...Process and Outcome Evaluations HSM/270 January 9th 2014 Process and Outcome Evaluations A Process Evaluation has three main components, which are program planning and development, program interventions, and database management system. These three main components are used to achieve these aims, describe program interventions’ development, implementation, and activities, provide quantitative and qualitative data on the services delivered and their effectiveness, and document the appropriateness and acceptability of the program within the target community. The Process Evaluation will answer the question “did you do what you said you were going to do?” (Yuen, ., & Terao, 2003). Examples of Process Evaluations are: 1. The teacher takes attendance each day to find out which students are missing too much class. 2. Over the Christmas holiday the truck group Straight Six Mafia collected 13 boxes of food for the local food bank and $300 in donations for Labor of Love, by holding a truck show. 3. WIC employees pass out brochures containing information where its clients may receive other services. Outcome Evaluations are used to look at how effective the interventions are. Data before the intervention and after are collected and compared to yield this information. It assess the outcomes/effectiveness of the programs activities and the impacts the program has on the target population. This evaluation answers the questions “What benefits did the recipients of...
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...Process and Outcome Evaluations 2 Evaluating the programs of any organization is important not only to support how well or how poorly a program performs, but also how the internal and external processes work to meet the mission, goals, and objectives of any agency. Without some form of evaluation, there is no way to decide which direction the agency should go in the future, what changes need to be made, and what challenges were identified in the past that need to be addressed. The two primary evaluations used in most organizations are process and outcome evaluations. Understanding the differences between these two evaluation techniques is essential to properly estimate the state of an agency. Process evaluation looks at the actual process of delivering services and the supporting operations, including any alternative processes which may make the organization more efficient and effective. Both qualitative and quantitative measurements are used to see how well the program is meeting its purpose in the short-term, how well the process works, the details of the program operation, how the target population is changing or remaining the same, and what assessments will be used to be able to plan and later perform outcome evaluations of the program. Knowing how a program works is a crucial step to being able to identify the outcomes. Process and Outcome Evaluations 3 Examples of process evaluations from the multimedia presentation in the University of...
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...Process and Outcome Evaluations LaJoaune McClellan University of Phoenix HSM/270 Process Evaluation is “Documenting and monitoring the planning, implementation, and interrelationship of the components of the proposed project” pg 103. It is characterized by planning, implementation and related program elements. The intervention description should be qualitative and quantitative and include data on products, intake and application forms and utilization of project services. These procedures are the basis of understanding the effectiveness of the program. Hiring procedures, staff training, meeting agendas, program development process questionnaires and interviews are just a few of the measures and forms used to document the effectiveness of the program. Some examples of Process Evaluation are as followed: * Program staff and volunteers distribute employment-readiness training brochures at a local community event. * The Community Closet collected 1,000 boxes of food and clothing. Outcome Evaluation “will provide better understanding to the three key evaluation question: effectiveness of intervention strategies, ATOD use of family capacity, and replicability of projects” pg 106. They examine how effective the intervention is, by looking at the strategies used on the target population. Information is collected before the intervention and after to determine if the program is reliable and if it can be replicated. Some examples of Outcome Evaluations are as followed:...
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...Process and Outcome Evaluations Holly Regan HSM/270 June 18, 2014 Fedder Williams Process and Outcome Evaluations Some of the characteristics for process evaluation involve planning, implementing, and monitoring and documenting the interrelationship of the program components for the proposed project. The main focus of a process evaluation is comprised of several components that are: (A) program interventions, (B) database management system (DMS), and (C) program and planning development. The sub-components for a process evaluation are: (a) description of program implements, development, and activities for interventions, (b) documentation regarding the appropriateness and acceptability of offered programs within the community, (c) providing quantitative and qualitative research data on the effectiveness of delivered services, (Yuen & Terao, 2003). Examples of a Process Evaluation: (1) Program staff and volunteers distribute employment-readiness training brochures at a local community event. (2) Program staff will track how many individuals attended each training session and how many people completed ninety percent of the sessions. Outcome evaluations involve the strategies described within the projects objectives. It also provides measures for process and outcome evaluations within three categories, (1) getting things done, (2) member development, and (3) community development by determining the effect the program had on the target population over time, (Yuen...
