Instructional Treatment Plan

CONTENTS

Unit descriptors
Instructional Strategy
Media Selection Rationale
Assessment Alignment Table
Appendix: Sample Instruments

Prepared by:
David Kent Norman

Prepared for:
[removed]

Fall 2005

Unit Descriptors

Designer's Notes: The objectives listed in this instructional treatment plan are based on the subordinate skills analysis conducted on [removed]'s new employee orientation. The subordinate skills analysis diagram consists of numerous skills and knowledge. This treatment plan focuses on the goal analysis item 1.0, "Follow policy and procedures mandated by human resources."

Course title: New Hire Orientation for [removed]

Unit Number and Title: Unit 1.0 - Human Resources Introduction

Terminal Objective: Given new employee materials, new employees will be able to complete tasks assigned by human resources.

Enabling Objectives: When asked to complete new employee tasks and paperwork mandated by human resources, employees should be able to:

Use human resources services
Submit personnel file paperwork
Feel welcome and have a positive perception of [removed]
Feel HR staff are friendly and supportive.

Prerequisites: Chest x-ray, tuberculosis tests, and minimum 6th grade education in reading and mathematics. A representative from human resources must visually verify and photocopy the following:

auto insurance
drivers license
social security card

Time requirements: approximately 1 hour

Instructional Strategy and Media Selection

Designer's Notes: WebQuest

WebQuests are an inquiry-based strategy in which most or all of the information used by the learners is electronic. They focus learners' time and attention on using rather than looking for information. They are also used to support learners' effort to analyze, synthesize, and evaluate. The critical attributes are pulled from the WebQuest template.

Unit 1 Instructional Strategy

Instructional Events	Description	Media & Tool Selection
Introduction	Prepare and hook the reader and provide a short overview. Stress the importance of completing this unit. Introduction The materials presented in this orientation are required to start work with [removed]. Materials included in this portion of the new employee orientation include payroll information and various legal documents.	Web page
Task	Describe the end result of what the learners' activities will be. Steps learners will go through go in the process section, not here. This section should likely list the objectives included later in this design document. Prerequisites should also be listed here.	Web page
Process	What steps should the learners go through? Use a numbered list here to show the flow of the instruction. Providing the checklist here is recommended in the WebQuest template.	Web page
Resources	Resources would be the policies, job aids, forms, and contact information for human resources.	Web page
Evaluation	Complete the checklist of items to turn in to human resources, including completion of the "how did we do?" survey.	Checklist and multiple choice survey
Conclusion	A couple sentences here will summarize what the new employees have accomplished during the orientation. Including some rhetorical questions and additional links is recommended by the WebQuest template for extending the experience beyond orientation.	Web page

Media Selection Rationale

Web-based orientation was selected to deliver most instructional events because it:

allows for a student centered approach and will allow time for human resources to focus on culture and attitudinal goals
provides a dynamic environment to present orientation materials. No longer will human resources need to keep stacks of pre-sorted photocopies and re-arrange prepared packets for information updates
serves as a job aid for future reference. Employees can refer to it for the most updated information whereas information from the new hire packet in paper form can become outdated.

Unit 1 Learner Assessment Alignment Table

Designer's Notes: The enabling objectives for Unit 1.0 focus on the acquisition of verbal information, declarative knowledge, and attitudes rather than higher order thinking skills, therefore a checklist is suitable for assessing new employee success in orientation. The terminal objectives for the new hire orientation focus on conceptual, verbal, and attitudinal domains. Each objective addresses the audience, required behavior, condition, and criteria or degree to which the performance will be measured.

Unit 1 Learner Assessment Alignment Table

Skill	Objective	Domain	Method	Item/Criteria
Complete required human resources paperwork	Terminal objective: 1.0 - Given new employee materials, new employees will be able to complete all paperwork mandated by human resources.	Rules	Post test: New employee checklist	___ New employee paperwork complete ___ Employee has positive perception of [removed] ___ Employee feels HR staff is friendly and supportive
Use human resources services	Enabling objective: 1.1 - When provided policy and procedure materials, new employees will be able to locate, fill out, and sign all policies and procedures mandated by human resources.	Rules	Post test: Paperwork checklist	Fill out and sign the following paperwork: ___ W-4 ___ Affidavit of Good Moral Character ___ Criminal Activity Policy ___ Sexual Abuse Policy ___ Notice of Privacy Practices ___ Statement of Privacy/Confidentiality ___ Authorization for Media Use/Publication ___ Conflict of Interest Disclosure ___ Consent Form for Drug Testing ___ Compliance Form ___ Hepatitis B Virus Vaccine ___ Electronic Authentication Policy ___ When to Complete an Incident/Accident Report ___ Electronic Computer Systems policy OPTIONAL: ___ Fill out and sign Direct Deposit form ___ Fill out and sign Employee Charitable Fund Donation form
Submit personnel file paperwork	Enabling objective: 1.2 -When provided contact information for human resources, new employees will be able to submit all required paperwork to a human resources representative.	Rules	Post test: Personnel file checklist	Employee paperwork received by _________ (HR representative) on ________ (date).
Feel welcome and have a positive perception of [removed]	Enabling objective: 1.3 - When asked if the new employee has a positive perception of [removed], the new employee will respond positively.	Attitudinal	Post test: Multiple choice Likert scale	See appendix for sample assessment.
Feel the HR staff are friendly and supportive	Enabling objective: 1.4 - When asked if the [removed] HR staff is friendly and supportive, the new employee will respond positively.	Attitudinal	Post test: Multiple choice Likert scale	See appendix for sample assessment.

Appendix: Sample Assessment Instruments

Designer's Notes: Sample assessments are a compilation of the assessment items listed in the assessment alignment table. The assessment items specified for enabling objectives 1.1-1.4 were compiled to generate checklists and surveys to measure the achievement of the terminal objective 1.0. Contact information on how to submit paperwork to human resources could be included in the checklist instructions.

[removed] New Employee Checklist

Use this checklist as a guide for which documents must be completed, signed, and submitted to the human resources office.

___ W-4
___ Affidavit of Good Moral Character
___ Criminal Activity Policy
___ Sexual Abuse Policy
___ Notice of Privacy Practices
___ Statement of Privacy/Confidentiality
___ Authorization for Media Use/Publication
___ Conflict of Interest Disclosure
___ Consent Form for Drug Testing
___ Compliance Form
___ Hepatitis B Virus Vaccine
___ Electronic Authentication Policy
___ When to Complete an Incident/Accident Report
___ Electronic Computer Systems policy

OPTIONAL:
___ Fill out and sign Direct Deposit form
___ Fill out and sign Employee Charitable Fund Donation form

How did we do?

Please take a moment to tell us about your orientation experience. Your feedback will help [removed] remain the best [removed] in Central Florida.

Rate the degree to which you agree with the following statements. Select between 1 for strongly disagree and 5 to strongly agree:

	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
I have a positive perception of [removed].	1	2	3	4	5
[removed] human resources staff is friendly.	1	2	3	4	5
[removed] human resources staff is supportive.	1	2	3	4	5

Sample Assessment Rubric for measuring achievement of terminal unit objective Unit 1

Complete success	New employee personnel file contains all required paperwork New employee has positive perceptions about [removed] New employee feels HR staff is friendly and supportive
Minimal success	New employee personnel file contains all required paperwork New employee has mixed feelings about [removed] New employee does not feel human resources staff is friendly and supportive
Incomplete	New employee personnel file does not contain all required paperwork
Failure	New employee does not start work New employee does not like [removed] or HR staff