Unit 2 - Week 1. Week 1 Assignment. Course outline

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1 X Courses» Human Resource Development Announcements Course Forum Progress Mentor Unit 2 - Week 1 Course outline How to access the portal Week 1 Lecture 1: HRD Lecture 2: Lecture 3: Lecture 4: Lecture 5: Quiz : Week 1 Assignment Week 1 solutions Week 1 PPT Feedback for week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 1 Assignment 1) Which of the following is one of the four core purposes of HRD identified by Hamlin and Stewart? 3) To improve individual and group effectiveness To increase machine up time To improve corporate governance To promote firm s image in the market To improve individual and group effectiveness 2) Which of the following options is referred to as the core guiding value for HRD professionals advocated by Kuchinke? Empathy Integrity Receptivity to change Human flourishing Human flourishing The process of development conceptualised by Nadler lays stress upon: Experience as a source of learning Structures and processes within the firm Market conditions faced by the firm Internal dynamics within the organization. Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Experience as a source of learning 4) The concept of HRD refers to which of the following statements: Integrated use of training, organizational and career development efforts to improve individual, group, and organizational effectiveness. An approach to apprentice training. 1/5

2 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 A set of systematic and planned activities designed by an organization to provide its members with the necessary skills to meet past job demands. A fancy name for a management system implemented by firms to impress investors. Integrated use of training, organizational and career development efforts to improve individual, group, and organizational effectiveness. 5) Which of the following statements is not associated with the concept of HRD? Provide necessary skills to people Manage external interfaces of the firm Meet the current and future job requirements of people Increasing the capacity of people, groups and organization Manage external interfaces of the firm 6) Which of the following features mainly characterizes jobs in the unorganized sector? it. There are no formal periodic payments or social security benefits associated with Jobs are skill specific High learning challenges in jobs Standardized rates of payments There are no formal periodic payments or social security benefits associated with it. 7) India s ability to cash in on its demographic bonus has resulted in, the country experiencing. Higher wages for employees High inflation Favourable work life balance Jobless growth Jobless growth 8) Which one of the following is an important challenge for the HRD profession? Eliminating the skill gap Improving the financial ratios of the firm Enhancing market capitalization of the firm Eliminating leakages in internal processes of the firm Eliminating the skill gap 9) A possible solution to address the skill gap is to: 2/5

3 Shift employment from being qualification based to skill based Recruit from premier institutes Internal talent development rather than external talent acquisition Keeping employees engaged to the organization Shift employment from being qualification based to skill based 10) National skill development council addresses the need for: Funds for small scale industries Eliminating skill gap Maintaining industrial peace Providing HR advice to small scale industries Eliminating skill gap 11) Which of the following skills need to be taught to youngsters entering the workforce? Life skills Workplace skills Conflict management skills Basic skills Basic skills 12) Which of the following is not part of the principles needed to become a learning organization: Systems thinking Personal mastery Mental models Automation at workplace Automation at workplace 13) The four key roles for HRD professionals are: Learning strategist, business partner, project manager, and professional specialist IR specialist, training specialist, recruitment specialist, communication specialist Director, manager, team leader, executive Strategic partner, change agent, administrative expert, employee champion Learning strategist, business partner, project manager, and professional specialist 14) Organization development refers to: Process by which individuals progress through series of changes until they achieve their personal level of maximum achievement 3/5

4 Process of improving an organization s effectiveness and member s well-being through the application of behavioral science concepts Improving the knowledge, skills and attitudes of employees for the short-term, particular to a specific job or task Developing the skills and attitude not directly related to job linked to personal growth and development Process of improving an organization s effectiveness and member s well-being through the application of behavioral science concepts 15) Which of the following represents an important challenge arising out of firms operating in the global economy? Cultural sensitivity Lower budget for HR department HR head not reporting to CEO HR seen as an administrative rather than developmental function Cultural sensitivity 16) Training need analysis at the organizational level broadly examines what are the organization s strategic plans & where training & development needed to fit into the planning. So organizational training needs generally occur when A. Government provides additional funding B. Information technology systems need upgrading C. competitors are conducting extensive training programmes D. Barriers hindering the achievement of organizational aims & objectives which is best removed by training. D. Barriers hindering the achievement of organizational aims & objectives which is best removed by training. 17) Training need analysis at the organizational level broadly examines what are the organization s strategic plans & where training & development needed to fit into the planning. So organizational training needs generally occur when A. Government provides additional funding B. Information technology systems need upgrading C. competitors are conducting extensive training programmes D. Barriers hindering the achievement of organizational aims & objectives which is best removed by training. D. Barriers hindering the achievement of organizational aims & objectives which is best removed by training. 18).. Contributes to the organization s competitive position by ensuring that the employees have the necessary competencies to meet strategic performance demands and assisting in the removal of barriers for desired performance. 4/5

5 A. Training strategy B. Organization C. Role play D. All of the above A. Training strategy Previous Page End 2014 NPTEL - Privacy & Terms - Honor Code - FAQs - 5/5