Hanover creates bespoke e-learning by thinking outside the box

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 17-20
Keyword(s):  
Instructional Design ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Housing Association ◽  
Social Implications ◽  
Learning And Development ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Development Team ◽  
E Learning ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to observe how members of the Hanover Housing Association’s learning and development team who could not afford the cost of bespoke e-learning trained themselves in instructional design instead. Design/methodology/approach – Explains the reasons for the training, the form it takes and the results it has achieved. Findings – Reveals that outsourcing to external developers, at £6,000 for each 30-minute course, was too expensive, so the housing association trained three members of its learning and development team to become in-house e-learning designers instead. Practical implications – Details how a training investment of £5,000 has so far saved £80,000 – an amount that grows with every e-learning course the team creates. Social implications – Presents a list of dos and don’ts for effective e-learning. Originality/value – Reveals how organizations can create their own e-learning rather than spending money on expensive courses designed by others.

Addaction engages with effective e-learning

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 17-19
Keyword(s):  
Infection Control ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Government Policies ◽  
Social Implications ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Learning Modules ◽  
Learning Module ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – The purpose of this paper describes how an organization that would have had to pay almost £60,000 – more than its entire annual training budget – for a licence for a standard e-learning module on infection-control decided to create a course for itself. Design/methodology/approach – This paper explains the reasons for Addaction’s bespoke infection-control e-learning module, the form it takes and the advantages it has brought. Findings – This paper details how the module summarizes and clarifies a range of different – and often confusing – organizational and government policies and provides learners with clinically accurate but clear, relevant information. Practical implications – It has been revealed that some 85 per cent of people who have completed the module feel more confident, willing and able to take action – or advise others – in the event of an infection control concern. Social implications – This paper shows how a go-it-alone approach to designing e-learning modules is feasible for organizations that lack the resources to buy in such expertise. Originality/value – Top tips on designing an in-house e-learning module from someone who has undergone the process has been presented.

The professional basis of development work: suppose the person you are assisting to learn decides to leave the organization

2014 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 3-5
Author(s):  
Ian Cunningham
Keyword(s):  
Personal Experience ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Social Implications ◽  
Development Work ◽  
Learning And Development ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Social ◽  
Development Professionals ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to challenge some assumptions about development work. It raised moral and ethical dilemma facing learning and development professionals. Design/methodology/approach – The article draws on personal experience and theory. It also uses an extract from Sainsbury’s case study. Findings – Learning and development professionals need to consider their role in relation to people with whom they work. Practical implications – The article provides practical advice based on real examples. Social implications – The article is clear about the social implications of one aspect of learning and development work, namely, where the activities of learning and development may cause a person to leave the organization. Originality/value – It appears to be a unique analysis of a real issue, namely, what should learning and development professionals do if a person wants to leave the organization as a result of their learning.

scholarly journals Cyber crime: a portrait of the landscape

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven Furnell ◽  
Samantha Dowling
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Social Implications ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
Cyber Crime ◽  
Crime Problem ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Review Current

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review current evidence in relation to scale and impacts of cyber crime, including various approaches to defining and measuring the problem. Design/methodology/approach A review and analysis of survey evidence is used to enable an understanding of the scope and scale of the cyber crime problem, and its effect upon those experiencing it. Findings The analysis evidences that cyber crime exists in several dimensions, with costs and harms that can be similarly varied. There is also a sense that, moving forward, the “cyber” label will become somewhat redundant as many crimes have the potential to have a technology component. Research limitations/implications The key evidence in this particular discussion has some geographic limitations, with much of the discussion focussed upon data drawn from the Crime Survey for England and Wales, as well as other UK-based sources. However, many of the broader points still remain more widely relevant. Practical implications This study helps in: better understanding the range and scale of cyber crime threats; understanding how the cyber element fits into the wider context of crime; improving the appreciation of what cyber crime can mean for potential victims; and recognising the cost dimensions, and the implications for protection and response. Social implications The discussion will help businesses and individuals to have a better appreciation of the cyber crime threat, and what ought to be considered in response to it. Originality/value The discussion is based upon recent evidence, and therefore represents a more up-to-date view of the cyber crime landscape than reviews already available in earlier literature.

