Running Head: UNIT 4 ASSIGNMENT

Unit 4 Assignment Template
Michael Malone
1/8/2016
HN410 – Unit 4
Kaplan University

1. If this was the first run of Maritza’s program and you conducted a formative evaluation, what would you expect the evaluation to reveal? How would this help Maritza for the future of her program?
In formative evaluation, programs or projects are typically assessed during their development or early implementation to provide information about how best to revise and modify for improvement. This type of evaluation often is helpful for pilot projects and new programs, but can be used for progress monitoring of ongoing programs. Normally when conducting a formative evaluation is point out all the flaws and correct them to better the clients visits and results. This will help Maritza and the future of her program by allowing her to make the necessary changes that will better suit her clients.

2. If you were to conduct a process evaluation on Maritza’s program, what would your overarching goal(s) be and why?
If I were to conduct a process evaluation on Maritza’s program some of the questions I would want answered would be
Who delivers the program and how often?
To what extent was the program implemented as planned?
How is the program received by the target group and program staff?
What are barriers to program delivery?
Was the data used to make program improvements/refinements? If so, what changes were made?
I think this will better her program because it will cause her to go in to deep thought on what the purpose of her program is and if it is meeting the standards of her clients. At the end of the day the clients are her main priority so making sure her program is up to par is her main objective.

3. Think about some of the objectives of this program. Follow the text’s examples to write two or three effective objectives