The core courses were designed to give a solid foundation to build key LSDD skills and competencies as any learning system begins at the assessment stage and ends with a thorough evaluation.

Needs Assessment for Instructional Design

The "A" in the ADDIE model stands for Assess. Prior to developing any learning system it's imperative to understand all the components that affect the project. Needs Assessment for Instructional Design taught me how to identify performance gaps to determine if and how the situation can be addressed.

COURSE OBJECTIVES	ASSIGNMENT
Develop knowledge and skills needed to identify performance problems and determine if the problems can be addressed with an instructional intervention Ability to conduct a performance analysis Identify instructional and non instructional solutions Select and utilize appropriate needs assessment tools to conduct a needs analysis Use data collection techniques such as: surveys, focus groups, observations and interviews Write a needs assessment plan and report	Conduct a Needs Assessment to identify performance problems and write a needs assessment report summarizing findings. Report to include: Executive summary Problem/Opportunity Statement Organization Description Primary and secondary data sources Data gathering techniques and sources Data gathering and analysis process Summary and interpretation of findings Recommendations

COURSE OBJECTIVES

ASSIGNMENT

Develop knowledge and skills needed to identify performance problems and determine if the problems can be addressed with an instructional intervention
Ability to conduct a performance analysis
Identify instructional and non instructional solutions
Select and utilize appropriate needs assessment tools to conduct a needs analysis
Use data collection techniques such as: surveys, focus groups, observations and interviews
Write a needs assessment plan and report

Conduct a Needs Assessment to identify performance problems and write a needs assessment report summarizing findings. Report to include:
- Executive summary
- Problem/Opportunity Statement
- Organization Description
- Primary and secondary data sources
- Data gathering techniques and sources
- Data gathering and analysis process
- Summary and interpretation of findings
- Recommendations

Formative and summative Evaluation

Learning is an iterative process and in order to know what was successful it's important to build evaluation into the design process. This is why the "E" in ADDIE is for evaluate. This course taught me the difference between formative and summative evaluations, how to determine which to use and developing appropriate instruments for both types of evaluations.

COURSE OBJECTIVES	ASSIGNMENTS
Understand the difference between formative and summative evaluations Distinguish between maintenance, effectiveness and impact summative evaluations Develop a plan for a formative and summative evaluation of an instructional program Identify and develop appropriate instruments/data collection strategies for formative and summative evaluations	Conduct an evaluation using both formative and summative methods for an instructional program Write a professional proposal for evaluation including: Purpose Limitations Decisions Questions to address Methods and procedures to use for evaluation design Instrumentation Logistics Timeline Budget

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