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PROJECT PROPOSAL ACTIVITY
$21.50Guidelines: This assignment requires you to post an original thought and respond to one of your classmates thoughts. In total, you will need to make two posts. Your original thought must be at least two paragraphs in length with five sentences in each paragraph (should include a FULL citation (not just a web link – see info on “sources” below). Your response post must be at least one paragraph in length with five sentences (does not need a citation). While the original post should include a citation, please remember that this is not a formal academic paper and your postings should retain a “discussion” flavor.
Topic: You are a hired to assist the human resources director of a local hospital. He has hired you to help him revamp the performance management system specifically for the nursing staff working in the obstetrical department. The current process is to conduct an annual performance review using a traditional 12-item graphic rating scale (some with behavioral descriptions) that measures aspects of work such as attitude, quality of performance, productivity, attention to detail, job knowledge, reliability, and availability. The form also provides room for comments by supervisors and employees. There have been numerous complaints about the process from both employees and supervisors that it seems like a waste of time, does not provide good feedback, and does not sufficiently assess their performance under the team approach they use when delivering babies.
Original Post: The HR director is looking for your assistance on three items: 1. How would you proceed with the task of modifying the performance management process? 2. What two specific performance management strategies should be implemented that would yield the greatest improvements? 3. What might be some obstacles in implementing the approach and how will you overcome these problems? Your original discussion post should respond to each of these 3 questions.
Sources: To receive full credit, you must cite at least one academic or government source to support your position in your original thought post. Please do not cite your book – this assignment requires you to do additional work. The following websites are not appropriate academic citations: Wikipedia.com; Ehow.com; Ask.com; About.com or anything in the same genre.
4 Pages APA – 4 References
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Alternative approaches to program evaluation
$25.00You have submitted the document outlining the direction of your program evaluation and the logic model. Now that you have studied the alternative approaches to program evaluation and their relative strengths and weaknesses, describe how you will use one or more of the various approaches in your proposal.
For each strategy,
- Describe it specifically so that it can be easily differentiated from other strategies in the chapter that describes the general approach.
- Discuss the rationale for that strategy and how it will fit into the context of the evaluation.
- Address how this strategy is designed to complement other strategies and how it serves to enhance the validity of other data that are going to be collected.
Your project paper should be in Microsoft Word 2000 or higher. Remember to follow the current edition of APA format. Your paper should be double-spaced and in 12 point font. It should not exceed five pages and should include an additional page that lists your citations.
Every week, your assignment should be submitted using proper APA format. A cover page will not be required. However, the first page of the assignment should include a title and proper headings for sections of your response. In-text citations should follow APA guidelines, and you should include a Reference list as a separate page with entries that match in-text citations. You may include an Appendix if you have additional information (e.g., assessment instruments, tables/figures, other supporting documentation).
All written assignments and responses should follow APA rules for attributing sources.
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How to select an evaluation approach for a project
$5.00In this module, we conclude the discussion on finding the best approach for an evaluation. Discuss how to select an evaluation approach for a project evaluating the distribution for a local newspaper. Discuss the factors you would need to consider as well as the rationale you would use in deciding how to conduct the evaluation.
In addition to answering the discussion question, before the end of the week, begin commenting on at least 2 of your peers’ responses to the discussion question. You can ask technical questions or respond generally to the overall experience. Be objective, clear, and concise. Always use constructive language, even in criticism, to work toward the goal of positive progress.
All written assignments and responses should follow APA rules for attributing sources.
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What are the arguments for and against using professional judgment as the means for evaluating programs
$12.00Submit a minimum two-page paper which answers the following question:
Consider the program (or type of program) that you intend to evaluate for your final project.
- Create a logic model based on information presented in Module 2: m2-readings-d.parr_.docx
- Your project paper should be in Microsoft Word 2000 or higher. Remember to follow the most current APA style standards. Your paper should be double-spaced and in 12 point font. It should not exceed five pages and should include an additional page that lists your citations.
Every week, your assignment should be submitted using proper APA format. A cover page will not be required. However, the first page of the assignment should include a title and proper headings for sections of your response. In-text citations should follow APA guidelines, and you should include a Reference list as a separate page with entries that match in-text citations. You may include an Appendix if you have additional information (e.g., assessment instruments, tables/figures, other supporting documentation).
All written assignments and responses should follow APA rules for attributing sources.
