9474 Needs Assessment for Instructional Design
Description:
Learn to analyze learner, instructional and environmental needs using a variety of techniques. Identify the components, advantages, disadvantages, and applications of instructional systems theory and instructional design and development.
Objectives: Students will...
- conduct a performance analysis for a performance problem and determine if instruction is a solution
- use the Performance Pyramid to identify instructional and non-instructional issues
- Select and utilize appropriate tools (survey, interview, observation, data sources) to conduct a needs analysis
- Write a needs assessment report
Assignments:
In the course assignments were tiered towards the final project in which a needs assessment was conducted by students on a topic/organization of their choosing.
- Analyze workplace and identify performance problems
- Create an interview protocol to gather data on a performance problem
- Design and use an observation guide
- Design and use a needs assessment survey
- Write a needs assessment report
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