Theories: systems, conflict, empowerment, feminist, psychodynamic, development, cognitive-behavioral, or transpersonal.

12–15 page paper to analyze A Theory.

1. Philosophical/historical roots
2. Theoretical framework (use work from seminal experts in the development of the theory chosen)
3. Nature of support for and against theory (empirical, practice wisdom)
   • How do theoretical concepts translate into or guide specific practice goals and practice skills?
   • What social work values are embraced?
4. When/with whom would it make the most sense to use this method in practice?
   • Target populations
   • Problems
   • Those for whom this model is contraindicated
5. Description of treatment process
   • Initial phase (e.g., purpose, areas of study and investigation, use of relationship, client/worker interaction, nature and content of client participation, nature of worker authority and expertise)
   • Assessment (e.g., purpose, limits and range, process of assessment phase, client/worker interaction, nature and content of client’s participation, emphasis on strengths vs. weaknesses, nature of worker authority and expertise, relationship of assessment to theoretical bases, underpinnings, expected outcomes of assessment phase)
   • Treatment (e.g., goals [implicit and explicit], focus of work, strategies and techniques used [empirical support, practice wisdom])
   • Termination (e.g., how decided, how carried out)
6. Research
   • How does this theory inform research methods and topics?

For your final project, you will be required to create a multimedia presentation about a train-the-trainer program you would design. Your challenge is to create an approximately 10 minute overview presentation about how you would teach future trainers about creating training programs. In addition to content requirements, you must utilize at least three forms of media, which may include PowerPoint, Prezi, sound, etc.. Another requirement will be the inclusion of a downloadable job aid, which can be in the form of a written file or an audio file.

As you progress through the course, you will learn both about training and development and some of the technology skills you will need to complete your assignment. In week six you will be required to submit a rough draft of your project for review. This will be graded and returned to you with feedback in time to make adjustments prior to your final submission.

Topic Requirements for Program Design:
Your presentation should include each of the topics listed below. Discuss “what” each topic is and why it is important to program design.

• Include an overview slide.
• Selecting and preparing a training site.
• Choosing trainers.
• What learning theory will guide the training preparations and implementation? What are a few common options and why are they appropriate for adult learners?
• How trainers make the training site and instruction conducive to learning.
• Curriculum road map.
• Pre- and post-training activities.
• Program design implications for the transfer of learning.
  • Why types of activities will be used: formal education, assessments, group projects, e-learning, etc.?
• Levels of management support of training.
• How do trainers assess a training program’s success?

Job Aid: Choose one aspect of your presentation about which you will create a job aid. It can be in document form, an infographic (in a document), or a quick podcast.

Media Requirements: You must use a combination of any three forms of media/technology to develop your content as well as creating a downloadable job aid. You may consider a video, PowerPoint, Prezi, Audio, etc..

Here are some examples:

1. A Prezi with recorded audio file downloadable job aid in PDF format
2. YouTube video that includes a PowerPoint presentation, audio downloadable job aid in PDF format
3. A Prezi with music and a downloadable job aid that is a podcast.

These are just examples, so please be creative. Be sure to see grading rubric before starting the project. Good luck and have fun!

When responding to your peers, add your thoughts on the value or practicality of their suggested changes.

Peer Response:

The importance of HCI is extremely important for the nontechnical user because it allows them to use whatever application without having to know how it is actually working. I feel that the most successful apps are the ones that are user friendly (have good HCI) because in this day and age the majority of people do not want to take the time to understand how what they are using works. People want instant gratification and having a good HCI will accomplish that.

Take Instagram for example, it’s a very straightforward application. The very basic premise is that you take a picture and then upload it for your followers to see and whoever you are following, you will be able to see the photos they upload.When you open the app you can see all the photos of the people you are following. On the top left there is a camera symbol that allows the user to take a picture with their phone and then will allow them to post it. After taking the picture the app automatically directs them to the editing page that has pre-existing filters that can help improve the picture quality. The user can either choose a filter or not and then is directed to another screen to be given the option of writing a caption. The user can thenchoose to write something or not and then can post (upload) the photo. Once posted all of their followers will be able to see the photo that was posted. The same process can be done with photos that are not taken with the app but instead were taken with just the camera on the phone. This option is done by selecting the square with the + symbol. There are more things you can do with the application and they are all very straight forward and do not require any written instructions. Instagram is a very straighforward application that has excellent HCI, any enduser can download the app and immediately start using it without any explination.

The only thing I would change about the application would be for it to go back to how it displayed its photos. It currently does not display the photos in real time on the endusers feed. Meaning that when I see a photo on my feed it may not be the most recent one that has been posted. It used to be this way but was changed recently.