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HSM 270 Week 1 Assignment Program Planning and Evaluation Paper
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Assignment: Program Planning and Evaluation Paper
Read all of the fictional program scenarios in Appendix B and choose one to work with throughout the course.
Compare program planning with program evaluation in human services organizations. Describe how the two components are related.
Identify specific examples of how program planning and evaluation interrelate in your chosen scenario in Appendix B.
Identify technical and political aspects of program planning and evaluation you might encounter in the program scenario you chose, and explain how these aspects could affect your planning and evaluation process.
Write a 700- to 1,050-word, APA-formatted paper that addresses the above issues.
Format your paper according to APA guidelines.
Post your paper in the Assignments link in the Gradebook.
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HSM 270 Week 1 CheckPoint Program Planning and Grant Proposals
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CheckPoint: Program Planning and Grant Proposals
Explain the relationship between program planning and grant proposals. When describing each component, address their similarities and differences as well as how they relate to each other.
Postyour explanation in 200 to 300 words in Assignments in the Gradebook.
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HSM 270 Week 1 CheckPoint Program Planning Terminology
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CheckPoint: Program Planning Terminology
Complete the Program Planning Terminology Multimedia located at http://corptrain.phoenix.edu/axia/hsm270/images/program_planning_definitions.html
Imagine that you just received a new position as a program manager for a human services program.
Write a 200- to 300-word email to a friend describing the new position and its responsibilities, incorporating all of the vocabulary words.
Post your Assignment in the Gradebook.
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HSM 270 Week 2 CheckPoint Grants in Human Services
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CheckPoint: Grants in Human Services
Explain the role grants play in the human services field. Explain how and when grants are important to a human services program. Are grants more vital to some programs than others? Explain your reasoning.
Post your response in 200 to 300 words in Assignments in the Gradebook.
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Discussion Questions
Give three examples of the importance of grants in the human service field.
Identify four preplanning considerations in applying for a grant.
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HSM 270 Week 3 Assignment Steps to Writing a Grant Proposal
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Assignment: Steps to Writing a Grant Proposal
Summarize the steps to writing a grant proposal for the scenario you chose from Appendix B:
Outline the grant proposal writing process from beginning to end.
Create a needs and problem statement for the scenario.
Ensure the summary consists of 1,050 to 1,700 words and is in paragraph form.
Format your paper according to APA guidelines.
Post in the Assignments section of the Gradebook.
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HSM 270 Week 3 CheckPoint Grant Proposals
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CheckPoint: Grant Proposals
Describe the general attributes of a grant proposal. Be sure to address the function of a grant proposal, the purpose of a grant proposal, and how a grant proposal relates to a program plan.
Post your response in 200 to 300 words in the Assignments section of the Gradebook.
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HSM 270 Week 4 CheckPoint Project Wide or Objective Oriented Evaluations
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CheckPoint: Project-Wide or Objective-Oriented Evaluations
Provide a brief summary of your selected program from Appendix B and discuss whether you would use a project-wide evaluation plan or an objective-oriented evaluation plan. Explain the reasoning behind your choice and why you preferred one plan over the other.
Post your response in 200 to 300 words in Assignments in the Gradebook.
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Discussion Questions
What is the empowerment evaluation approach for human services organizations? When would the empowerment evaluation approach be appropriate for the human services field? When would it be inappropriate? Use the context of your chosen scenario from Appendix B to support your position.
Describe a project-wide evaluation plan and an objective-oriented evaluation plan.
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HSM 270 Week 5 Assignment Scenario Evaluation Plan
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Assignment: Scenario Evaluation Plan
Create an evaluation plan for your chosen scenario in Appendix B that analyzes the program for process and outcome evaluations.
Describe the types of evaluations you would include in your evaluation plan and how each would serve to analyze various processes or intended outcomes in 700 to 1,050 words.
Explain the measurement tools you would use and why.
Format your paper according to APA guidelines.
Post in the Assignments section of the Gradebook.
