Objective Analysis (Week #2, Blog #2)

Our reading for this week dealt with Chapter 10, Objective Analysis.

When I took TSTM 444 (with Dr. Bartlett) we spent a great deal of time writing objectives and how to write effective objectives. Our text does a great job of explaining the parts of the objectives.

These parts are:
situation
learning capability
object
action verb
tools, constriants, and conditions

I believe after conducting your needs analysis, objectives should be the next thing. It is very important to make sure objectives flow out of the needs analysis so these come hand in hand in a way.

In 444 we also learned to make sure your objectives are reachable and do not completely stress out the trainees. You want training to be fun (to a certain degree) and not boring. This is where the tools you use can spice up training (i.e. using podcasts instead of just sitting and lecturing on the topic).