Behavioral Systems Analysis Project

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Behavioral Systems Analysis Project

• Melody Taylor

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Behavioral Systems Analysis Project

• I would like to recognize those who make it all
  possible
• Dr. Malott
• Andrea Juarez
• Woan Tian Chow
• Mark Klann Jr.
• Kendra Priest
• Kristin Hustyi
• Hui Ling Loh
• Melody Taylor

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Behavioral Systems Analysis Project

• The 6 steps of BSA are the driving force behind
  Dr. Malotts
• Behavioral Analysis Training System.
• Behavioral Research Supervisory System
• is the performance manager for the entire
• system.

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Mission Statement

• Teach students the principles of Behavior
  Analysis in order to provide them with the skills
  and training necessary to analyze problems in
  real settings and increase their knowledge and
  fluency of those principles to improve the
  well-being and functioning of organizations and
  society.

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Behavioral Systems Analysis Project

• BSAP provides an opportunity for students to
  apply the principles of behavior analysis in an
  organizational setting in order to
• Improve professional and social skills
• Build a strong repertoire in doing system
  analysis
• Conduct on-site performance management
• Develop a measurement system
• Design interventions

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Undergraduate Roles in BSAP

• Attending weekly BSAP system meetings Class
• Maintaining attendance for the BSAP classes
• Revising/ creating job-aids power points
• Creating individual meeting sign-up rosters
• Emailing reminders to students BSAP Team
• Working on a mini-project

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Spring 2005

• BSAP became a formally structured class in spring
  of
• 2005 I was a student in this class. From my
  point of
• view, a disconnect that existed within the system
  was
• finding a job site willing to participate for the
  semester.
• Prior to this semester, BSAP was offered as an
• independent project and the instructor met once a
  week
• with the students to track their progress.

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Accomplishments Disconnects

• The challenges being faced by our current
• system serve as practice for real life in our
• careers as behavior analysts. Just like in real
• life, the most commonly used solutions involve
• better communication. The following are a few
• challenges faced by the BSAP system.

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Fall 2005 Disconnect

• Each semester job aids and power point
  presentations are revised
• Not all revisions make it to the final collection
  of course materials
• Lack of communication and teamwork
• Securing job-sites for students

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Fall 2005 Revisions

• During this semester we revised the way we worked
  by maintaining good communication to ensure all
  revisions are tracked. The BSAP Team had
  pre-existing course material to revise to
  enhance the overall quality of the job aids,
  worksheets, and PowerPoint Presentations.

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Spring 2006

• The communication from fall 2005 assisted the
  BSAP Team in ensuring students would get started
  right away by providing business sites for
  students in need. Four out of seven currently
  registered students are using the provided
  business sites. This also enabled us to workshop
  current issues and pinpoints within those
  pre-existing business sites.

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Spring 2006 Revisions

• Another new tool was created for the BSAP Team
  Woan Tian assigned permanent tasks for each
  assistant to ensure all of our team goals are
  being met. This change will provide the BSAP
  students with the greatest amount of assistance
  from us.

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Spring 2006 Revisions

• Something that has recently developed in BSAP
  involves the students working together to assist
  one another with their projects. During each
  class the students present their data and receive
  feedback from their peers.

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Spring 2006 Revisions

• Now that we are providing a workshop environment
  for the students, I am witnessing more teamwork
  within the class. Students have requested a
  class contact roster to set up IOA (inter
  observer agreement) for their projects.

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Continuity

• Continuity is created at each systems meeting.
• The issues that arise during our meetings
• become assigned tasks. All of these tasks
• are necessary for the BSAP Team to be
• successful in developing skilled students within
• BSAP.

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Continuity

• I feel giving the highlights of our mission
• to the next 1st year masters student will help
  the next BSAP Team build upon our success.

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Staying Connected

• My mini project is to create a format for
• a Systems CD that will be updated by the
• end of each semester, which will ensure
• future continuity for BSAP.
• This CD will be supplemental to
• the System Supervisor Manual and given
• to the next BSAP graduate supervisor.

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Staying Connected

• Some recommendations so far include
• Utilize your undergraduate assistants for weekly
  tasks.
• Take the system class and the research methods
  class while instructing BSAP in order to have a
  better understanding and knowledge about OBM and
  systems.
• Take the Advanced System Class to broaden your
  applied experience in system analysis.

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Staying Connected

• A training program is needed for 1st yr. MA to
  see what right looks like in OBM/ Performance
  Management.
• Maintain a record of class and system meetings
  for future reference.
• Ensure the BSAP Team has a CD with the most
  recent revisions by the end of each semester.

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Continuity Accountability

• Woan Tian, Mark, I have organized
• a system that works for good continuity.
• At the end of this semester we will work together
  to finalize the System
• Supervisors Manual. The manual will
• be updated by each outgoing Supervisor
• to maintain the future of BSAP.

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Students Evaluation Fall 2006
Very Low
Average
Very High
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Managers Evaluation Fall 2006
Level of satisfaction with the outcome
How valuable is the project
Very Low
Average
Very High
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Future Concerns for BSAP

• Primary focus for the incoming BSAP Team
• Certify the students on
• Identifying a pin point
• Developing a measurement system
• Organizing data

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Personal Experience

• I have been involved with BSAP for three
  semesters and have enjoyed watching it develop
  into a well organized system.
• I feel being a student first is crucial to
  assisting the new students.

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Personal Experience

• My first semester as an undergraduate assistant
  was challenging. The 499 course layout was
  confusing in the beginning and I was grateful for
  Marks guidance. Once I learned the routine and
  how to use a computer well, my tasks became
  easier to accomplish.

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Personal Experience

• I am also grateful for BCW, I learned how to
  properly maneuver through some commonly used
  Microsoft Software and this set me up for
  success.

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Personal Experience

• My second semester as an undergraduate assistant
  has went well. I have learned how to hold myself
  accountable. I have the experience and ability
  to really help the BSAP students this semester by
  foreseeing common challenges faced by many
  students.

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Personal Experience

• I am pleased to see this semester develop some
  long term changes within BSAP operations by
  providing a work shop environment for the
  students during class. Hopefully BSAP will be
  recognized as a practicum in the future, giving
  students another option to fulfill the practicum
  requirement to graduate.

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Personal Experience

• My personal goal is to be a future graduate
  supervisor for BSAP. I have enjoyed being a part
  of the graduate system as an undergraduate
  assistant and would like the opportunity to
  continue to make improvements within this system.

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Faces of BSAP
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BSAP Team
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Any Questions
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