Program critique

IHP 670 Module Three 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. The program is described in the program critique reading found in the Resources section of the module.

This is the only reading that can be used for this assignment. Analyze the information based on expected and actual outcomes, the effectiveness of the program, and the areas of improvement.

This activity will help you analyze the identified program’s flaws and/or shortfalls and understand how these could have been avoided or addressed. Your analysis will help you to take

preventive measures while planning your own program for the course project.

Prompt

Write a program critique analysis that critically examines a health or healthcare program intended to meet a specific health need.

Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:

1. Program Outcomes: Program Outcomes: Explain how the program achieves its desired outcomes. Consider the following questions to guide your response:

Is there a gap between the expected and actual program outcomes? Explain why or why not.

Would you change any of the outcome measures?

2. Program Effectiveness: Program Effectiveness: Describe whether you consider this program effective or ineffective, including examples and evidence to support your claims. Consider the following

question to guide your response:

What would you need to know about any program to decide if it is effective?

3. Analysis of Improvement Areas: Analysis of Improvement Areas: Analyze the areas of improvement needed concerning the program’s data collection, analysis, or outcome measures. Consider the following

questions to guide your response:

Which two areas related to data collection and analysis do you believe need to be addressed to improve this program?

Which two areas related to outcome measures do you believe need to be addressed to improve this program?

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, at least one of which should be separate from your own research.

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 Three 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

Program OutcomesProgram Outcomes Exceeds proficiency in an

exceptionally clear and

insightful manner, using

industry-specific language

Explains how the program

achieves its desired outcomes

Shows progress toward

proficiency, but with errors or

omissions

Does not attempt criterion 30

Program EffectivenessProgram Effectiveness Exceeds proficiency in an

exceptionally clear and

insightful manner, using

industry-specific language

Describes whether the program

is considered effective or

ineffective, including examples

and evidence to support claims

Shows progress toward

proficiency, but with errors or

omissions

Does not attempt criterion 30

Analysis of ImprovementAnalysis of Improvement

AreasAreas

Exceeds proficiency in an

exceptionally clear and

insightful manner, using

Analyzes needed areas of

improvement concerning the

program’s data collection,

Shows progress toward

proficiency, but with errors or

omissions

Does not attempt criterion 15

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industry-specific language analysis, or outcome measures

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

the last five years) sources, or

use of sources is exceptionally

insightful

Incorporates two professional,

current (within the last five

years) sources that support

claims

Incorporates fewer than two

professional, current (within

the last five years) sources, or

not all sources support claims

Does not incorporate sources 10

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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