Instructional Design: Needs Analysis

Course details

Need to understand the training requirements of your learners? A needs analysis is the first step of any ADDIE-aligned instructional design process. Join Jeff Toister in this installment of Instructional Design Essentials and learn the three-step process to conducting a needs analysis that will accurately capture and define the goals of your project. Jeff brings his 20+ years of instructional design experience to bear, and helps you set clear goals with project sponsors, gather data from participants quickly, and analyze the data to identify gaps in your current system and goals for your future one.

Learning objectives
Setting project objectives
Identifying the target audience for training
Selecting data sources
Facilitating focus groups and interviews
Designing effective surveys
Identifying participant needs
Defining learning outcomes
Presenting results to project sponsors

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Welcome
02 - What to know before watching this course
03 - Understanding the importance of needs analysis

1. Setting Clear Goals

04 - Communicating with project sponsors
05 - Setting project objectives
06 - Identifying the target audience
07 - Establishing project constraints

2. Gathering Data

08 - Introduction to data collection
09 - Selecting data sources
10 - Conducting performance observations
11 - Reviewing materials
12 - Facilitating focus groups and interviews
13 - Designing effective surveys

3. Analyzing Data

14 - Introduction to data analysis
15 - Understanding data-analysis techniques
16 - Evaluating performance gaps
17 - Identifying participant needs
18 - Determining whether training will solve the problem
19 - Defining learning outcomes

4. Next Steps

20 - Presenting results to project sponsors
21 - Connecting good analysis to good training
22 - Additional resources and references