Assignment 2: Program Design Elements
Program Design
With the continuation of Assignment 2, it is important to notice and appreciate the congruity provided through systematic program planning and evaluation. A well-developed program design facilitates the alignment necessary for an effective intervention, enabling the program to address the problem through appropriate services that–ideally!–result in positive outcomes.
This week you further delineate your program design, crafting elements visually and creating a time line using a Gantt chart.
To prepare for this week’s section of Assignment 2:
- Refer to the information presented in this week’s Learning Resources as you consider all of the elements of your program.
- Begin to visualize or draft a graphical representation of your program based on the theory or model you have chosen (Week 3 [see week 3 discussion paper attached]) as demonstrated in Chapter 8 of Designing and Managing Programs. If your theory or model of choice does not have such a visual representation associated with it then you will need to create one.
- Also, in this design, state your mission, goal(s), and objectives for your program. State all activities that will assist in meeting each objective and outline this in a Gantt chart with time lines for implementing the activities.
By tomorrow Friday 01/04/19 by 6 pm
In APA format with a minimum of 6 scholarly references, write a 3- to 5-page paper and create accompanying documents that address the following level 1 and 2 headers:
1) Stakeholder Involvement in Developing Mission Statement, Goals, and Objectives (developed in Week 5)
a) Explain why it is important for representatives of your target population to be involved in developing the goals and objectives for the program.
b) Identify which stakeholders you would involve in the planning process and discuss two or more strategies for facilitating their involvement.
2) Program Design (developed this week 6, with elements developed in Week 5 [see week 6 discussion paper attached])
a) Create a visual representation of your program design (e.g., a table or graph) that includes the program’s mission statement, goal(s), objectives, and activities to meet the objectives (http://www.ganttchart.com/Examples.html)
b) Develop a Gantt chart with time lines for implementing all activities that will assist in meeting each of your program objectives.
P.S. Always include an introduction ending with a purpose statement and conclusion as required per APA format guidelines. Refer to previous attached papers in the file area to complete this assignment.
Required Readings
Hodges, B. C., & Videto, D. M. (2011). Assessment and planning in health programs (2nd ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
• Chapter 4, “Program Planning: The Big Picture”
• Chapter 5, “Social Marketing, Program Planning, and Implementation”
• Chapter 8, “Identifying Strategies and Activities”
• Chapter 9, “Program Implementation”
: Program Design Elements
The authors provide guidance for developing a mission statement, program goals, and objectives in this chapter.
Chapter 4 outlines the program planning steps and emphasizes the importance of including your target population and additional stakeholders in the design process. Chapter 5 reemphasizes this focus on the target audience as the authors discuss the use of marketing principles in relation to program development and implementation. Chapter 8 discusses the importance of utilizing strategies that are aligned with the theoretical foundations of a program and presents recommendations for developing suitable activities. In Chapter 9, the authors note that even implementation requires planning; they provide guidance for implementation planning and advise how this can also support evaluation.
Kettner, P. M., Moroney, R. M., & Martin, L. L. (2017). Designing and managing programs: An effectiveness-based approach (5th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
· Chapter 7, “Setting Goals and Objectives”
Chapter 6 introduces the notion of developing the program hypothesis as a critical feature of program design and a precursor to setting goals and objectives, which is addressed in Chapter 7. Both of these topics serve as a critical link between the earlier phases of problem analysis and needs assessment and the forthcoming design of services and program evaluation.
Review Chapter 6, “Selecting the Appropriate Intervention Strategy”
Chapter 8, “Designing Effective Programs”
Review Chapter 6, which discusses the connection between the program hypothesis and service decisions. Chapter 8 addresses how to design elements of a program systematically in order to promote consistency and attend to the necessary details.
Breslau, E.S., Weiss, E.S., Williams, A., Burness, A., & Kapka, D. (2015). The implementation road: Engaging community partnerships in evidence-based cancer control interventions. Health Promotion Practice, 16(1), 40–54 doi: 10.1177/1524839914528705
Buck, H.G., Kolanowski, A., Fick, D., & Baronner, L (2016). Improving rural geriatric care through education: A scalable, collaborative project. The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 47(7), 306-313 doi:10.3928/00220124-20160616-06
KIDASA Software. (n.d.). Gantt charts. Retrieved December 12, 2011, from http://www.ganttchart.com/Examples.html
This site provides examples of different forms of Gantt charts.
Minb, A., Patel, S., Bruce-Barrett, C., O-Campo, P. (2015). Letting youths choose for themselves: Concept mapping as a participatory approach for program and service planning. Family Community Health, 38(1), 33–43 doi: 10.1097/FCH.0000000000000060
Soong, C.S., Wangm M.P., Mui, M., Viswanath, K., Lam, T.H., & Chan, S.SC. (2015). A “community fit” community-based participatory research program for family health, happiness, and harmony: Design and implementation. JMIR Research Protocols, 4(4), 1–10 doi:10.2196/resprot.4369
Witherspoon, B., Braunlin, K., & Kumar, A.B. (2016). A secure, social media-based “case of the month” module in a neurocritical care unit (2016). American Journal of Critical Care, 25(4), 310–317 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4037/ajcc2016203
De-Regil, L.M., Pena-Rosasa, J.P., Flores-Ayala, R., & Jefferds, M.E. (2013). Development and use of the generic WHO/CDC logic model for vitamin and mineral interventions in public health programmes. Public Health Nutrition, 17(3), 634–639 doi:10.1017/S1368980013000554
Gervais, C., de Montigny, F., Lacharite, C., & Debeau, D. (2015). The father friendly initiative within families: Using a logic model to develop program theory for a father support program. Evaluation and Program Planning, 52, 133–141 doi.org/10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2015.04.006 0149-7189/Crown
Huye, H. F., Connell, C.L., Crook, L.B., Yadrick, K., & Zoellner, J. (2014). Using the RE-AIM framework in formative evaluation and program planning for a nutrition intervention in the lower Mississippi delta. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior 46(1), 34–42 doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2013.09.006
Fawcett, J., & Ellenbecker, C. H. (2015, JUNE). A proposed conceptual model of nursing and population health. Nursing Outlook, 63(3), 288–298. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2015.01.009.
Optional Resources
National Institute of Mental Health. (2007). The National Institute of Mental Health strategic plan. Retrieved from http://www.nimh.nih.gov/about/strategic-planning-reports/index.shtml
The National Institute of Mental Health conducts research to help work toward the treatment and prevention of mental illnesses. Its strategic plan offers an example of the importance and intricacies of vision, mission, goals, and objectives.
Required Media
Laureate Education (Producer). (2011). Design and evaluation of programs and projects [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.
“Designing Effective Programs” (featuring Dr. Donna Shambley-Ebron, Dr. Debora Dole, and Dr. Rebecca Lee)
You may view this course video by clicking the link or on the course DVD, which contains the same content. Once you’ve opened the link, click on the appropriate media piece.
In this week’s videos, Dr. Donna Shambley-Ebron, Dr. Debora Dole, and Dr. Rebecca Lee share experiences related to designing effective programs.
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