Assignment

HLTH 644

Program Evaluation 1 Instructions

Overview: Program Evaluation 1 is a two part assignment that is to be completed in groups. In part one, groups will assume the role of public health officials and work to develop an assessment tool to evaluate summer camp programs for diabetic children. In part two, the group will then use the assessment tool they have designed to evaluate a specific camp website, assigned by the instructor. Additionally for part two, the group will create a PowerPoint presentation suitable to present to the designers of the camp program that highlights program effectiveness and provides recommendations to improve program weaknesses.

Part One – The Assessment Tool, the instructor will divide the class into groups. In, group members will begin working together as a team to develop an assessment tool to evaluate summer camp programs dedicated to meeting the needs of diabetic children and their families. Summer camps are a practical way to help diabetic children feel normal and better learn to cope with their disease. However, some camps are better equipped to meet the needs of a diabetic child than others.

The group must identify not only the medical needs of a diabetic child, but the complete physical, psychological, intellectual, social, and spiritual needs of the child as they develop their assessment tool. The assessment tool should be equipped to measure whether or not the camp program is adequately meeting the identified needs of the diabetic child. The group should also identify co-morbidities of diabetes mellitus and the assessment tool should be able to measure if the camp addresses these co-morbidities. As the assessment tool is created, it is important to remember that children may suffer from either type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Remember also that children targeted by camp programs may come from a variety of cultural, religious, and socio-economic backgrounds; therefore, the program must have an appropriate level of sensitivity to diversity and the assessment tool should measure this.

In developing the assessment tool, it may first be useful to determine what the needs of a diabetic child might be from what you have learned about diabetes in your readings or from outside sources (consider the CDC informational page concerning diabetes at school at http://www.cdc.gov/Features/DiabetesInSchool/). It may also be helpful to first identify what the co-morbidities of diabetes are as well as issues related to sensitivity to diversity. Then, determine what a short summer camp experience might be able to address practically in a short period of time. Finally, design criteria to measure how well a camp program meets the needs of a diabetic child, addresses co-morbidities, and the camp programs’ level of sensitivity to diversity. These criteria will form the foundation of your assessment tool. As you design your assessment tool, keep in mind that the tool should be designed to be completed by a public health professional. Alternatively, you may include a means to assess the camp on multiple levels such as via the campers, parents, and public health professional. Regardless of which direction you take your assessment tool(s), ensure there is a component that allows the public health professional to conduct an assessment of the camp. You will assume the role of a public health professional in Part 2 of this assignment, conducting an assessment of the camp website you are assigned to.

You are encouraged to review the grading rubric and instructions for Part 2 of this assignment prior to finalizing your work for Part 1. Use the Group Discussion Board forum to collaborate on this assignment. Your assessment tool is due The group should elect a group representative to submit the final assessment tool to the Group Discussion Board. Then, each student should submit a peer-evaluation form to evaluate the 3.

Part Two – The PowerPoint Presentation: After the assessment tool has been designed, the instructor will assign each group to a camp website, dedicated to helping diabetic children. During Module/Week 4, the group will use their assessment tool to evaluate the website and determine the effectiveness of the camp program in meeting diabetic children’s needs, educating diabetic children on co-morbidities, and addressing issues of diversity. The collected data will then be organized into a PowerPoint presentation suitable for presentation to the designers of the camp program to highlight program effectiveness and provide recommendations to improve program weaknesses.

Use the Group Discussion Board forum to collaborate. The group representative should submit the final PowerPoint presentation to the Group Discussion Board in Blackboard. The PowerPoint Presentation. As with the first part of the project, you will each be given the opportunity to evaluate the contributions of your fellow group members; 30% of the grade for Presentation Evaluation 1 – PowerPoint Presentation points) will be determined by the peer evaluation. The peer evaluation should be submitted to

Program Evaluation PowerPoint Presentation

Criteria	Levels of Achievement
	Advanced	Proficient	Developing	Not Present
Nature and scope of program	The PowerPoint accurately describes the nature and scope of the program being evaluated.	Nature or scope of the program are not adequately presented in slides.	Nature and scope of the program are not adequately presented.	Nature and scope of the program are not included in presentation.
Program services overview	The PowerPoint provides a comprehensive overview of the program services.	The PowerPoint provides an overview of the program services but the overview is missing key details.	The PowerPoint provides a limited overview of the program services. Overview does not comprehensively describe the program services offered.	No overview of the program services is provided.
Strengths of the program	The PowerPoint presentation fully illustrates the strengths of the program for all need areas.	Strengths of program are illustrated in slides for most need areas.	Strengths of program are minimally included or some need areas are missing in the discussion of strengths.	Strengths of program are not covered in slides.
Weaknesses of program	The PowerPoint presentation fully illustrates the program’s weaknesses.	Weaknesses are identified but are not thoroughly included.	Weaknesses are not thoroughly and clearly identified in slides.	No discussion of weaknesses of the program are included in the presentation.
Presentation conclusion	The final slide of the PowerPoint draws conclusions using positive language about the effectiveness of the program to reach stated goals.	A conclusion is provided but is lacking in positive tone or provides incomplete summary of program effectiveness.	A conclusion is provided but is not positive in tone and/or is missing a summary of program effectiveness.	No conclusion slide is provided in the PowerPoint.
Recommen-dations to improve effectiveness	The PowerPoint makes recommendations to improve the program’s effectiveness and recommendations align with identified weaknesses.	The PowerPoint makes recommendations to improve the program’s effectiveness but recommendations are incomplete or do not fully align with identified weaknesses.	The PowerPoint makes recommendations to improve the program’s effectiveness but recommendations are limited in nature and/or do not align with identified weaknesses.	Recommendations to improve program effectiveness are not provided.
Demonstration of adequate data collection	Data collected is well-organized, professionally displayed, and provides sufficient evidence of use of assessment tool.	Data was presented well but improvements in organization, professional appearance, or demonstration of adequate use of assessment tool were needed.	Data collected is not well-organized, is lacking in professional appearance, and/or does not display adequate utilization of assessment tool.	No data supporting the utilization of assessment tool are included in slides.
Inclusion of narrative	The narrative in the notes section of the presentation provides appropriate details beyond the bullet statements on the slides and flows well throughout the presentation.	The narrative in the notes section of the presentation is provided but is lacking in providing adequate details beyond the bullet statements on the slides or needs improvement in flow throughout the presentation.	The narrative in the notes section of the presentation is provided but is limited in nature and/or lacks flow and detail.	A narrative in the notes section of the presentation is not provided.
Suitability of presentation for program designers	The PowerPoint presentation is suitable for a presentation to the designers of the program: slides are professional in appearance, contain relevant and organized data, is appropriate in length, and stays focused on the program being evaluated.	The PowerPoint is mostly suitable for a presentation to the program designer but is lacking some key elements.	The PowerPoint is lacking in suitability for a presentation to the program designer in multiple areas.	Presentation is not suitable for the program designers.

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