Needs Assessment & Evaluation Materials
Strategery. Whether you are just starting to develop a NEMO program or have been doing NEMO for years and just want to see if it is working, this page can help. Here we have compiled a virtual library of resources from around the Network on building and evaluating a NEMO program. In addition to examples from around the Network, we include some tips on designing an effective survey.
As defined by the NOAA Coastal Services Center - The term "needs assessment" has become strongly associated with education and instructional design. However the same basic process is used to determine customer needs and wants for products and services. In business the term used is "market research", with the target market for a product or service equivalent to the target audience for a class or other training. Needs analysis, market research, market analysis, and needs assessments are terms used somewhat interchangeably to describe this process.
New Hampshire NROC Program The NH NEMO Program, NROC, does a great job program assessment. Their approach is to work intensively with a town providing a a variety of presentations, resources, and assistance. In the beginning they sit down with each town and asses where they are. Below you will find:
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NOAA Coastal Services Center The Hub recommends visiting the NOAA Coastal Services Center's online tutorial designed to familiarize you with the terminology, tools and methods of needs assessments. The following main points are discussed:
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The following evaluations have been collected from Network members and are posted here as examples of the diversity of evaluation forms being used throughout the Network. The Hub requests copies of any drastically modified or newly created evaluation forms, for posting here.
Pre-workshop Questionnaire
- Michigan State University Extension Citizen Planner Pre-workshop Questionnaire
- NV Workshop Registration & Pre-workshop Questionnaire Form
- NV Pre-workshop Survey
- SC Municipal Official's Baseline Quiz (pre-workshop questionnaire)
Post-workshop Questionnaire
CT NEMO - Putting Communities in Charge
Contact Micheal Dietz, CT NEMO Program Director
TN NEMO - Tennessee Growth Readiness; Water Quality Matters
Contact Joel Haden, Sustainable Development Project Manager
New Hampshire NEMO - NROC
The following resources have been added in an effort to help members plan and implement surveys and questionnaires. The Hub highly recommends these websites and reports for their overall informative content and ease of use.
Survey Monkey Website
Survey Monkey has a single purpose: to enable anyone to create professional online surveys quickly and easily.
The Survey System Website
Creative Research System's Survey System
“The Survey System is the most complete software package available for working with survey questionnaires.” - http://www.surveysystem.com
- Establish the goals of the project - What you want to learn
- Determine your sample - Whom you will interview
- Choose interviewing methodology - How you will interview
- Create your questionnaire - What you will ask
- Pre-test the questionnaire, if practical - Test the questions
Sample Size Calculator Online
Survey & Questionnaire Online Tutorial
http://www.statpac.com/surveys/index.htm#TOC
“This tutorial will teach you how to conduct a survey and design a questionnaire. You'll learn the latest survey research techniques...what works and what doesn't. You'll discover the secrets used to maximize survey response rates, and how to design a questionnaire that gets at the true opinions of your sample. The tutorial is packed with information! It tells everything you need to begin writing your own market research surveys right now.”
Survey Tips from the Hub
Before & After Survey Example
Using a member's existing survey as an example, we created a "before" and "after" sample survey to explain how to create a more effective survey using basic design techniques.
Before Survey - The original member survey.
After Survey - The same survey modified.
Before & After Critique - This critique explains what changes were made to the "before" survey and why. Numbered points correlate to points on the "after" survey.
