Analysis and Needs Assessment

Going to upload the Noe textbook chapters by 1pm. Would recommend waiting until thats uploaded. Also remember the literature needs to be for highschool.

Part I: Analysis and Needs Assessment (10 points)

In this assignment, write a brief paper that details the organization, training audience and task analysis. Your submission should be at least 2 pages and no more than 5 pages long.

Make sure to include an introduction and conclusion. Remember to include outside resources to support your argument in this assignment.

This paper is the first part of your assignment (project). Please note that a well-done needs analysis will make writing the remainder of the project much easier.

Organization Analysis

Name of the organization (an actual organization).

Describe what the organization does, produces, manufactures, or the services they offer.

Describe the organizations primary business strategy; select which of Noes strategies it aligns with (Noe, Chapter 2). Describe how your proposed program will support that strategy.

Audience Analysis (also called Person Analysis)

Identify your training audience.

Select and perform two needs assessment techniques/data collection methods to gather data about your audience (Noe, Chapter 3).

Identify and explain person characteristics in 5 areas of importance to your audience. Several person characteristics areas are listed in the Noe text; however, you can use any that make sense for your situation. Other options include: age, job level (entry level/management, etc.), tenure at company and/or in current job, years of experience, language, ethnicity, skill level (pertaining to training needs), computer skills etc.

Describe the person analysis findings from your needs assessment, state the corresponding training implications, and provide potential solutions for your program design.

Task Analysis

Document a procedural or knowledge task analysis for one job task. Include a minimum of 3 steps; i.e., present the step by step process that youre going to train. Be sure to specify how often the task is completed and the overall difficulty of the task. In some instances, you may want to provide additional contextual information that will be important to consider in the training program design.

Based on your analysis, identify and state what you think the primary pressure points for conducting your training are (i.e., causes/reasons that may signal a need for training).

Training Overview

Provide an overview of your training recommendation(s),including the desired outcomes.

Analysis and Needs Assessment Grading Criteria

Heading

Content

Points Possible

Points Received

Organization Analysis

Organization name; description; primary business strategy; how training will support the strategy

7.5

Audience Analysis

Identification of training audience; description of 2 needs assessment techniques to collect data

7.5

Description of the analysis findings (5 areas) and their implications

10

Task Analysis

Procedural or knowledge task; minimum of 3 steps

12

Training Overview

Description of the type of strategic training; overview of training recommendation and desired outcomes

8

Quality of Writing

Paper has a strong introduction and conclusion. Use of correct grammar, sentence structure, spelling etc.

2.5

Quality of Presentation

Professional presentation (youre not required to use the APA style, yet the format should be consistent)

2.5

Total Points