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HSM 270 Week 1 Assignment Program Planning and
Evaluation Paper
HSM 270 Entire Course
HSM 270 Week 1 Assignment Program Planning and
Evaluation Paper HSM 270 Week 1 CheckPoint
Program Planning and Grant Proposals HSM 270 Week
1 CheckPoint Program Planning Terminology HSM 270
Week 2 CheckPoint Grants in Human Services HSM
270 week 2 DQ 1 and DQ 2 HSM 270 Week 3
Assignment Steps to Writing a Grant Proposal HSM
270 Week 3 CheckPoint Grant Proposals HSM 270
Week 4 CheckPoint Project Wide or Objective
Oriented Eva HSM 270 week 4 DQ 1 and DQ 2
Assignment Program Planning and Evaluation
Paper   Read all of the fictional program
scenarios in Appendix B and choose one to work
with throughout the course.   Compare program
planning with program evaluation in human
services organizations. Describe how the two
components are related.   Identify specific
examples of how program planning and evaluation
interrelate in your chosen scenario in Appendix
B.   Identify technical and political aspects of
program planning and evaluation you might
encounter in the program scenario you chose, and
explain how these aspects could affect your
planning and evaluation process.  
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HSM 270 Week 1 CheckPoint Program Planning
Terminology
HSM 270 Week 1 CheckPoint Program Planning
  CheckPoint Program Planning and Grant
Proposals   Explain the relationship between
program planning and grant proposals. When
describing each component, address their
similarities and differences as well as how they
relate to each other.   Postyour explanation in
200 to 300 words in Assignments in the
Gradebook.  
CheckPoint Program Planning Terminology   Compl
ete the Program Planning Terminology Multimedia
located  Imagine that you just received a new
position as a program manager for a human
services program. Write a 200- to 300-word email
to a friend describing the new position and its
responsibilities, incorporating all of the
vocabulary words. Post your Assignment in the
Gradebook.  
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HSM 270 Week 2 DQ 1 and DQ 2
HSM 270 Week 2 CheckPoint Grants in Human Services
CheckPoint Grants in Human Services   Explain 
the role grants play in the human services field.
Explain how and when grants are important to a
human services program. Are grants more vital to
some programs than others? Explain your
reasoning.   Post your response in 200 to 300
words in Assignments in the Gradebook.  
Discussion Questions   Give three examples of
the importance of grants in the human service
field.   Identify four preplanning considerations
in applying for a grant.  
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HSM 270 Week 3 CheckPoint Grant Proposals
HSM 270 Week 3 Assignment Steps to Writing a
Grant Proposal
Assignment Steps to Writing a Grant
Proposal   Summarize the steps to writing a grant
proposal for the scenario you chose from Appendix
B   Outline the grant proposal writing process
from beginning to end. Create a needs and problem
statement for the scenario.   Ensure the summary
consists of 1,050 to 1,700 words and is in
paragraph form.   Format your paper according to
APA guidelines.   Post in the Assignments section
of the Gradebook.
CheckPoint Grant Proposals   Describe the
general attributes of a grant proposal. Be sure
to address the function of a grant proposal, the
purpose of a grant proposal, and how a grant
proposal relates to a program plan.   Post your
response in 200 to 300 words in the Assignments
section of the Gradebook.  
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HSM 270 Week 4 DQ 1 and DQ 2
HSM 270 Week 4 CheckPoint Project Wide or
Objective Oriented Eva
CheckPoint Financial Ratios   CheckPoint Projec
t-Wide or Objective-Oriented Evaluations   Provide
 a brief summary of your selected program from
Appendix B and discuss whether you would use a
project-wide evaluation plan or an
objective-oriented evaluation plan. Explain the
reasoning behind your choice and why you
preferred one plan over the other.   Post your
response in 200 to 300 words in Assignments in
the Gradebook.  
Discussion Questions   What is the empowerment
evaluation approach for human services
organizations?  When would the empowerment
evaluation approach be appropriate for the human
services field? When would it be inappropriate?
