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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