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You have been asked to conduct a needs assessment to identify a performance gap at a place of business or educational institution. Tell us what this hypothetical workplace instructional need might be? What methods of gathering information and documentation would you use to carry out the needs assessment? What are the pros and cons associated with conducting a needs assessment in your hypothetical scenario? What are the dangers associated with not conducting a needs assessment?

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The hypothesis for this needs assessment project identifies a possible causal relationship between characteristics of the male users and the relative importance of specific types of resources he use. The hypothesis posited that factors in the materials, subjects, specialization, teaching, and content purpose for using the resource influences the level of importance the respondent attaches to specific types of resources,

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