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HSM 270 Week 5 CheckPoint Process and Outcome Evaluations
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CheckPoint: Process and Outcome Evaluations
Complete the Process and Outcome Evaluations Multimedia located at http://corptrain.phoenix.edu/axia/hsm270/images/process_and_outcome_evaluations.html
Summarize the characteristics of process and outcome evaluations. Provide two examples of each type of evaluation.
Post your response in 200 to 300 words in Assignments in the Gradebook.
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HSM 270 Week 6 CheckPoint Revised Evaluation Plan
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CheckPoint: Revised Evaluation Plan
Create a revised version of your original evaluation plan:
Review your instructor’s feedback from your evaluation plan in Week Five.
Consider your group’s list of essential elements for a program plan.
Make improvements to your evaluation plan based on the feedback from your instructor and your list of essential elements. Are there areas you should incorporate into your evaluation plan that you did not address before?
Post in Assignments in the Gradebook.
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Discussion Questions
Discuss the necessary elements of an effective program plan from the initial idea through the evaluation stage. What elements are essential to all programs? What special considerations might be necessary? Produce a list that identifies 5 to 10 elements essential to an effective program plan.
Refine your list to include what you feel are the 5 most essential elements of an effective program. Choose one of the three model programs from Chapter 7 in your text. Does the model program address all the elements you identified as essential to a program plan? Explain how the program does or does not meet these expectations.
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HSM 270 Week 7 Assignment Stakeholder Influences on Programs
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Assignment: Stakeholder Influences
Programs must often cater to the needs or expectations of many stakeholders, which may include the program administrator and staff, the funding institution, and the community the program serves. In any human services program, one of the most influential stakeholders is the funding institution. The funding institution often has its own expectations for the program and its evaluation.
Describe how the needs and expectations of stakeholders influence a program plan.
Evaluate the program in the scenario you selected from Appendix B from each stakeholder’s perspective.
Summarize the needs and expectations of each group in terms of your program.
Address how the needs and expectations of each group can be met, and where compromises must be made.
Find a funding institution that works with human service organizations.
Explain the expectations for evaluation of this funding institution. How could these expectations influence the program or evaluation plans?
Write your assessment of stakeholder influences in 1,050 to 1,400 words
Format yourpaper according to APA guidelines.
Post your paper in Assignments in the Gradebook.
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HSM 270 Week 7 CheckPoint Program Improvement Opportunities
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CheckPoint: Program Improvement Opportunities
Identify where the program planning and evaluation process can provide opportunities for program improvement.
Explain the how program evaluation can improve a program. Consider both the manager and funder perspectives as you look for program improvement opportunities.
Post your response in 200 to 300 words in Assignments in the Gradebook.
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HSM 270 Week 8 CheckPoint Alternative Funding
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CheckPoint: Alternative Funding
Brainstorm ideas for alternative funding for the program you selected from Appendix B. Search the Internet or contact local human services organizations for ideas on obtaining nontraditional funding.
Post a 200- to 300-word response that describes your plan to obtain nontraditional funding for your program in Assignments in the Gradebook.
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Discussion Questions
Identify three nontraditional sources of funding including the URLs. How could this nontraditional funding benefit your scenario?
Why do we need nontraditional funding along with traditional funding especially in this economic time?
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HSM 270 Week 9 Capstone CheckPoint
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Capstone CheckPoint
Answer the following
Programs are often smaller pieces of a larger human services organization. How will the organization’s mission affect your program?
Why is it important to make sure your program is oriented to the organization’s mission and purpose?
Post your response in 200 to 300 words in Assignments in the Gradebook.
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HSM 270 Week 9 Final A Program Summary
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Final Project: Program Summary
Summarize the process of a program’s development based on the program scenario you have used throughout the course from Appendix B.
Include the following sections:
Overview of the program
Assessment
Needs and problem statement
Program planning
Alternative funding
Implementation
Evaluation
Write a 1,750- to 2,100-word paper that contains all of the above elements.
Format your paper according to APA guidelines.
Post your paper in Assignments in the Gradebook.
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