Use the context of your chosen scenario from
Appendix B to support your position.
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HSM 270 Week 5 CheckPoint Process and Outcome
Evaluations
HSM 270 Week 5 Assignment Scenario Evaluation Plan
  Create an evaluation plan for your chosen
scenario in Appendix B that analyzes the program
for process and outcome evaluations.   Describe th
e types of evaluations you would include in your
evaluation plan and how each would serve to
analyze various processes or intended outcomes in
700 to 1,050 words.   Explain the measurement
tools you would use and why.   Format your paper
according to APA guidelines.   Post in the
Assignments section of the Gradebook.  
CheckPoint Process and Outcome
Evaluations   Complete the Process and Outcome
Evaluations Multimedia located   Summarize the
characteristics of process and outcome
evaluations. Provide two examples of each type of
evaluation.   Post your response in 200 to 300
words in Assignments in the Gradebook.    
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HSM 270 Week 6 DQ 1 and DQ 2
HSM 270 Week 6 CheckPoint Revised Evaluation Plan
CheckPoint Revised Evaluation Plan   Create a
revised version of your original evaluation
plan   Review your instructors feedback from
your evaluation plan in Week Five. Consider your
groups list of essential elements for a program
plan. Make improvements to your evaluation plan
based on the feedback from your instructor and
your list of essential elements. Are there areas
you should incorporate into your evaluation plan
that you did not address before? Post in
Assignments in the Gradebook.  
Discussion Questions   Discuss the necessary
elements of an effective program plan from the
initial idea through the evaluation stage. What
elements are essential to all programs? What
special considerations might be necessary?
Produce a list that identifies 5 to 10 elements
essential to an effective program plan.   Refine
your list to include what you feel are the 5 most
essential elements of an effective program.
Choose one of the three model programs from
Chapter 7 in your text. Does the model program
address all the elements you identified as
essential to a program plan? Explain how the
program does or does not meet these
expectations.   
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HSM 270 Week 7 CheckPoint Program Improvement
Opportunities
HSM 270 Week 7 Assignment Stakeholder Influences
on Programs
Assignment Stakeholder Influences   Programs
must often cater to the needs or expectations of
many stakeholders, which may include the program
administrator and staff, the funding institution,
and the community the program serves. In any
human services program, one of the most
influential stakeholders is the funding
institution. The funding institution often has
its own expectations for the program and its
evaluation.   Describe how the needs and
expectations of stakeholders influence
CheckPoint Program Improvement
Opportunities   Identify where the program
planning and evaluation process can provide
opportunities for program improvement.   Explain t
he how program evaluation can improve a program.
Consider both the manager and funder perspectives
as you look for program improvement
opportunities.   Post your response in 200 to 300
words in Assignments in the Gradebook.  
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HSM 270 Week 8 DQ 1 and DQ 2
HSM 270 Week 8 CheckPoint Alternative Funding
CheckPoint Alternative Funding   Brainstorm 
ideas for alternative funding for the program you
selected from Appendix B. Search the Internet or
contact local human services organizations for
ideas on obtaining nontraditional
funding.   Post a 200- to 300-word response that
describes your plan to obtain nontraditional
funding for your program in
Discussion Questions   Identify three
nontraditional sources of funding including the
URLs. How could this nontraditional funding
benefit your scenario?   Why do we need
nontraditional funding along with traditional
funding especially in this economic time?  
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HSM 270 Week 9 Final A Program Summary
HSM 270 Week 9 Capstone CheckPoint
Capstone CheckPoint   Answer the
following   Programs are often smaller pieces of
a larger human services organization. How will
the organizations mission affect your
program? Why is it important to make sure your
program is oriented to the organizations mission
and purpose?      
Final Project Program Summary   Summarize the
process of a programs development based on the
program scenario you have used throughout the
course from Appendix B. Include the following
sections   Overview of the program Assessment Nee
ds and problem statement
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