Assessment Plan Assignment week 4

CJ 550 Final Project Milestone Two Guidelines and Rubric

Overview: Assessment is an integral part of maximizing an organization’s performance. The assessment portion of a strategic plan determ ines whether or not the goals of the criminal justice department are being met. Assessment affects decisions about policies, standa rd operating procedures, training curriculum, and, budget.

Prompt: Submit a draft of the first three elements of the Assessment Plan section (Section III) of your final project. Keep in mind the importance of unbiased data collection while considering your assessment plan. Be sure to address all of the critical elements as outlined below.

Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

III. Assessment Plan: In this section, you will develop a plan to gather valid and reliable data in your p erformance assessment, and outline specific assessment strategies and sources of information.

A. Determine the organizational assessment strategy that would be most appropriate to use in your assessment of the selected subdivision of the organization. Justify your selection. For example, you might select an organization assessment plan or model, such as the systems model, to assess compliance and effectiveness of the subdivision with the mission.

B. Justify how your previously selected organizational assessment strategy will ensure you collect valid and reliable data in your performance assessment. For example, the systems model will allow you to examine the specific inputs such as resources, policies, and pro cedures that determine how far the organization is achieving its mission.

C. Outline the sources of data and information you will use to assess the organization's performance, justifying your selection of sources. For example, you might use crime report statistics to identify areas of high crime rates, or you m ight interview specific individuals to assess the effectiveness of policies and procedures within the organization.

Guidelines for Submission: Your paper must be submitted as a 2- to 3-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and at least three sources cited in APA format.

Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (80%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Assessment Plan: Assessment

Strategy

Determi nes the organi zati onal as s es s ment s trategy mos t appropri ate for the as s es s ment of the s el ected s ubdi vi s ion of the organi zati on, jus ti fying s el ecti on

Determi nes the organi zati onal as s es s ment s trategy mos t appropri ate for the as s es s ment of the s el ected s ubdi vi s ion of the organi zati on, jus ti fying s el ecti on, but wi th gaps i n detai l , l ogi c, or jus ti fi cati on

Does not determi ne the organi zati onal as s es s ment s trategy mos t appropri ate for the as s es s ment of the s el ected s ubdi vi s ion of the organi zati on

30

Assessment Plan: Valid and Reliable

Jus ti fi es how the previ ous l y s el ected organi zati onal as ses sment s trategy wi l l ens ure col l ecti on of val i d and rel i able data from the performance as s es s ment

Jus ti fi es how the previ ous l y s el ected organi zati onal as ses sment s trategy wi l l ens ure val i d and rel i able data from the performance as s es s ment, but wi th gaps i n detai l or l ogi c

Does not jus ti fy how the previ ous l y s el ected organi zati onal as ses sment s trategy wi l l ens ure val i d and rel i able data from the performance as s es s ment

30

Assessment Plan: Sources of Data

Outl i nes the s ources of data and i nformati on to be us ed to as s es s the organi zati on's performance, jus ti fyi ng s el ecti on of s ources

Outl i nes the s ources of data and i nformati on to be us ed to as s es s the organi zati on's performance, jus ti fyi ng s el ecti on of s ources , but wi th gaps i n detai l , l ogi c, or jus ti fi cati on

Does not outl i ne the s ources of data and i nformati on to be us ed to as s es s the organi zati on's performance

30

Articulation of Response

Submi s s i on has no major errors rel ated to ci tati ons , grammar, s pel l i ng, s yntax, or organi zati on

Submi s s i on has major errors rel ated to ci tati ons , grammar, s pel l i ng, s yntax, or organi zati on that negati vel y i mpact readabi l ity and arti culation of mai n i deas

Submi s s i on has criti cal errors rel ated to ci tati ons , grammar, s pel l i ng, s yntax, or organi zati on that prevent unders tandi ng of i deas

10

Total 100%