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...Process and Outcome Evaluations Holly Regan HSM/270 June 18, 2014 Fedder Williams Process and Outcome Evaluations Some of the characteristics for process evaluation involve planning, implementing, and monitoring and documenting the interrelationship of the program components for the proposed project. The main focus of a process evaluation is comprised of several components that are: (A) program interventions, (B) database management system (DMS), and (C) program and planning development. The sub-components for a process evaluation are: (a) description of program implements, development, and activities for interventions, (b) documentation regarding the appropriateness and acceptability of offered programs within the community, (c) providing quantitative and qualitative research data on the effectiveness of delivered services, (Yuen & Terao, 2003). Examples of a Process Evaluation: (1) Program staff and volunteers distribute employment-readiness training brochures at a local community event. (2) Program staff will track how many individuals attended each training session and how many people completed ninety percent of the sessions. Outcome evaluations involve the strategies described within the projects objectives. It also provides measures for process and outcome evaluations within three categories, (1) getting things done, (2) member development, and (3) community development by determining the effect the program had on the target population over time, (Yuen...
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...Process and Outcome Evaluations Malinda C. Brown HSM/270 June 27, 2012 Robyn Minton Process and Outcome Evaluations A Process Evaluation is used to document and monitor the planning, implementation, and interrelationship of the components of the proposed project are the focus of the process evaluation, which aims to: (a) describe program interventions’ development, implementation, and activities, (b) provide quantitative and qualitative data on services delivered and their effectiveness, and (c) document the appropriateness and acceptability of the program within the target community. In order to achieve the aims, there are three main components of the process evaluation: (a) program planning and development, (b) program interventions, and (c) database management system. An Outcome Evaluation is based on the project’s ecological systems social constructionist theoretical orientations and its focus on the individual, family, peer, and school domains, the outcome evaluation will provide better understanding to the three key evaluation questions: how effective is the intervention strategies, alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use and family capacity, and the ability of the project to be replicated (Yuen & Terao, 2003). Examples of a process evaluation are: 1. A program that provides addiction recovery services to children ask the clients and their parents to fill out survey forms to specify if the program was helpful for their family to help them to meet specific...
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...The three types of evaluations described to date: needs assessment, process evaluation, and outcome evaluation. Discuss how the three types of evaluations work together to present a picture of a program. The Process Evaluation determines whether program activities have been implemented as intended and resulted in certain outputs. The Process Evaluation can be conducted periodically throughout the life of a program by reviewing the activities and output components of the logic model. Basically, it is the road map; it gives details of what the program needs to achieve, provide/ serve, etc. The Outcome Evaluation measures program effects in the target population by assessing the progress in the outcomes that the program is to address. For instance, in our program, we measure the program effects with surveys, such as physical measurement: Illness...
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...Checkpoint: Process and Outcome Evaluation A process evaluation describes the services and activities that were implemented in a program and the policies and procedures that have been put in place. Grantees were funded with an expectation that a specified number of participants will be served and that specific services will be implemented under the project. Process measures, or “output” data, describe who received the services, what they received, and “how much” of the service was provided. Therefore, grantees should be tracking the number, type, and duration of services. Progress toward project milestones is successive, and therefore, data should be collected on an ongoing basis over the course of the demonstration to monitor and describe how well the established goals are being met. This information will enable grantees to demonstrate to the funding agency whether they were able to provide the services that they were funded to provide. The process evaluation may provide early feedback as to whether or not the program has proceeded as intended, what barriers have been encountered, and what changes are needed. Most importantly, the process evaluation helps to answer questions about why the intended outcomes were achieved or not achieved. Examples of process evaluation would be, number of children who remained safely in their homes, number of parents who are knowledgeable about their children’s needs, and number of program participants who believe their participation in the program...
