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) 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.
The full Assignment 2 is due by Day 7 of this week. Instructions have been provided in previous weeks to help you prepare.
By Day 7
To complete:
Write a 3- to 5-page paper and create accompanying documents that address the following:
Stakeholder Involvement in Developing Mission Statement, Goals, and Objectives (developed in Week 5)
Explain why it is important for representatives of your target population to be involved in developing the goals and objectives for the program.
Identify which stakeholders you would involve in the planning process, and discuss two or more strategies for facilitating their involvement.
Program Design (developed this week, with elements developed in Week 5)
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.
Develop a Gantt chart with time lines for implementing all activities that will assist in meeting each of your program objectives.
My project is on improving the knowledge of new nurses on inpatient unit to respond to rapid responses and codes. There is always chaos noted when there are codes and nurses are not confident in their skills so the plan is to have multiple mock codes with the input from nursing leadership and physicians who are just some of the stakeholders. Taking into consideration the need for Overtime for the nurses to be able to attend the codes, the goal is to gain more knowledge and confidence therefore having positive outcomes after early recognition of a patients condition declining.
