Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play an important role in creating a dynamic and successful European economy. Time-poor managers in these organisations generally have fewer opportunities for training and development than their counterparts in larger organisations. As a result, different requirements are placed on training. The aim of…

The National Computing Centre (NCC) has developed an interactive video training system for the Scottish Police College to help train police supervisory officers in crowd control at major spectator events, such as football matches. This approach involves technology-enhanced training in a group-learning environment, and may have significant impact…

The turbulent business environment requires business expertise from ever-larger personnel groups. The required business know-how is a combination of knowledge and several different skills, and it should provide the learners with an overall view of the functioning of a business organization as a whole. Moreover, while work is increasingly becoming…

Training directors or managers of 160 major corporations of the "Fortune 500" were surveyed to assess the scope of computer use in the training domain; information was received from 56 of the companies. The study focused on five major areas: training applications, hardware, software, courseware, and number of students involved. An analysis of the…

A management simulation course has been designed by Dunchurch Industrial Staff College (DISC) that is management oriented rather than marketing oriented. The computer assisted program has been successful in allowing managers to experience immediately the effects of their decisions and also to experience each other's jobs and problems. (DS)

Evaluates the use of hypermedia in a management training course for Executive Directors of Cities in Schools (CIS) drop-out prevention programs. The course was taught at the National Center for Partnership Development at Lehigh University's College of Education in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. (AEF)

Describes a computer-based simulation model that can be used for the training of higher education administrators. Simulation games as instructional and training models are discussed; weighted alternatives used in the model are explained; validation is discussed; and the architecture of the computer simulation is described. (10 references) (LRW)

Describes the application of computer based instruction (CBI) to prepare adult learners for new roles as managers in the acquisition of major defense systems. CBI efficiency and effectiveness are considered in terms of their potential to contribute to organizational performance needs and goals. (MER)

Discussion of the degree of training effectiveness in management training technologies focuses on a training experiment which employed two scenarios of a computer assisted simulation. Structural components of managerial effectiveness versus specific content of managerial tasks are described, and suggestions for future training technologies are…

For this discussion, new technologies are defined as specially designed training systems based on microcomputers that incorporate high resolution color displays, special input devices for responses, laser videodiscs for storage of stimulus materials, and hard disk storage for programs and responses. Such systems have several advantages over…

Describes an interactive video system, VISTRAIN (Video-Based Integrated System for Training Applications), which was developed by the National Computing Centre in the United Kingdom for the Scottish Police College to help train police supervisory officers in crowd control. Group training is discussed, and management training applications are…

Describes New York University's nationwide telecommunications program called The Virtual College, which delivers interactive video to PCs in student homes for an advanced professional certificate in information technology that is primarily used by managers. Highlights include cost effectiveness; the classroom reengineering framework, learning…

Describes study that examined the effects of embedded questions and review frames on learning from computer-based instruction as well as the effect of perceived need for training on performance. Experimental and control group treatments for management training are explained, hypotheses tested are presented, and results are analyzed. (24…

The overall focus of this booklet is on planning for change that allows for integration of computers into articulated learning environments that will enhance the learning goal of students. The first chapter presents four major themes to increase the likelihood of combining computers and individualized instruction in schools: (1) a revitalized form…

New technologies are transforming the business simulation industry. The technologies come from research in computational fields of science, and they endow simulations with new capabilities and qualities. These capabilities and qualities include computerized behavioral simulations, online feedback and coaching, advanced interfaces, learning on…