6-1 Module Six Program Critique

IHP 670 Module Six Program Critique Guidelines and Rubric

Overview

You will complete five program cri�que assignments in the course to support your work as you prepare for your final project. These assignments ask that you cri�que a program described

within an iden�fied ar�cle located in the module’s resources. These ar�cles 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 cri�que certain program components, such as resources, ac�vi�es, outcome measures, use of feedback loops, assump�ons,

and external barriers. Once planners have iden�fied 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 prac�ce, and others. You will focus on these different concepts, in turn,

through the program cri�ques. As you develop your program cri�que skills, you will be asked to iden�fy areas that could be or need to be improved and offer recommenda�ons.

In this assignment, you will cri�que a health or healthcare program selected for you. It is the program cri�que reading in the Resources sec�on of the module. This is the only reading that can

be used for this assignment.

This assignment will help you examine ac�vi�es used to improve par�cipa�on in a sexual and reproduc�ve health program. Pay par�cular a�en�on to the ac�vity that was designed to

remove an external barrier to care. Focus your cri�que on elements such as the risks involved, the benefits or desired results, and the intended results achieved to evaluate the program’s

ability to adjust.

This program cri�que will help you plan for the risks and external barriers to your program and improve the program’s ability to adjust and adapt over �me.

Prompt

Write a program cri�que that examines a health or healthcare program intended to meet a specific health need.

Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:

1. External Barriers to Care: Describe why it is important to iden�fy barriers that impede an individual’s or a group’s access to care. Consider the following ques�on to guide your

response:

Why do you think the use of vouchers was effec�ve or ineffec�ve in achieving desired results?

2. Program Risks: Describe why iden�fying poten�al risks is important in program planning. Consider the following ques�ons to guide your response:

What two risks did the program create?

What ac�ons would you take to minimize these risks?

3. Program Benefits: Describe what secondary benefits are achieved in addi�on to the desired results and their importance to stakeholders and the overall program. Consider the

following ques�ons to guide your response:

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Why is it important to appreciate these secondary benefits?

How would you let other program planners know about these secondary benefits?

4. Impact on Desired Results: Determine whether the planned ac�vi�es achieved the desired results for the program and why you feel they did or did not achieve these results. Consider

the following ques�on to guide your response:

How might the ac�vi�es be adjusted for improving the program’s desired results if the program were to run again in the future?

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 be a 2- to 3-page Word document. Also include a �tle page. Use 12-point Times New Roman font, double spacing, and one-inch margins. You should include a

minimum of two sources. Sources should be cited according to APA style.

Module Six Program Critique Rubric

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

External Barriers to Care Exceeds proficiency in an

excep�onally clear and

insigh�ul manner, using

industry-specific language

Describes why it is important

to iden�fy barriers that impede

an individual’s or a group’s

access to care

Shows progress toward

proficiency, but with errors or

omissions

Does not a�empt criterion 20

Program Risks Exceeds proficiency in an

excep�onally clear and

insigh�ul manner, using

industry-specific language

Describes why iden�fying

poten�al risks is important in

program planning

Shows progress toward

proficiency, but with errors or

omissions

Does not a�empt criterion 20

Program Benefits Exceeds proficiency in an

excep�onally clear and

insigh�ul manner, using

industry-specific language

Describes what secondary

benefits are achieved in

addi�on to the desired results

and their importance to

stakeholders and the overall

program

Shows progress toward

proficiency, but with errors or

omissions

Does not a�empt criterion 20

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

Impact on Desired Results Exceeds proficiency in an

excep�onally clear and

insigh�ul manner, using

industry-specific language

Determines whether planned

ac�vi�es achieved the desired

results for the program and

why they did or did not achieve

these results

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 two

professional, current (within

the last five years) sources, or

use of sources is excep�onally

insigh�ul

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 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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