Needs assessment basics

Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: McGoldrick, Beth, author (author), Tobey, Deborah, author
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Alexandria, Virginia : ATD Press [2016]
Edición:Second edition
Colección:ASTD training basics series.
Materias:
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009633558506719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • About the Training Basics Series
  • Preface
  • Preface to the First Edition
  • 1. Why Needs Assessment?
  • Introduction: An Analogy
  • What Is Training Needs Assessment?
  • Defining Key Terms
  • Purposes of Training Needs Assessment
  • Steps in Training Needs Assessment
  • 2. The Training Request
  • Starting Near the End: The Training Request
  • Why Start Here?
  • The Initial Client Conversation
  • Building Credibility
  • Getting It Done
  • 3. Identifying Questions and Data Sources
  • The Purposes of Data Collection and Analysis
  • 4 Distinct Thought Processes
  • The Data Collection Plan
  • Getting It Done
  • 4. Evaluating Potential Data Collection Methods
  • Understanding Data Collection Methods
  • Don't Go Ballistic Over Statistics
  • Completing the Data Collection Plan
  • Getting It Done
  • 5. Data Collection Implementation
  • Choosing Data Collection Methods
  • Implementing Your Data Collection
  • The Ultimate Goal: Generating the Training Design
  • Getting It Done
  • 6. Data Analysis
  • Data Analysis Versus Recommendations
  • What Do the Data Say?
  • A Short Side Trip to Descriptive Statistical Analysis
  • Nontraining Needs
  • Getting It Done
  • 7. Data Analysis Recommendations
  • Recommendations Are Not the Same as Data Analysis
  • Making Training Recommendations
  • Making Nontraining Recommendations
  • So, What About ROI?
  • Tips for Projecting ROI
  • Or Is It ROE?
  • Getting It Done
  • 8. Communicating With Your Client
  • Planning the Feedback Meeting and Presentation
  • Making the Presentation
  • Steps in the Presentation
  • Next Steps
  • Getting It Done
  • 9. The Ideal Organization Scan
  • Organization Scanning and Business Need Identification
  • Sources of External and Organization Scan Data
  • Getting It Done
  • 10. A Final Note
  • Common Errors in Needs Assessment.
  • The Problem With Needs Assessment
  • What About Performance Consulting?
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Additional Resources
  • About the Authors.