HCM 700 Milestone Six Guidelines and Rubric
Prompt
For Milestone Six, you will submit a draft of your evaluation methodologies section. You will provide a comprehensive description of how your organization (and potential funders) will know the program is successful. Items to consider include methods for measuring success, who will be performing the evaluation, and how the methods will be selected. You should also include your plan for gathering data, using test instruments, analyzing data, using evaluation for program improvements, and any specific evaluation reports that should be produced.
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
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Evaluation Methodologies
Provide a comprehensive description of how your organization (and potential funders) will know the program is successful. Items to consider include methods for measuring success, who will be performing the evaluation, which two methods of evaluation will be used (you must include one type of financial evaluation and one other evaluation method), and how the methods will be selected.
You should also include your plan for gathering data, including the identification of the sources from where the data will be acquired (CMS, quality data, leapfrog, turnover rates, etc.); analyzing data; using evaluation for program improvements; and any specific evaluation reports that should be produced. Recall and incorporate different types of program evaluation (process evaluation, outcome evaluation, formative evaluation, summative evaluation, cost-benefit evaluation, and cost-effectiveness evaluation) from the program-evaluation course.
What to Submit
The draft of your evaluation methodologies section should be submitted as a 3- to 4-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Any references should be cited in APA format. Use appropriate headings to identify each critical element.
Milestone Six Rubric
| Criteria | Exemplary (100%) | Proficient (90%) | Needs Improvement (70%) | Not Evident (0%) | Value |
| Methods of Measuring Success |
| Criteria | Exemplary (100%) | Proficient (90%) | Needs Improvement (70%) | Not Evident (0%) | Value |
| Data Gathering | Meets “Proficient” criteria and demonstrates a strong understanding of data gathering methods | Discusses how data will be gathered and describes the chosen test instruments | Discusses how data will be gathered but does not describe the chosen test instruments | Does not discuss how data will be gathered | 30 |
| Data Analysis | Meets “Proficient” criteria and demonstrates a strong understanding of program evaluation | Includes a plan for analyzing data and how evaluation will be used for program improvements | Includes a plan for analyzing data but not how evaluation will be used for program improvements | Does not include a plan for analyzing data | 30 |
| Articulation of Response | Submission is free of errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, and organization and is presented in a professional and easy-to- read format | 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 | 10 |
| Total: | 100% | ||||
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