There are four general steps you take in any needs assessment: 1  First, you need to identify your organization's needs or gaps hindering the organization from moving from its current state to its desired future state. 2  You will then develop a research plan setting the scope of your research.
plate tectonics - the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust. plate tectonic theory, tectonics. geomorphology, morphology - the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms.
No they are not the same thing.    Plate Tectonics is the study of mechanisms and the results of  large-scale movement of the earth's crust.    Tectonic Plates â¦ are large sections of the earth's crust that float  on top of semi-molten rocks of the upper mantle. 3 people found this useful.