VieCuri clears complexities from course administration and compliance

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 14-16
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Learning And Development ◽  
Large Hospital ◽  
Content Type ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Strategic Goal

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to reveals how a 3,000-employee general hospital in The Netherlands has replaced a complicated and cumbersome system for the administration of learning and compliance with learning and development that is efficient, flexible and easy to use. Design/methodology/approach – Deals with the causes of the problems, the solutions and the results achieved. Findings – Charts how a the learning-management system (LMS) helped to simplify administration, support the strategic goal of developing e-learning, dynamically collate results of e-learning and practical examinations on one platform and facilitate on-the-go learning for employees with unpredictable schedules. Practical implications – Explains how the hospital implemented SumTotal’s LMS to support the administration of learning. Details how the medical center worked with SumTotal partner Atrivision to implement the LMS, which formed the basis for the VieCuri learning portal for learning and compliance tracking. Social implications – Highlights how compliance – critical in health care – can be ensured using the LMS. Originality/value – Provides a rare case study of the introduction of an LMS at a large hospital in The Netherlands.

Online training helps basketball federation towards its goals

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 22-24
Author(s):  
Bob Little
Keyword(s):  
Management System ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Online Training ◽  
Training System ◽  
Software As A Service ◽  
Social Implications ◽  
Content Type ◽  
E Learning ◽  
International Success ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – Observes how the Federazione Italiana Pallacanestro (FIP), the Italian National Basketball Federation, has concluded that increasing emphasis must be placed on training coaches and players. That means implementing innovative training strategies to improve the competitiveness of all those operating in Italian basketball. Design/methodology/approach – Describes the training system adopted, how it is working in practice and the advantages it is expected to bring. Findings – Shows how the Docebo’s Cloud-based, software-as-a-service (SaaS) learning management system (LMS) is currently managing and monitoring the learning records of some 2,000 basketball-related learners throughout Italy. The system is helping the FIP to manage a large number of training projects; allow the FIP’s basketball experts to share their knowledge online – especially with the association’s coaches; and enable the FIP’s managers to constantly monitor all the learners’ training records via the system’s in-built reporting tools. Practical implications – Reveals that while it is still too early to see the evidence of the new training regime’s success in terms of improved on-court international success, there is every indication that more learning materials are reaching more people under the auspices of the FIP than ever before. Social implications – Considers some of the advantages of sportsmanship over gamesmanship. Originality/value – Gives an example of e-learning in the sporting area.

Creative use of technology for learning and development: avoiding controlling tendencies

2007 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 4-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian Cunningham
Keyword(s):  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Learning And Development ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Development Professionals ◽  
E Learning ◽  
User Friendly ◽  
Work Done ◽  
Practical Implications

PurposeThe purpose of this article is to challenge assumptions about e‐learning and its use in organizations; to show how organizations can take a more sophisticated stance on the use of technology for learning.Design/methodology/approachThe article is based on work done in a variety of organizations plus research in HR functions.FindingsThe need is for organizations to re‐examine some of their assumptions about the use of technology. Also organizations need to make e‐learning more user friendly and more appropriate for individual needs.Practical implicationsThe article has real practical implications for leaders/managers and learning and development professionals – for example it shows how organizations can use free resources instead of buying into expensive commercial material.Originality/valueThe article will be of value to managers and learning specialists who are involved in decisions about learning strategies.

scholarly journals Unlimited and protected memory for flight data recorders

2016 ◽  
Vol 88 (6) ◽  
pp. 866-872 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yair Wiseman
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Memory Device ◽  
Social Implications ◽  
Embedded Memory ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Flight Data ◽  
Embedded Device ◽  
Use Of Internet ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study extensive enlargement and safety of flight data recorder memory. Design/methodology/approach The study involves the moving the memory of flight data recorders from an internal embedded device to a cloud. Findings The implementation has made the embedded memory device of flight data recorder effectively unlimited, and, hence, much more information can be stored. Research limitations/implications The possibility of a flight data recorder to be damaged or lost in a crash is not so high, but the implementation can be very helpful in cases such as aerial disappearances. Practical implications The implication is larger and protected memory for flight data recorders. Social implications Finding reasons for crashes is faster, and immediate actions can be taken to find remedy to the failures. Originality/value The use of internet and cellphones in airplanes is nothing special at present. It is suggested to take this technology for flight data recorders as well.

