The Needs Assessment

Assignment 2: The Needs Assessment

The needs assessment serves as the foundation of a successful training initiative. The needs assessment helps understand what needs to be addressed in the training program to ensure that the solution matches the need.

Tasks:

Using your module’s readings and Internet research, create a 3- to 5-page paper and respond to the following points:

  • List different methods used in a needs assessment.
  • Choose one method discussed in the text and provide the pros and cons of the method.

Submission Details:

  • By Wednesday, April 5, 2017, save your paper as M2_A2_Lastname_Firstname.doc and submit it to the M2: Assignment 2 Dropbox.
Assignment 2 Grading Criteria

Maximum Points

  1. Analyzed the appropriateness of the needs assessment:
    1. Included all steps required for a needs assessment.
    2. Identified various methods used to conduct a needs assessment.
    3. Presented pros and cons of one method.

25
25
20

Included all citations in APA format.

15

Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

15

Total:

100

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