...Assignment: Personal Project and Evaluation Methods Garry R. Scott University of Phoenix AET/ 535 June 28, 2014 Instructor: Stephanie Krebs The fundamentals of Program Evaluation I advocate the principle of evaluation definition that asserts that it is a systematic process that is comprised of a collection of analyzed data enabling us make decisive solid decisions. Because evaluation is a systematic process that contributes to the determination as of what level of objectives has previously been realized, in addition to current objectives students are striving to attain; this idyllically empowers a person to make informed decisions. The process will consequently make certain that the established goals are achieved as required by the programs. It is vital to be aware that evaluations are important since it assists in making vital decisions concerning the impact, effectiveness, or efficiency of a certain program (Boulmetis & Dutwin, 2005). Then again, efficiency asserts that the extent to which a project or program has been productive in accordance to its resources while effectiveness establishes to the degree that particular stipulated objectives have been accomplished. Furthermore, impact refers to the degree to which a project or program has brought about various changes in which either could be advantageous or detrimental. Evaluation is essential in evaluating program implementation, fidelity, resource utilization, and to the value of the program...
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...Pitfalls of Job Evaluation Methods Felisha Norman February 8, 2015 BUS4043 COMPENSATION & BENEFITS MGMT Nicole Runyon The point method is an extension of the factor comparisons method. Each factor is then divided into levels or degrees which are then assigned points. Each job is rated using the job evaluating instrument. The points for each factor are summed to form a total point score for the job. Jobs are then grouped by total point scored and assigned to wage/salary grades so that similarly rated jobs would be placed in the same wage/salary grade. Some major decisions in job evaluation are to be sure to establish purpose of evaluation, decide whether to use single or multiple plans, choose among alternative approaches, obtain involvement of relevant stakeholders and to be sure to evaluate plan’s usefulness. The advantage of the job factor point methods are the value of the job is expressed in monetary terms and can be applied to a wide range of jobs. The pay of each factor is based on judgments that are subjective. The standard used for determining the pay for each factor may have built in biases that would affect certain groups of employees (females or minorities). The process of systematically determining the relative worth of jobs to create a job structure for the organization; the evaluation is based on a combination of job content, skills required value organization, organizational culture and external market. | | REFERENCES The Advantages of...
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...A job description identifies characteristics of the job to be performed in terms of the tasks, duties, and responsibilities to be fulfilled (Youssef, 2012) Companies use a job description to find new employees, review current employees and compensate them as well. Job descriptions are formed from the information gathered in a job analysis. A job analysis is a procedure used to identify the content of a job in terms of activities involved and attributes or job requirements needed to perform the activities. A typical job description has three main parts: identification, general summary, and a detailed list. The identification section of a job description includes the job title and department, the job location, job number and grade, as well as the employee’s exempt or nonexempt status. The second part or the general summary section provides a clear and concise statement that summarizes the particular job and differentiates it from others. Lastly, a detailed list should be included of all important functions, tasks, duties, assignments, commitments and responsibilities associated with the job. Tasks, tools and technology, knowledge, skills and abilities, and educational requirements are the main requirements listed in a job description. The tasks would be the required work for that particular job position. Tools and technology is what you would need to assist you in completing the required tasks. You might need to be familiar with certain equipment or even software such as the...
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...• • Chewing gum Not knowing enough about the organization Arriving late Misrepresenting yourself or stretching the truth Making negative remarks about a previous manager or co-worker Rambling on and on…what was the question again? Making inappropriate remarks Types of interviews The screening interview • • • • • Usually occurs with someone from Human Resources Can be over the phone or in person HR will try to verify the information on the résumé and find out if you meet the minimum requirements for the position Take this interview as seriously as an in-person interview If you pass this phase, you will be asked to meet with a Hiring Manager (or panel) for a selection (face-to-face) interview At TELUS, we use the behavioural method of interviewing. The premise of behavioural interviews is that past behaviour is the best predictor of future behaviour. The selection interview (behavioural interview) • • • The interviewer will mention a specific situation and ask you to explain how you dealt with it; Questions often...
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...Morehead State University | Accreditation and Evaluation Summary | IMS 421 | Marvin Stevenson 1-28-2015 | 1. Differentiate between programmatic and institutional accreditation. Continuing one’s education above the high school is an important decision and a life changing event. Therefore attending a college that offers accredited degrees can make a huge difference in a person’s future. A college program that is not accredited can mean, you are not eligible for federal financial aid, may not be able to transfer credits to another college or university, and you may not be able to attain an appropriate professional licensure in your field. This is why it is important for students to be aware of the type of accreditation offered by schools or the lack of accreditation missing by them. Therefore it is important to know the difference be the two types of accreditations. An institutional accredited program achieves its accreditation through representatives from dedicated accrediting institutions evaluate colleges and universities. This is a means for colleges and universities to assess their own performance and compare themselves to other schools. Before being granted institutional accreditation status, all aspects of a college or university are evaluated. If a school is awarded accreditation means that the institution meets certain standards of educational quality. In addition, institutional accreditation is more comprehensive and indicates that the institution...
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...An Excerpt From Evaluating Training Programs by Donald L. Kirkpatrick and James D. Kirkpatrick Published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers Contents Foreword ix Foreword to the Third Edition xi Preface xv Part One: Concepts, Principles, Guidelines, and Techniques 1. Evaluating: Part of a Ten-Step Process 1 3 2. Reasons for Evaluating 16 3. The Four Levels:An Overview 21 4. Evaluating Reaction 27 5. Evaluating Learning 42 6. Evaluating Behavior 52 7. Evaluating Results 63 8. Implementing the Four Levels 71 9. Managing Change 75 10. Using Balanced Scorecards to Transfer Learning to Behavior 82 11. So How Is E-Learning Different? 95 v vi Contents Part Two: Case Studies of Implementation 115 12. Developing an Effective Level 1 Reaction Form: Duke Energy Corporation 117 13. Evaluating a Training Program for Nonexempt Employees: First Union National Bank 124 14. Evaluating a Training Program on Developing Supervisory Skills: Management Institute, University of Wisconsin 131 15. Evaluating a Leadership Training Program: Gap Inc. 144 16. Evaluating a Leadership Development Program: U.S. Geological Survey 168 17. Evaluating a Leadership Development Program: Caterpillar, Inc. 186 18. Evaluating Desktop Application Courses: Pollak Learning Alliance (Australia) 200 19. Evaluating an Orientation Program for New Managers: Canada Revenue...
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...1 WHAT IS A FIELD STUDY? The field study is an integral part of the HDSR Program, and is the basis for much of the upper level course work required by our majors. The field study allows students to: • gain experience in integrating the theoretical perspectives learned in the classroom with experiences gained in the field; • achieve insight into the workings of an organization; • become more conscious of the relationship of social roles, institutional dynamics, and larger cultural systems. When students return to campus, Field Study Seminar assists students in analyzing and interpreting their experiences, culminating in a major academic paper. An HDSR field study differs from a conventional internship or practicum in important ways. The main difference lies in the purpose. The primary purpose of a conventional internship or practicum is for the student to perform a job and learn skills that will be useful in a future career. In contrast, the HDSR Field Study is an ethnographic research project. Its main purpose is for the student to hone his or her analytical skills and gain insight into the dynamics of the organization in larger societal context. That is not to say that the job, in and of itself, is not important. HDSR students are expected to work diligently, and make every effort to contribute to the organization in positive ways, along with the added dimension of observing and analyzing the organization. An HDSR field study might be thought of as a conventional internship/practicum...
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...Usability Evaluation Professor Cox CIS 375 Abstract Online surveys are a great alternative to lavish mail or telephone surveys. There are a few requirements to online surveys however that you must be aware of. Using the Internet to conduct quantitative research presents challenges not found in conventional research. Some of our knowledge concerning the effective design and use of paper-based surveys does translate into electronic formats. However, electronic surveys have distinctive technological, demographic and response characteristics that affect how they should be designed, when they can be used and how they can be implemented. Survey design, subject privacy and confidentiality, sampling and subject solicitation, distribution methods and response rates and survey piloting are critical methodological components that must be addressed in order to conduct sound online research. The easy and difficult aspects of creating and conducting an online questionnaire are a constraint, timeliness, important and the nature of the research requires it. While there are three types of questions have numerous versions. eSurveysPro, for example, offers a dozen different question types based on these three basic types. For example, you can have a multiple choice question that lets the customer choose from a dropdown list, a vertical (up/down) list of choices, or horizontal (left/right) choices. This may seem cosmetic but dropdown lists might delay participation because the customer...
