Amy Is the New Director of Learning and Development at a Pharmaceutical

question 58

Multiple Choice

Amy is the new director of learning and development at a pharmaceutical company, Medica Inc.She is designing the off-the-job management development program for Medica and will be including the case study method of learning.She wishes to improve the effectiveness of this method for the development of new management hires.Which of the following steps would not increase effectiveness?

• A)Participants should discuss the case in small groups before class.
• B)Cases should be actual scenarios from the trainees' own firm.
• C)Cases should be scenarios from companies other than that of the trainees.
• D)Instructors should guard against dominating the case analysis.
• E)Instructors should act as a catalyst or coach.

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