Plan a Needs Assessment
In preparation to perform a needs assessment analysis identify a problem in your community, civic organization, or federal government agency. Create a PowerPoint presentation that examines the reason for conducting a program evaluation, why the needs assessment is needed, and the 8 steps in conducting a needs assessment for the chosen problem in the agency. Research information that will support you performing a thorough analysis of the problem through the eight steps:
Step 1: Define the parameters for the needs assessment.
Step 2: Identify the information needed for decision making.
Step 3: Determine what information already exist.
Step 4: Develop a needs assessment plan – that is, a methodology that will structure the data-gathering efforts.
Step 5: Steps you will use to collect the actual data.
Step 6: Discuss what your assessment report will include.
Step 7: Discuss how you will share the results with key stakeholders.
Step 8: Discuss how you will disseminate the results to interested and sympathetic parties.
The PowerPoint presentation should include a title slide, introduction slide, slides discussing the 8 steps with detailed speaker notes explaining each bullet with support to validate your discussion. Additionally, you will include a reference slide at the end, listing all the sources used to complete your PowerPoint.
In addition to fulfilling the specifics of the Assignment, a successful presentation must also meet the following criteria: