EDD 8322 Unit 3 Discussion.docx EDD_8322 ï·Data Collection Your readings describe vari

EDD 8322 Unit 3 Discussion.docx  EDD_8322  ï‚·Data Collection  Your readings describe various assessment methods for  gathering  data, such as surveys, interviews, focus groups, SWOT+ processes, and observations. In addition, existing data and documents can add valuable information to the needs-assessment process. These might include job descriptions, mission statements, meeting minutes, student achievement data, turnover rates, retention, or persistence rates. Analyzing existing data is sometimes called data mining.  This discussion is a component of your Final Project Needs Assessment Template. Please review the template and incorporate your discussion into the document, which you will continue to revise until you submit your course project in Unit  9.  New  and existing data are necessary to complete your needs assessment. For  this discussion, provide one paragraph that includes the following:  ï‚·A one-sentence statement of the problem you are investigating for your project.  ï‚·A very specific description of the information you need to collect to gain a better understanding of your chosen  issue and its context within the organization.  ï‚·An explanation of how your data-collection approach will take a discrepancy and/or appreciative-inquiry orientation  or perspective.  The patient education program™s impact on improving patient™s health literacy.  Elgin (2018) defined health literacy as "the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health informatio