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...their consultation and education department. This paper will describe at least one process evaluation measure and at least one outcome evaluation measure that could be suggested for the Consultation and Education Department at Greenby Community Mental Health Center to display the program effectiveness and efficiency. The paper will also explain the scope and purpose of the chosen process evaluation and outcome evaluation measures and how they influence the design. Issues and challenges that may arise from evaluating the Greenby Community Mental Health Center will be covered. Finally, why an evaluation may be helpful to the Consultation and Education Department director’s situation will be explained. “Program evaluation is carefully collecting information about a program or some aspect of a program in order to make necessary decisions about the program. Program evaluation can include any or a variety of at least 35 different types of evaluation, such as for needs assessments, accreditation, cost/benefit analysis, effectiveness, efficiency, formative, summative, goal-based, process, outcomes, etc. The type of evaluation one undertakes to improve ones programs depends on what one wants to learn about the program. (McNamara, n.d.)” For the unique situation faced by the Consultation and Education Department at Greenby Community Mental Health Center, the cost/benefit analysis evaluation measure could be suggested.” A cost benefit analysis finds, quantifies, and adds all the positive...
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...Case Study Project This is a group project worth 10% of your overall grade. You should have chosen a group in class. If you do not have a group, please contact me (joseph.johnson@ucf.edu) in order to be assigned to a group. Everyone should first individually read the text of the case study (accessible on Webcourses). Then, each group has two responsibilities: (1) Create a memo with responses to questions 1-5 on page 2 of the case study text. (2) Create a PowerPoint presentation in response to one of the five questions, according to your group number (see the bottom of this handout for your group’s assigned question). Additional Guidelines 1. The memo should be 1-2 pages long. 2. The presentation can be a maximum of 10 slides long. 3. You must reference the appropriate FASB standard under the Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) when supporting your responses. See login information below for access to the ASC. 4. Email the presentation and memo to the instructor (joseph.johnson@ucf.edu) and teaching assistant (wmahamad@knights.ucf.edu) in the same email no later than Wednesday, December 2nd at 11pm. 5. Save your group’s memo and presentation using the following naming convention. If you are in section 4 of ACG3141 and in Group 5, you should save your presentation and memo (two separate files) as, “Section4_Group5”. 6. Each group will present their PowerPoint slides on the last day of class this semester. For Section 1 (large class...
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...The Forgotten Group Member Case Study Analysis Professor Ward Leadership and Organizational Behavior Frank J. Marketti Group Development It is very important to know and understand the stages of Group Development before assembling any team. There are 5 stages of Group Development and they include Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing and Adjourning. Forming is the initial stage of getting to know one another in the group and this is the time where you as a member start to ask Questions. One of the questions could be “What can this group offer me”? In other words, this stage is almost like the interviewing stage of this process. Storming is where the group is moving into the area that tension and pressures can arise due to figuring out what the goals should be for the team. A major part of this stage is where “clicks can form and pressures can be attained from premature performance”. Norming is where the team finally starts to build the comfortable relationship and definitely start to work together. Harmony starts to develop and the Initial Intergration starts to shape up very well. Performing is the total integration for the group and where the team is totally mature. Furthermore, the group is totally comfortable with each other and “the members are motivated by team goals and adapt well to change”. Lastly, the final stage of Group Development is Adjourning. The final stage is the best for temporary groups that can come together quickly, work well together...