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...Religious and Ethnic Group Ronda Draper ETH125 February 1, 2013 Religious and Ethnic Group The religion I chose was Roman Catholic. This religion differs from other in many ways. The Roman Catholic Church or Catholic Church teaches that the Bible alone is not sufficient to practice their faith. They believe that both the Bible and sacred Roman Catholic traditions are what is needed to effectively practice the Christian faith. Catholics also call the Pope a “Vicar of Christ”, Vicar meaning substitute. The Catholic religion believes that the Pope takes the place of Jesus Christ himself. According to the Catholic religion, the Pope has the ability to speak with authority on matters of faith and practice ("Got Questions", 2003-2013). They believe that his teachings are considered infallible and binding to all Christian beliefs ("Got Questions", 2003-2013). The Roman Catholic Religion is the only religion that has a Pope to represent Jesus Christ. The Catholic Church teaches that the most proper and correct way of interpreting the Bible can only be taught in their church ("Got Questions", 2003-2013). Roman Catholics believed that if you followed any other religion belief your soul was destined to spend eternity in Hell being tortured since you could not be saved (Robinson, 2000-2007). But over the years their views changed. Now they teach that there are elements of truth in other Christian faith groups and other religions as well (Robinson, 2000-2007). They...
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...of 1-10? 4) Are these things really permanent? 5) How likely do you think it is that they would actually happen? What Steps could you take to repair the damage or get things back on the upswing, even if temporarily? 1) How could you get things back under control? What are the outcomes or benefits, both temporary and permanent, of more probable scenarios? (need to reword) 1) Now that you have defined the nightmare, what are the positive outcomes, whether internal (confidence, self-esteem, etc.) or external? 2) What would the impact of these outcomes be on a scale of 1-10? 3) How likely is it that you could produce at least a moderately good outcome? 4) Have less intelligent people done this before and pulled it off? If you were fired from your job today, what would you do to get things under financial control? 1) Imagine this scenario and run through questions 1-3 above. 2) If you quit your job to test other options, how could you later get back on the same career track if you absolutely had to? What are you putting off out of fear? 1) What we most fear doing is what we most need to do, that phone call, that conversation, whatever the action might be- it is fear of unknown outcomes that prevents us from doing what we need to do. 2) Define the worst case, accept it, and do it! 3) This bears repeating: What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do! What is it costing you- financially, emotionally, and physically- to postpone action? 1) Don’t only...
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...single most important change in the future must be the drawing of a clear line of accountability, from top to bottom, without doubt or ambiguity about who is responsible at every level for the well-being of vulnerable children.’ As a result, under the Children Act 2004, every local authority was required to enhance the arrangements for cooperation to safeguard children and young people and improve outcomes for them. This was to be achieved by integrating services around their needs. In creating Children’s Trusts, the aim was to improve the life chances of the most vulnerable children and young people by narrowing gaps in each of the five outcome areas identified in Every Child Matters. This was to be achieved by: focusing on prevention and early intervention through the early identification of additional need developing effective integrated working across agencies ensuring effective planning and joint commissioning of services. A Children’s Trust is not an entity in itself but comprises all the arrangements and partnerships between organisations that have a role in improving outcomes for children and young people. Organisations that are required to cooperate in the arrangements that are the ‘Children’s Trust’ are termed ‘statutory partners’ and include the services of the local authority, the primary care trust, the police, schools, further education and sixth-form colleges and Jobcentre Plus. Just as important are the non-statutory partners, for example, third sector organisations...
