Project Milestone

PHE 423 Final Project Milestone Two Guidelines and Rubric

Overview: For this milestone, due in Module Four, you will determine the most important evaluation questions and the evaluation design that you will use for your final program evaluation plan. The evaluation focus will depend on the program stage of development as well as what stakeholders want to learn about the program. The evaluation questions will be described in terms of the evaluation standards of utility, feasibility, propriety, and accuracy. The evaluation design will be described in terms of implementation, outcome, or mixed methods. The purpose of this milestone is to establish the priorities and methods that will be used to evaluate the program.

Prompt: First, provide an introduction to your program evaluation plan that includes a summary of the selected program and the public health issue addressed by the program as well as the program stage of development and community stakeholders identified for the evaluation.

Next, specify the type of evaluation that will be utilized from the three types introduced in the course: implementation/process, outcome, or mixed method. For the evaluation type chosen, specify the 3–5 evaluation questions that will be the focus for the evaluation. Examine the CDC standards of utility, feasibility, propriety, and accuracy to determine the set of questions that meet the needs of this evaluation. Analyze how the program evaluation will provide answers to questions that will ensure use in the community.

First, review the grading rubric below as well as Step 3 of the CDC evaluation guide (pp. 42–55) and address the following critical elements:

● Introduction: (Note: This introduction is similar to the summary of the program and the community being evaluated that you included in Milestone One,

and is being provided here again, with a slight variation, for context. You will further refine this introduction when you submit your final program evaluation plan.)

○ Describe the program and community selected for the evaluation and the public health issue addressed by the program. ○ Describe the stage of development of the program in the selected community. ○ Identify community stakeholders for this program evaluation.

● Evaluating the Selected Program: Describe what type of evaluation you will use to evaluate the program: ○ The evaluation types covered in the course include implementation/process, outcome, or mixed method. Specify which one of these you are

using for this evaluation. ○ Indicate why the selected evaluation type is appropriate given the program stage of development

● Evaluation Questions: Specify 3–5 evaluation questions that are appropriate to the program stage of development and address stakeholder questions about the program:

○ List the evaluation questions that will be used for your project. Review the types of questions that are often posed for process evaluations (CDC evaluation guide, p. 43) and for outcome evaluation (CDC evaluation guide, p. 44).

○ Indicate which program elements will be examined by each question ○ Summarize how the questions address each of the CDC standards including utility, feasibility, propriety, and accuracy.

● Ensure Use of the Findings: ○ How will the evaluation type you have chosen ensure use of the findings and provide lessons learned that will continue to improve programs

targeting this issue?

Rubric Guidelines for Submission: Milestone Two should be submitted as a 3–5 page Word document, using double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and the latest edition of the APA manual for formatting and citations. You should expect to have a minimum of 3 sources cited. (Note: to meet “Exemplary” criteria for this critical element in the final project grading rubric, you will need to include between 4–8 sources). The resources should be a combination of governmental citations related to community characteristics and scholarly resources related to the program and health condition.

Please note that the grading rubric for this milestone submission is not identical to that of the final project. The Final Project Rubric will include an additional “Exemplary” category that provides guidance as to how you can go above and beyond “Proficient” in your final submission.

Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Introduction Describes the program and community selected for the evaluation and the public health issue addressed by the program, the stage of development of the program in the selected community, and identifies community stakeholders

Describes the program and community selected for the evaluation and the public health issue addressed by the program, but description does not accurately indicate the stage of development of the program in the selected community, or does not accurately identify community stakeholders

Does not describe the program and community selected for the evaluation or the public health issue addressed by the program

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Evaluating the Selected Program

Explains the type of evaluation that will be used when evaluating the selected program and justifies why this type will help meet the identified goals of the evaluation

Explains the type of evaluation that will be used when evaluating the selected program and justifies why this type will help meet the identified goals of the evaluation, but explanation is cursory, illogical, or contains inaccuracies

Does not explain the type of evaluation that will be used when evaluating the selected program or justify why this type will help meet the identified goals of the evaluation

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Evaluation Questions

Discusses the types of evaluation questions that can be addressed using the selected evaluation design

Discusses the types of evaluation questions that can be addressed using the selected evaluation design, but discussion is cursory or illogical

Does not discuss the types of evaluation questions that can be addressed using the selected evaluation design

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Ensure Use of the Findings

Defends how the selected evaluation type will ensure use of the findings and provide lessons learned that will continue to improve programs targeting this issue

Defends how the selected evaluation type will ensure use of the findings and provide lessons learned that will continue to improve programs targeting this issue, but defense is cursory or illogical

Does not defend how the selected evaluation type will ensure use of the findings and provide lessons learned that will continue to improve programs targeting this issue

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Articulation of

Response

Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization

Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas

Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas

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Total 100%