Performance assessment of the complex repairable system with n-identical units under (k-out-of-n: G) scheme and copula linguistic repair approach

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
V. V. Singh ◽  
Abubakkar Idris Mohhammad ◽  
Kabiru Hamisu Ibrahim ◽  
Ibrahim Yusuf
Keyword(s):  
Complex System ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
New Method ◽  
Social Implications ◽  
Repairable System ◽  
Variable Technique ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Theoretical Assessment ◽  
Practical Implications

PurposeThis paper analyzed a complex system consisting n-identical units under a k-out-of-n: G; configuration via a new method which has not been studied by previous researchers. The computed results are more supportable for repairable system performability analysis.Design/methodology/approachIn this paper, the authors have analyzed a complex system consisting n-identical units under a k-out-of-n: G; configuration via a new method which has not been studied by previous researchers. The supplementary variable technique has employed for analyzing the performance of the system.FindingsReliability measures have been computed for different types of configuration. It generalized the results for purely series and purely parallel configurations.Research limitations/implicationsThis research may be beneficial for industrial system performances whereas a k-out-of-n-type configuration exists.Practical implicationsNot sure as it is a theoretical assessment.Social implicationsThis research may not have social implications.Originality/valueThis work is the sole work of authors that have not been communicated to any other journal before.

Sustaining corporate culture in a world of hybrid work

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Buell Hirsch
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Culture ◽  
Current Literature ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
White Collar ◽  
Subjective Assessment ◽  
Social Implications ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to examine the challenges to sustaining corporate culture in a world of hybrid working. Design/methodology/approach This paper is a review of current literature on the impact of remote and hybrid working on white-collar employees. Findings There is little consensus on whether remote/hybrid working will harm or strengthen corporate culture. Research limitations/implications The viewpoint is a subjective assessment of a limited number of articles on the subject Practical implications It is not entirely clear how those responsible for corporate culture can act on the findings. Social implications In a world in which corporations are experiencing a shortage of talent, how they handle corporate culture will be increasingly important. Originality/value While much has been written on the impact of remote working, this viewpoint takes the original view that strong corporate cultures rely more on the attitudes and actions of individual employees that company programs or initiatives.

The response of majority employee-owned firms during the pandemic compared to other firms

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Blasi ◽  
Douglas Kruse ◽  
Dan Weltmann
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Employee Ownership ◽  
Social Implications ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Rutgers University ◽  
Employment Trends ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Industry Membership ◽  
Practical Implications

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to understand how majority employee-owned firms responded to the pandemic compared to firms that were not majority employee-owned. The Employee Ownership Foundation partnered with Rutgers University and the SSRS survey firm to survey ESOP and non-ESOP firms about their responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. A key purpose of the survey was to estimate firm-level changes in employment from mid-January to August (current employment figures were adjusted to August 5 using BLS industry employment trends). The survey also looked at other forms of adjustment and responses to the pandemic as reviewed below. The focus in this study is on the differences between firms that are majority owned by ESOPs and those that are not.Design/methodology/approachThe survey included 247 executives from ESOP Association member companies and 500 executives from an SSRS business panel constructed to be representative of US companies with 50 or more employees. The survey started on August 5 and ended on September 23, 2020.Findings(1) Majority ESOP firms had employment declines from January to August that were on average only one-fourth as large as for other firms. The difference is maintained when controlling for industry membership. (2) Majority ESOP firms were more likely to be declared “essential,” but the lower employment cutbacks among majority ESOP firms remain among essential and non-essential businesses. As essential businesses, majority ESOP firms were more likely receive Paycheck Protection Program or other government pandemic assistance, but both assistance recipients and non-recipients had lower employment cutbacks among majority ESOP firms. (3) The extent of employment cutbacks was higher for non-managers than for managers, but the manager/non-manager gap was higher among other firms than among majority ESOP firms.Research limitations/implicationsThis study supports empirical findings done previously.Practical implicationsThis study suggests to non-EO firms what they can do.Social implicationsThis study suggests strengths of EO firms.Originality/valueA very original and one-of-a-kind dataset.

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