Program Design Elements
Program Design Elements
Program Design
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
Refer to the information presented in this week’s Learning Resources as you consider all of the elements of your program (Type 2 Diabetes among the older population).
• Begin to visualize or draft a graphical representation of your program based on the theory or model you have chosen (chose one theory or model) in 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.
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
• 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.
Use these Learning Resources:
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
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 nuerocritical care unit (2016). American Journal of Critical Care, 25(4), 310-317 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4037/ajcc2016203
