Training Audience Analysis

Scenario

Every year, GCU has new and returning Residence Assistants (RA) and Resident Directors (RD). These individuals are responsible for monitoring and ensuring safety for students while they are in the dorms. You work for Lopes Training and Development a department at GCU that is responsible to train new and returning RAs and RDs. You have been asked to conduct a training seminar for 20 new RAs and RDS. The purpose of the training is to introduce them to GCU’s culture, specifically how the Christian worldview is integrated.

The specific objective of the training session is for the new RAs and RDs to be able to “Identify ways the Christian worldview influences communication with others in the university environment.”

Background Information
Some of these areas for communication training and Christian worldview integration include:
1. Leadership
2. Culture and diversity
3. Conflict management
4. Interpersonal communication skills
5. Identity management in an organization

In a later topic in this course, you will use this background information to help RAs/RDs accomplish the integration. You will present to them information on the Christian worldview and proper communication in one of these areas, and how the two (the Christian worldview and communication) influence each other.

Audience
To help you prepare for this training session, your manager suggested that you first analyze the audience you will be addressing so you have a better understanding of who they are and what they will need to know. You can search the sources below to help you learn about the position.

• GCU Resident Life Page: https://www.gcu.edu/future-students/campus-experience/student-life/residence-life-student-housing.php
• An RA application: http://survey.gcu.edu/spiritual_life2/spiritual_life_ra.htm
• Also look up various college and university requirements to be an RA/RD or job descriptions for an RA/RD

Your manager also suggested that you learn about GCU’s Doctrinal Statement and how GCU uses the Christian worldview in its mission so that you can effectively incorporate these into your training plan. You can find some information on these topics here:

• Access and read the GCU Doctrinal Statement.
• Access and read the GCU Statement on the Integration of Faith and Works to learn more Information on Christian worldview.
• Access and read the GCU Christian Heritage page on the GCU website.

In a paper of 500-750 words, analyze the audience and prepare for how you might address a training topic with them by doing the following:

Part I: Analyze the Audience
Summarize the following traits of the audience you will be training, specifically new RAs and RDs:
* Demographic traits (gender, education, etc.)
* Psychographic traits (personality)
* Required work skills
* Required academic background
* Setting in which they work
Briefly explain how the above traits might influence how you approach this audience.

Part II: Integrate Communication and the Christian Worldview

Use the traits of the audience from your analysis in Part I of this assignment as well as your understanding of communication principles and the Christian worldview to do the following:

• Explain how the Christian worldview and communication intersect.
• Connect the Christian worldview with possible topics, skills, or theories directly related to communication.
• Suggest how the RA/RD can integrate a Christian worldview into their communication with others.
• Use a minimum of three to five sources to support your suggestions. The Bible can be used as source.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.

GCU Christian Heritage

https://www.gcu.edu/why-gcu/christian-identity-and…