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...Studies, 2006) Five Major Units Covered: Introduction to Organizational Behaviour & Foundations of Management including the changing nature of work, organizational structures, human resources, management fundamentals and business communication Issues of Ethics and Social Responsibility Management Challenges including the communication process in the workplace, stress & conflict management and motivation Leading including human behaviour, group dynamics, and leadership techniques Planning and Controlling including the importance of planning, planning tools and techniques, strategic planning, the management of change and the control process Assessment & Evaluation of Student Achievement: The primary purpose of assessment and evaluation is to improve student learning. (Growing Success: Assessment, Evaluation and Reporting in Ontario Schools, 2010, p. 6) In all courses at CDDHS we value assessment for, as and of learning. Assessment for Learning is the process of seeking and interpreting evidence for use by students and their teachers to decide where students are in their learning, where they need to go, and how best to get there. Assessment for learning can occur...
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...SCM880TT-International Purchasing and Supply Management Analysis of Southeastern University case study This case involves the purchase of a folding machine by the purchasing department of Southeastern University. The school’s laid down procedures, one of which is buying from an approved supplier amongst other things was not followed and now Heather, the buyer has a meeting with Glen her boss to explain ways to avoid problems of this kind in the future. The appropriate course of action would be for Heather to tell Glen, that she would meet with the staff involved with purchasing in general to remind them of and sensitize them to the importance of adhering to the university’s purchasing practices at all times so the integrity of the centralized purchasing system in place is not jeopardized or undermined. It also helps to save costs. Besides, transparency is also of utmost importance because it is a public institution that is funded by taxpayers. Also the processes involved with future purchases should be audited and vetted by a senior member of staff before the order is paced. In regards to the folding machine already bought, the best thing would be to go back to the supplier and negotiate a better deal comparable to the quotes she received from other suppliers. If that doesn’t work, a cancellation penalty might be another option so long as the final costs do not exceed the other quotes. So a cost-benefit analysis of the situation would be necessary. They may return...
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...Physical Ability Interview and Test Joshua J. Cuffee Argosy University BUS423 Interviewer: Joshua Cuffee Interviewee and Occupation: Sydni Wynn - Retail Sales Store Manager Interview Setting: Fred’s Super Dollar Store Affiliation with Interviewee: Boss Interviewer: “Prior to being hired were you asked to take any physical ability tests” (Argosy 2015)? Interviewee: No. Interviewer: “What do you perceive to be the physical demands of your job” (Argosy 2015)? Interviewee: Heavy lifting, sometimes over 50 lbs. on truck day, constant fast pace walking from one side of the store to another. Interviewer: “On a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 meaning very physically demanding and 1 meaning not at all physically demanding, how physically demanding would you say your job is” (Argosy 2015)? Interviewee: About 2.5. Interviewer: “Are there physical demands you were unaware of prior to accepting your position” (Argosy 2015)? Interviewee: I was aware that I would have to be able to lift 50 lbs. I didn’t realize how much running around was involved. Interviewer: How do you physically feel after a normal day at work? Interviewee: Depending on the time of year it varies. During the slow season I feel sluggish from lack of activity and during the busy season I feel sore from running around, lifting, climbing, etc. Interviewer: Does the physicality of your job affect how well you are able to perform? Interviewee: No Interviewer: Do you or have you ever over exerted yourself at work...
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...BAC4674 INTEGRATED CASE STUDY Peer Evaluation and Reflections Evaluation by: Sitti Amirah Mohd Bakry Student ID: 1102703302 Part A – REFLECTIONS Please provide your reflections of the course (e.g. what you have learnt, what you have improved, what you like about the course, what you dislike about the course, how the course can be improved). ------------------------------------------------- From this course, I have learned on experiences of organizational problems that I probably have not had the opportunity to experiences first-hand. In a relatively short period of time, I will have the chance to appreciate and analyse the problems faced by many different companies and to under stand how managers tried to deal with employees and customers based on group mate discussion on previous case before. In addition, the theory and concept what I learned from various subjects help reveal what is going on in the companies studied and allow me to evaluate the solution that specific companies adopted to deal with the problems. Consequently, when I analyse the case, I will be like a detective who, with a set a conceptual tools, probe what happened and what or who was responsible and then the evidence that provides the solution. It gives me opportunity to participate in class and to gain experience in presenting my idea to others based on the discussion with group mate. This mode of discussion is an example of the dialectical approach...
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