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...Industry trade groups, Investors, Labor unions, Local communities, National communities, Professional associations, Prospective customers, Prospective employees, Global community, Shareholders, and Suppliers, etc…) * The overall objective is for all managers across the country to train hands-on in a central location for at least 10 hours on the new platform as well as a host of new compliance policies being introduced. * Even though not all managers are going to be willing to commit to taking time out from their normal responsibilities just for some training the success of this project will be evaluated by the progress in the managers, the impact, the success, and the outcomes they bring back to their Office after the training. The most important evaluation would be your own satisfaction with the outcome of the project and how it will be achieved. In addition to being evaluated, your team will provide potential feedback and effectiveness of the training to your CEO. * Gather all data/feedback to measure the success of the new platform and policies. How has business benefited from the new technology/policies? Are manager’s well trained and bringing new information back to employees? How much has the company overall performance improved? What was the employee’s response to the impact of the new...
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...disappointed with myself or others. I have acknowledged that, and it is something I am working on by trying not to over analyze everything and let life unfold the way it is going to unfold. My strengths are my ability to analyze problems, compassion, free will, and experience. When I do something, whether it is meeting new people, taking a new class, starting a job, or taking a hike, I always plan for the occasion and prepare myself for several outcomes and strive to obtain the outcome I desire. I find that taking the time to prepare myself I stay motivated and determined to succeed. My weaknesses are that I don’t always take the time to reflect on situations and don’t always ensure that my heart and head agree with the decisions I make. Going forward, I will take more time to reflect prior to coming to a decision and not put so much pressure on myself to control the outcome that I plan for. I have taken a great deal of knowledge from the assignment. It has made me reflect inward, and I understand that I set to high of standards for certain outcomes. In conclusion, I will continue to handle every situation in my life with integrity, respect, a positive attitude, trust, confidence, and...
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...portfolio that you can include in your resume or applications for jobs. You should begin working it around Week 3, even though it is only due Week 8. Click here for directions how to create an E-portfolio/Google Site. The course outcomes for HRMN 302 are: 1. apply appropriate communication media and methods according to the situational need in organizational settings 2. apply communication theories to organizational communication challenges 3. recognize and respond constructively to cultural differences in communication 4. analyze and assess the communication dynamics of an organization to conduct a communication audit First, create your e-Portfolio. Creating an e-portfolio is easy. We recommend you use Google Sites. Go to: https://support.google.com/sites/answer/4417369?hl=en&ref_topic=23216&rd=1 Include an introduction page, one page for each of the three outcomes, and a citations page. You will have a minimum of 5 pages. On each outcome page: Provide the course outcome Explain in your own words and 1-2 paragraphshow each outcome relates to what you have learned in class Post one artifact for each outcome (video, paper, chart, or any type of file you wish to use) that you have createdand that demonstrates your mastery of each outcome Explain, in detailed sentences and approx. 2-3 paragraphs, how each artifact relates to the course...
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...Ethics is a study of moral principles that determine whether the actions of individuals are right or wrong and outcomes are good or bad (McShane and Glinow, 2008); as Drucker (2000) mentioned, “Ethics deals with right actions of individual”. For a company, ethics of employees are important, for example, to avoid for employing wrong employees who will embezzling company’s fund or who are commercial espionage. Thus, module of ethics indeed enhance student’s employability as student will learn about the expected behaviour and attitude of conducts, i.e. honesty and loyalty, represent one’s trustworthiness on work. Ethics relate with how one make decisions on own set of rules of what to do or not to do, it may also affecting the company’s image. For example, the dishonesty action of an employee might causes public feel distrust on the whole company. Hence, the employees with concept of ethics will enhance their reliable and trustable for the company to assign work, and then, enhance their employability. However, one of the critiques is the conflict which may arise in different situations, for example, ethics may tell student to be hardworking; yet, hardworking may not applicable on current working environment as it does not always equals to effective and efficient work. Because, what the company wants from employees nowadays is to work smart, to achieve good outcome with effectiveness and efficiency. Drucker, P. F. (2000) The Ecological Vision: Reflections on the American...
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