The context is business.
The Supra-system is a business that prepares business people to do work in the People’s Republic of China (to be referred to a China) and not Taiwan.
The goal is increase the effectiveness of business people who want to do business in China, with a basic set of skills and knowledge about Chinese history, language, culture, politics and culture. In addition, the participant will receive insight to a participant-select area of interest (e.g., law, finance, advertising).
Assumptions include: The participant wants to work in China, has a limited experience with doing business in China, has limited knowledge of Chinese language, culture, politics, or history, and that he/she understands the advantage of addressing these knowledge gaps as part of their preparation process.
The Need: The allure of the world’s largest market entices companies to sell their products and services in the People’s Republic of China. However, it takes more than simply arriving in Shanghai or Beijing with an excellent idea (one for which the Chinese may even be willing to spend money) and announcing that one is open for business. To increase the probability of successful market entry, one needs to have a basic understanding of Chinese culture, history, and politics. And while most foreign business people will use a Chinese language interpreter, the ability to understand and speak even a few words of Mandarin Chinese can prove useful. This basic foundation is necessary for the new entrant in the Chinese market place to begin to understand how to create and revise his or her business plan and market strategy. And just like developing a sound business plan and marketing strategy PRIOR to commencing in-country business activities saves time, money and reduces frustration, acquiring a basic knowledge of Chinese language, culture, politics, or history prior to country business activities provides equally valuable benefits.
The System provides training that prepares business people to do business in China. It is composed of at least five subsystems (Survival Business Chinese Language, Cultural Considerations, History, Politics, and one learner selected focus area), with the option of adding additional sub-systems as required (additional learner selected focus areas).
Objectives:
LANGUAGE
The participant would be able to engage upon demand in ___ basic dialog situations [I am not going to define these here] with an accuracy rate of 20%.
The participant will be to pronounce and translate into English 100 Chinese characters with fewer than 20 errors.
HISTORY
The participant will be able to answer correctly 80% of the questions on ___ multiple choice tests.
CULTURE
The participant will be able to answer correctly 80% of the questions on ___ multiple choice tests.
POLITICS
The participant will be able to answer correctly 80% of the questions on ___ multiple choice tests.
The participant will be able to describe the current political situation in China with 80% accuracy.
The Role of the Developer is to design the model, development the learning materials, and to supervise and implement the training.
The Purpose of the Model:
- • Determine the participant’s learning needs
- • Determine the participant’s learning plan
- • Implement the participant’s progress in learning
- • Adjust the learning plan as evaluation indicates
3 comments:
Dear Stacey,
I really like what you did with this model report, it has a natural logic to it. You did a great job with the obstacles you face. Maybe a little more information on the company and what it does would help. Good luck with this.
Dick
I like the direction you are heading as well. Good use of pre-screening assessments and the use of the RLO/RIOs.
What do you envision for the RLOs? Will you follow the CISCO template?
You have specific needs assessment and a learning plan - how are you addressing instructional strategies?
This Status report looks good to me - mostly a refinement of your previous with some gaps filled in. I liked it the first time and it's good now too.
Might I ask that you please post a larger version of the image(s) though? I can only make out a few of the words.
On a more content-related note, you are apparently using evaluation as an internal tool to inform the student as well as the learning plan itself. Do you see any value in an externally facing evaluation — any certification of completion?
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