objectives, learning contents,
learning methods and learning sequence. The component like learning sequence includes the
time table, sequence and lesson plan. Refer to lecture 2 of week 5.

5. The company relies on three phases of training popularly known as Li-La-La to ensure that
learning and transfer of training have been occurred. What does ‘Li’ refer to?
(a) Learning interest
(b) Learning influence
(c) Learning intent
(d) Learning initiative

Answer: c
Learning intent
Detail solution:
The company relies on three phases of training popularly known as ‘’Li-La-La’ to ensure that
learning and transfer of training have been occurred. Li (Learning intent) includes the managers
and employees agreeing to contract. Employees agree to take responsibility for achieving
learning objectives and managers agree to help employees improve their performance and
relate to business outcomes Refer to lecture 3 of week 5.

6. In the learning event phase of programme design process you have learnt that there are
learner’s initiative as well as the trainer’s initiative. Which of the following is NOT a learner’s
initiative?
a) Exploration
b) Reception
c) Experimentation
d) Creation

Answer: b
Reception

Detail solution:
In the learning event phase of programme design process, you have learnt that there are
learner’s initiative as well as the trainer’s initiative. The trainer’s initiative includes practice,
reception and imitation. Refer to lecture 3 of week 5.

7. Which is considered as a special effort of project management, as a result of that careful

Answer: d
Programme design
Detail solution:
Programme design is considered as a special effort of project management. As a result of that
careful consideration for designing a programme is very much essential for every company.
Refer to lecture 4 of week 5.

8. Introduction to which training, it is essential to have law for data security and investigations
and leadership?

(a) Entrepreneurship
(b) Soft skills
(c) On-job
(d) IT Application

Answer: d
IT Application

Detail solution:
Introduction to IT Application training, it is essential to have law for data security and
investigations and leadership. Refer to lecture 4 of week 5.

9. Which of the following is NOT included as a designing a document?

Answer: b
Content

Detail solution:
The design document includes
➢ Purpose of training program
➢ Goals of the program
➢ Target audience
➢ Training timing
➢ Training methodology
➢ Number of participants per session
➢ Locations
➢ Prerequisite
➢ Problems and opportunities
➢ Instructors
Refer to lecture 5 of week 5.

10. What type of essentials for documentation design has the description like ‘this document
provides information about the design artifacts established during mock ups phases?
(a) Project deliverables
(b) Project overview
(c) Operational instructions
(d) Design guideline

Answer: a
Project deliverables

Detail solution:
Essentials for documentation design have different pointed out some important essentials for
documentation. The statement given in the question is related to essentials like project
deliverables. Refer to lecture 5 of week 5.