M4 program critique
IHP 670 Module Four Program Critique Guidelines and Rubric
Overview
You will complete five program critique assignments in the course to support your work as you prepare for your final project. These assignments ask that you critique a program described
within an identified article located in the module’s resources. These articles were chosen because they relate to the module’s topics and demonstrate some common problems that programs
encounter. In each assignment, you will have the opportunity to critique certain program components, such as resources, activities, outcome measures, use of feedback loops, assumptions, and
external barriers. Once planners have identified the details for each of the program components, they must step back and assess how those components can best operate within the program’s
environment. That involves considering concepts such as cultural competency, systems thinking, ethical practice, and others. You will focus on these different concepts, in turn, through the
program critiques. As you develop your program critique skills, you will be asked to identify areas that could be or need to be improved and offer recommendations.
In this assignment, you will critique a health or healthcare program selected for you. It is the program critique reading in the Resources section of the module. This is the only reading that can
be used for this assignment. Describe the resource requirements of the given program and provide justification for the inclusion or exclusion of resources used in the program. Also, offer
suggestions for improving the program’s resource use.
This assignment will familiarize you with the flaws and shortfalls in resource planning and help you understand how to avoid or address them.
Prompt
Write a program critique that critically examines a health or healthcare program intended to meet a specific health need.
Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:
1. Resource Requirement: Resource Requirement: Describe whether the resources required for the given program were justified. Consider the following questions to guide your response:
How does a program’s resource requirement planning influence the overall success of the program?
How did you conclude whether the resource requirements for the given program were justified?
2. Improvement Areas: Improvement Areas: Describe two areas of improvement the organization in the given scenario could consider regarding resource requirements. Consider the following question to
guide your response:
How will your suggestions help improve the program’s overall success?
Note that all the claims in your deliverable should be evidence based. Your citations should be from your independent search for evidence (not from the scenario, textbook, or module
resources) of credible sources and be current within the last five years. You are required to cite a minimum of two sources overall. Refer to the Shapiro Library Guide: Nursing—Graduate
located in the Start Here section of the course for additional support. If you need writing support, access the Online Writing Center through the Academic Support module of your course.
What to Submit
Your submission should be a 2- to 3-page Word document. Also include a title page. Use 12-point Times New Roman font, double spacing, and one-inch margins. Sources should be cited
according to APA style.
Module Four Program Critique Rubric
CriteriaCriteria Exemplary (100%)Exemplary (100%) Proficient (90%)Proficient (90%) Needs Improvement (70%)Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%)Not Evident (0%) ValueValue
Resource RequirementResource Requirement Exceeds proficiency in an
exceptionally clear and
insightful manner, using
industry-specific language
Describes whether resources
required for the given program
were justified
Shows progress toward
proficiency, but with errors or
omissions
Does not attempt criterion 35
Improvement AreasImprovement Areas Exceeds proficiency in an
exceptionally clear and
insightful manner, using
industry-specific language
Describes two areas of
improvement the organization
in the given scenario could
consider regarding resource
requirements
Shows progress toward
proficiency, but with errors or
omissions
Does not attempt criterion 40
Articulation of ResponseArticulation of Response Exceeds proficiency in an
exceptionally clear and
insightful manner
Clearly conveys meaning with
correct grammar, sentence
structure, and spelling,
demonstrating an
understanding of audience and
purpose
Shows progress toward
proficiency, but with errors in
grammar, sentence structure,
and spelling, negatively
impacting readability
Submission has critical errors in
grammar, sentence structure,
and spelling, preventing
understanding of ideas
10
Professional SourcesProfessional Sources Incorporates more than two
professional, current (within
Incorporates two professional,
current (within the last five
Incorporates fewer than two
professional, current (within
Does not incorporate sources 10
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the last five years) sources, or
use of sources is exceptionally
insightful
years) sources that support
claims
the last five years) sources, or
not all sources support claims
APA StyleAPA Style Formats in-text citations and
reference list according to APA
style with no errors
Formats in-text citations and
reference list according to APA
style with fewer than five
errors
Formats in-text citations and
reference list according to APA
style with five or more errors
Does not format in-text
citations and reference list
according to APA style
5
Total:Total: 100%
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