5-2 Module Five Project Preparation

IHP 670 Module Five Project Preparation Guidelines and Rubric

Overview

Thus far, you have iden�fied a health or healthcare problem and completed your needs assessment for this program. You decided to use the logic model for your program planning and have

already started building the model.

Now, you must plan the budget for your program. Budge�ng is the process of crea�ng a plan that shows when the money will be spent, why it will be spent, and whether it will be covered by

income from a funding source. No ma�er what the need for a program is, it requires a well-planned budget. Without a well-es�mated, pre-approved budget, no program can move forward.

In this assignment, you will fill in the Proposed Program Budget Template provided for your program with appropriate figures and then give the ra�onale for your budget es�ma�ons. Before

your program plan can be implemented, your senior management needs to know the costs associated with the in-house and acquired resources for the first 12 months of your program, the

costs incurred once, and the ongoing expenses. They also need you to determine the expected sources of program income, which may include revenue from billing, savings, dona�ons, or

grant funding, along with the amount expected from each source. You will provide the es�mated program budget to your senior management to help them make financial decisions related to

your program.

Prompt

Fill out your proposed first-year program budget, and write a reflec�on on the items you included in the budget, as well as their es�mated costs or revenues.

Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:

1. Purpose of the Budget: Describe the purpose of your program budget, along with your approach toward budge�ng.

2. Resource Costs: Es�mate the resource costs for your program, including the in-house and acquired resources for 12 months, and explain why these resources are essen�al for the

program. Consider the following ques�ons to guide your response:

How would you differen�ate between in-house and acquired resources?

Which calcula�ons would you use to es�mate resource costs for 12 months?

3. One-Time Costs: Determine the one-�me costs for your program, and describe why this calcula�on is important for es�ma�ng the program budget. Consider the following ques�on to

guide your response:

Which resources would you include under the one-�me costs? Provide a ra�onale for each inclusion.

4. Ongoing Costs: Determine the components of ongoing costs you would list under this category. Consider the following ques�ons to guide your response:

Which resources would you include under ongoing (con�nuing) costs? Provide a ra�onale for each inclusion.

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5. Expected Sources of Income, Savings, and Funding: Determine the expected income, savings, and/or funding sources for your program, and describe how they meet your expense

needs. Consider the following ques�ons to guide your response:

Which types of funding would you prefer for your program and why?

Would the program’s income sustain your program into the second year?

Note that all the claims in your deliverable should be evidence based. Your cita�ons 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 one source overall. Refer to the Shapiro Library Guide: Nursing—Graduate

located in the Start Here sec�on of the course for addi�onal support. If you need wri�ng support, access the Online Wri�ng Center through the Academic Support module of your course.

What to Submit

Your submission should include both your completed Proposed Program Budget Template Excel and a 2- to 3-page Word document with your reflec�on. Also include a �tle page. Use 12-

point Times New Roman font, double spacing, and one-inch margins. Sources should be cited according to APA style.

Module Five Project Preparation Rubric

Criteria Exemplary (100%) Proficient (90%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Purpose of Budget Exceeds proficiency in an

excep�onally clear and

insigh�ul manner, using

industry-specific language

Describes the purpose of the

budget for the program and

shares a brief descrip�on of the

approach toward budge�ng

Shows progress toward

proficiency, but with errors or

omissions

Does not a�empt criterion 15

Resource Costs Exceeds proficiency in an

excep�onally clear and

insigh�ul manner, using

industry-specific language

Es�mates resource costs for

the program, including in-

house and acquired resources

for 12 months, and explains

why these resources are

essen�al for the program

Shows progress toward

proficiency, but with errors or

omissions

Does not a�empt criterion 15

One-Time Costs Exceeds proficiency in an

excep�onally clear and

insigh�ul manner, using

industry-specific language

Determines one-�me costs for

the program and describes

their importance in program

budget es�ma�on

Shows progress toward

proficiency, but with errors or

omissions

Does not a�empt criterion 15

Ongoing Costs Exceeds proficiency in an

excep�onally clear and

insigh�ul manner, using

industry-specific language

Determines components of

ongoing costs that need to be

listed under this category

Shows progress toward

proficiency, but with errors or

omissions

Does not a�empt criterion 15

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Criteria Exemplary (100%) Proficient (90%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Expected Sources of Income,

Savings, and Funding

Exceeds proficiency in an

excep�onally clear and

insigh�ul manner, using

industry-specific language

Determines expected income,

savings, and/or funding sources

for the program and describes

how they meet expense needs

Shows progress toward

proficiency, but with errors or

omissions

Does not a�empt criterion 15

Ar�cula�on of Response Exceeds proficiency in an

excep�onally clear and

insigh�ul manner

Clearly conveys meaning with

correct grammar, sentence

structure, and spelling,

demonstra�ng an

understanding of audience and

purpose

Shows progress toward

proficiency, but with errors in

grammar, sentence structure,

and spelling, nega�vely

impac�ng readability

Submission has cri�cal errors in

grammar, sentence structure,

and spelling, preven�ng

understanding of ideas

10

Professional Sources Incorporates more than one

professional, current (within

the last five years) source, or

use of source is excep�onally

insigh�ul

Incorporates one professional,

current (within the last five

years) source that supports

claims

Incorporates one source that is

not professional, not current

(within the last five years), or

does not fully support claims

Does not incorporate sources 10

APA Style Formats in-text cita�ons and

reference list according to APA

style with no errors

Formats in-text cita�ons and

reference list according to APA

style with fewer than five

errors

Formats in-text cita�ons and

reference list according to APA

style with five or more errors

Does not format in-text

cita�ons and reference list

according to APA style

5

Total: 100%

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