assignment 5

HEA 540 Milestone Two Guidelines and Rubric

Recommendations Overview: The second milestone focuses on the recommendations you have developed after reviewing the data about your selected program. You will draw on your work from Modules Three, Four, and Five. Prompt: In this milestone, you will take the identified opportunity for improvement in the program from the case study or the program you selected and develop a plan for implementing it. You will discuss specific recommendations, strategies for implementing those recommendati ons, and an explanation of the standards and regulations related to your recommendations. Although the budget spreadsheet was the focus of this module’s discussion, you do not need to submit the spreadsheet as part of this milestone. Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

 Make recommendations for how you will address the program need that you identified. What, specifically, needs to happen to help the program meet its outcomes and meet institutional goals and objectives? Include a budget sheet to illustrate the costs of your recommendati ons.

 Develop strategies to implement the recommendations. Be sure to cite relevant sources to support your strategies. Consider which best practice methodologies exist that support your approach to addressing this type of program.

 Explain which regulatory and accreditation standards helped drive your recommendations. In other words, how have particular standards informed your decisions regarding the trajectory of this program?

Rubric Guidelines for Submission: Your paper should be a minimum of 5 pages in length (including title and reference pages) and submitted as a Microsoft Word document with headings, double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and citations in APA format.

Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (80%) Not Evident (0%) Value Recommendations Makes recommendati ons to addres s the

program need i denti fi ed, i ncl udi ng what needs to happen to hel p the program meet outcomes , i ns ti tuti onal goal s, and objecti ves ,

i ncl udi ng a budget s heet to i l l us trate the cos ts of the recommendati ons

Makes recommendati ons to addres s the

program need i denti fi ed, i ncl udi ng what needs to happen to hel p the program meet outcomes , i ns ti tuti onal goal s, and objecti ves ,

but not al l recommendati ons are l ogi cal or rel evant or does not i ncl ude a budget s heet to i l l ustrate the cos ts of the recommendati ons

Does not make recommendati ons to addres s

the program need i denti fi ed 30

Strategies to

Implement Recommendations

Devel ops s trategi es to i mpl ement the

recommendati ons , us i ng rel evant s ources to s upport the s trategi es

Devel ops s trategi es to i mpl ement the

recommendati ons , us i ng rel evant s ources to s upport the s trategi es , but not al l s trategi es are l ogi cal

Does not devel op s trategi es to i mpl ement

the recommendati ons 30

Regulatory and Accreditation

Standards

Expl ai ns whi ch regul atory and accredi tation s tandards hel ped dri ve the recommendati ons

Expl ai ns whi ch regul atory and accredi tation s tandards hel ped dri ve the recommendati ons , but expl anati on i s curs ory

or i l l ogical

Does not expl ai n whi ch regul atory or accredi tati on s tandards hel ped dri ve the recommendati ons

30

Articulation of Response

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

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

i deas

Submi s s i on has criti cal errors rel ated to headi ngs , 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%