From the course: Instructional Design: Needs Analysis
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Reviewing materials
From the course: Instructional Design: Needs Analysis
Reviewing materials
People often say they don't want to reinvent the wheel. After all, why do a lot of extra work if someone has already done it for you? Adding Materials Review to your Needs Analysis can help you avoid reinventing the wheel when it comes to training. A Materials Review involves looking at existing materials for information and guidance. These include policies, procedures, and current training programs. There are several ways a materials review can help your needs analysis project. One is existing materials often provide the source material for your training program. Government regulations and guidelines can often provide the basis for compliance training. A knowledge base can provide data for product knowledge training. Equipment training is often based on manuals and tutorials supplied by the manufacturer. Materials review can also help you validate data you've collected form other sources such as performance observations. For example, I was once asked to develop a time-management…
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