wk5 - Needs Assesment

From the fictious e-learning case introduced in the beginning of the reading, I get the understanding of the importance of doing needs assessment before creating a whole plan of learning system.
Needs assessment will help the creator to get a sense of understanding about what the teachers' and students' need and expect from the learning system.
Needs assessment will ensure that each task, resources, and supports in the learning process won't go wasted and operate well according to their expected functions.
Lastly, needs assessment ensures that the students are able to obtain the knowledge that they really need, not just wasting their time to learn something that they don't even know about its purpose.
From a thorough needs assessment, teachers are also expected to be able to do their best performance in assisting the students to achieve the learning objectives.
Well, just to summarize, I think needs assessment exist for ensuring the effectiveness and efficiency of the whole components of a learning activity.