5 First Approaches: Expertise and Consumer-Oriented Approaches
Orienting Questions
- 1. What are the arguments for and against using professional judgment as the means for evaluating programs?
- 2. What are the different types of expertise-oriented approaches? How are they alike and how do they differ?
- 3. Why is accreditation of institutions of higher education controversial today? How do these controversies reflect the controversies that frequently arise in many evaluations?
- 4. How is the consumer-oriented evaluation approach like the expertise-oriented approach? How is it different?
- 5. How do these approaches influence the practice of evaluation today?
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Assignment: Information used to develop a logic model may be more or less useful
$5.00Describe two or more circumstances in which the information used to develop a logic model may be more or less useful and be simultaneously more or less difficult to obtain that information. Describe the impact that might have on the prospect of an evaluation and what that may mean. All written assignments and responses should follow APA rules for attributing sources.
1 Page
APA – 2 References
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Analysis: Reexamining identification and reclassification of English language learners: A critical discussion of select state practices
$5.00Mahoney, K. S., & MacSwan, J. (2005). Reexamining identification and reclassification of English language learners: A critical discussion of select state practices. Bilingual Research Journal, 29(1), 31-42,232.
Write a short evaluation of the study’s credibility, accuracy, reasonableness and support. Next focus on the study’s results and discussion sections. Can you identify or suggest another study that “steps off” this study? A different population? A more diverse participant group? A different location? A different focus? Has the author suggested any “recommendations for future research” on which you could propose a study?
1 pages
APA – 2 References
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Project Proposal Activity: What is the program/intervention you wish to evaluate
$10.00Note: Since this is a mixed methods course, your methodology in your project proposal may include both qualitative and quantitative designs
This week’s assignment asks you to present the proposed direction of the evaluation,
Provide the following initial information concerning your project proposal:
- What is the program/intervention you wish to evaluate?
- What is the stated mission, goals, and purpose of the program/intervention?
- Who are the relevant stakeholders?
- What are your ethical obligations as a program evaluator? What are key standards that you need to follow in developing and implementing your project proposal? What might be some issues that are particular to application in your discipline (i.e., business, education, counseling) and for this project?
- What research provides a context for this evaluation?
Every week, your assignment should be submitted using proper APA format. A cover page will not be required. However, the first page of the assignment should include a title and proper headings for sections of your response. In-text citations should follow APA guidelines, and you should include a Reference list as a separate page with entries that match in-text citations. You may include an Appendix if you have additional information (e.g., assessment instruments, tables/figures, other supporting documentation).
Additional files:
2 pages
APA – 3 References
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Assignment – Understanding of the origins and current trends of program evaluation
$5.00How does an understanding of the origins and current trends of program evaluation bring perspective to evaluation’s purpose and use?
1 Page
APA – 2 References
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Behaviour Management and Support
$35.00The context
Schools often adopt or make strong use of particular models of discipline in their School Behaviour Management Policy and/or Plan. In Australia and many Western countries, the models of William Glasser, Ed Ford and Lee Canter have been popular. The ideas of Bill Rogers have also found their way into school plans and teacher practices. Some schools choose to take an eclectic approach, drawing on a wide variety of models, approaches and ideas while other schools choose to take a specific model approach, implementing a model in its entirety.
The assignment
Your assignment consists of two parts both of which require you to write an academic theoretically based on behaviour management in your country / State or Territory of context.
Part A: You must specifically outline which approach is the more appropriate; an eclectic or single model approach.
In presenting a case for your chosen approach you need to clearly outline a set of evaluative criteria that have been applied to make an evaluative judgement. In outlining and applying the criteria ensure that at least three advantages and three disadvantages of the two different approaches have been discussed.
Part B: Then clearly formulate an argument for why one approach (the eclectic or the single model) is more suitable to your country / State or Territory of context. In relation to the selected behaviour management approach and your context consider:
- Behaviour management practices in accordance with your school / system policy and legislation.
- Sustainability – (How do you ensure that the implemented approach continues to run over several years?) Perhaps consider professional development, communication and use of ICT to implement program objectives.
- Inclusion of perspectives of indigenous people in the implementation of your behaviour management approach.
NOTE: Please do not utilise first person.
References
Adequate materials have been supplied for you to pass the course if you reference your modules, course textbook and readings. If you are striving for more than a pass you are expected to search for or use sources of information other than your course study materials when completing this assignment. You are expected to refer to the behavioural policy relevant to your educational system. You need to use APA referencing style