Discussion of instructional design in large organizations highlights a project management approach. Topics addressed include the role of the instructional designer; project team selection; role of the team members; role of the project manager; focusing on what employees need to know; types of project teams; and monitoring time and responsibility.…

Describes four training guides developed by the Water and Sanitation for Health Project for use in rural water supply and sanitation projects in developing countries, explains the development process, offers insights gained from the process, and presents five considerations for designing training in third world countries. (MBR)

Reviews literature on in-basket exercises, their use in assessment, and advantages in predicting managerial success. An account of the development of an in-basket exercise to assess job candidates covers design team establishment, exercise selection, task determination and material collection, scoring key development, and pilot study and field…

Presents consultant/staff model for training program redesign and discusses activities involved: interpretation of Instructional System Design (ISD) model concepts into plans in trainer's content area and sequenced sets of content-appropriate verbs for objectives; presenting training sessions on design issues; and holding individual conference…