For this second milestone, you will determine the most important evaluation questions and the evaluation design that you will use for your final program evaluation plan. The evaluation focus will depend on the program stage of development as well as what stakeholders want to learn about the program. The evaluation questions will be described in term of the evaluation standards of utility, feasibility, propriety, and accuracy. The evaluation design will be described in terms of implementation, outcome, or mixed methods. The purpose of this milestone is to establish the priorities and methods that will be used to evaluate the program.
For this second milestone, you will determine the most important evaluation questions and the evaluation design that you will use for your final program evaluation plan. The evaluation focus will depend on the program stage of development as well as what stakeholders want to learn about the program. The evaluation questions will be described in term of the evaluation standards of utility, feasibility, propriety, and accuracy. The evaluation design will be described in terms of implementation, outcome, or mixed methods. The purpose of this milestone is to establish the priorities and methods that will be used to evaluate the program.
For this second milestone, you will determine the most important evaluation questions and the evaluation design that you will use for your final program evaluation plan. The evaluation focus will depend on the program stage of development as well as what stakeholders want to learn about the program. The evaluation questions will be described in term of the evaluation standards of utility, feasibility, propriety, and accuracy. The evaluation design will be described in terms of implementation, outcome, or mixed methods. The purpose of this milestone is to establish the priorities and methods that will be used to evaluate the program.
Overview: For this milestone, due in Module Four, you will determine the most important evaluation questions and the evaluation design to be used in your final
program evaluation plan. The evaluation focus will depend on the program stage of development and what stakeholders want to learn about the program. The
evaluation questions will be described in terms of the evaluation standards (utility, feasibility, propriety, and accuracy). The evaluation design will be described as
either implementation, outcome, or mixed methods. The purpose of this milestone is to establish the priorities and methods that will be used to evaluate the
program.
Prompt: First, provide an introduction to your program evaluation plan that includes a summary of the selected program, the public health issue addressed by
the program, the program stage of development, and community stakeholders identified for the evaluation.
Next, specify the evaluation design to be used from the three types introduced in the course: implementation/process, outcome, or mixed method. Based on the
evaluation type chosen, specify the 3–5 evaluation questions that will be the focus for the evaluation. Examine the CDC standards of utility, feasibility, propriety,
and accuracy to determine if this set of questions meets the needs of this evaluation. Analyze how the program evaluation will provide answers to questions that
will ensure use in the community.
Review the grading rubric below as well as CDC evaluation guide Step 3 and address the following critical elements:
• Introduction: (Note: This introduction is similar to the summary of the program and the community being evaluated that you included in Milestone One
and is being provided here again, with a slight variation, for context. You will further refine this introduction when you submit your final program
evaluation plan.)
o Describe the program and community selected for the evaluation and the public health issue addressed by the program.
o Describe the stage of development of the program in the selected community.
o Identify community stakeholders for this program evaluation.
• Evaluating the Selected Program: Describe what type of evaluation you will use to evaluate the program.
o The evaluation types covered in the course include implementation/process, outcome, or mixed method. Specify which one of these you are
using for this evaluation.
o Indicate why the selected evaluation type is appropriate given the program stage of development.
• Evaluation Questions: Specify 3–5 evaluation questions that are appropriate to the program stage of development and address stakeholder questions
about the program.
o List the evaluation questions that will be used for your project. Review the CDC evaluation guide for types of questions that are often posed for
process evaluations and outcome evaluations.
o Indicate which program elements will be examined by each question.
o Summarize how the questions address each of the CDC standards including utility, feasibility, propriety, and accuracy.
• Ensure Use of the Findings:
o How will the evaluation type you have chosen ensure use of the findings and provide lessons learned that will continue to improve programs
targeting this issue?
Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: Milestone Two should be submitted as a 3- to 5-page Word document, using double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, oneinch margins, and the latest edition of the APA manual for formatting and citations. You should expect to have a minimum of 3 sources cited. (Note: To meet
“Exemplary” criteria for this critical element in the final project grading rubric, you will need to include 4–8 sources.) The resources should be a combination of
governmental citations related to community characteristics and scholarly resources related to the program and health condition.
Please note that the grading rubric for this milestone submission is not identical to that of the final project. The Final Project Rubric will include an additional
“Exemplary” category that provides guidance as to how you can go above and beyond “Proficient” in your final submission.
Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Introduction Describes the program and community
selected for the evaluation and the public
health issue addressed by the program,
the stage of development of the program
in the selected community, and identifies
community stakeholders
Describes the program and community
selected for the evaluation and the public
health issue addressed by the program,
but description does not accurately
indicate the stage of development of the
program in the selected community, or
does not accurately identify community
stakeholders
Does not describe the program and
community selected for the evaluation or
the public health issue addressed by the
program
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Evaluating the Selected
Program
Explains the type of evaluation that will be
used when evaluating the selected
program and justifies why this type will
help meet the identified goals of the
evaluation
Explains the type of evaluation that will be
used when evaluating the selected
program and justifies why this type will
help meet the identified goals of the
evaluation, but explanation is cursory,
illogical, or contains inaccuracies
Does not explain the type of evaluation
that will be used when evaluating the
selected program or justify why this type
will help meet the identified goals of the
evaluation
22
Evaluation Questions Discusses the types of evaluation
questions that can be addressed using the
selected evaluation design
Discusses the types of evaluation
questions that can be addressed using the
selected evaluation design, but discussion
is cursory or illogical
Does not discuss the types of evaluation
questions that can be addressed using the
selected evaluation design
22
Ensure Use of the
Findings
Defends how the selected evaluation type
will ensure use of the findings and provide
lessons learned that will continue to
improve programs targeting this issue
Defends how the selected evaluation type
will ensure use of the findings and provide
lessons learned that will continue to
improve programs targeting this issue, but
defense is cursory or illogical
Does not defend how the selected
evaluation type will ensure use of the
findings and provide lessons learned that
will continue to improve programs
targeting this issue
22
Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Articulation of
Response
Submission has no major errors related to
citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or
organization
Submission has major errors related to
citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or
organization that negatively impact
readability and articulation of main ideas
Submission has critical errors related to
citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or
organization that prevent understanding
of ideas
12
Total 100%