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Ashcroft and Foreman-Peck (1994:30) state that effective planning for learning involves taking the
factors relating to student learning into account and considering these in the light of the material or
syllabus to be taught
Cox (1994:16) adds to the above. According to him, good planning is essential, from the overall
degree programme, through specific courses, to individual lectures and other teaching activities.
2.4.14 Ability to Train Staff
Training is defined by Armstrong (1996:507) as the planned and systematic adjustment of
behaviour through learning events, programmes and instruction that enables individuals to achieve
the levels of knowledge, skill and competence to carry out their work effectively.
The CEl must have the ability to train his support personnel. The systems and processes of the
co-operative education process change constantly and therefore the CEl has to keep his support
personnel up to date with current developments.
It will also be expected of the CEl to train and guide newly appointed support personnel.
2.4.15 Ability to Supervise Staff
The CEl must have the power to supervise support personnel. Newman and Hodgetts (1998:249)
deline power as the ability to influence someone to do something that he would not otherwise do.
Rue and Byars (1993:362) add to the above. They explain that power is the ability to get others to
respond favourably to instructions and orders. Put another way, power is a measure of aperson's
potential to get others to do what her wants them to do, as well as avoiding being forced by others
to do what he or she does not want to do.
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