A research-supported discussion of the importance of identifying the mission, goals, and objectives

Details:

Before data collection takes place in a program evaluation, those carrying out the evaluation need to respond to certain issues and make fundamental decisions. Evaluators must have clear knowledge of the program and its rationale, what information must be collected to make major decisions, the interventive methods to be used in the evaluation, the target audience for the information from the evaluation, when the information is needed, and what resources are available to collect the information.

General Requirements:

Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:

• Locate a mission statement and program description from one existing organization to use as examples for this assignment.
• Instructors will be using a grading rubric to grade the assignments. It is recommended that learners review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment in order to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.
• Doctoral learners are required to use APA style for their writing assignments. The APA Style Guide is located in the Student Success Center.
• This assignment requires that at least two additional scholarly research sources related to this topic, and at least one in-text citation from each source be included.
• You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

Directions:

To assure that you are using an authentic mission statement and program description as examples for the assignment, locate a mission statement and program description from an existing organization. Directly quote and include the mission statement at the beginning of your paper being certain to cite and reference the source appropriately.

Write a paper (1,000 words) in which you describe the basic evaluation plan of this program. Include the following in your paper:

1. A research-supported discussion of the importance of identifying the mission, goals, and objectives of a program before gathering program evaluation data.
2. A discussion of the research theory and process involved in developing performance indicators for a program.
3. A discussion of the theory and process involved in developing questions to guide the design of a program evaluation plan.
4. A research-based rationale for the selection of tools for forecasting potential changes to the program, including projected changes in technology, agency clientele, and future opportunities and obstacles that face the future of the organization.

Presentation

Create a PowerPoint presentation on a topic of your choice. It can be on your hobbies, work, or anything you feel passionate about. Each presentation should contain the following:

• Five slides
• First slide should be the title of the presentation and your name
• A title on each slide which is centered
• Text
• A Design theme
• Bullet points on at least two slides
• A Design theme
• An image on at least one slide
• One slide transition applied to all slides
• Slide notes in slide 1 include last name and GID number
• Slide notes to provide more information for slides 2 through 5

NOTE: No templates are to be used for this assignment

The goal is to show that you understand specifically how to create a presentation. Please remember that presentations are not supposed to be a reading assignment for the audience but rather main points for the speaker to address. The slide notes help the speaker as well as others who receive the presentation later. Have fun!

Historically there has been a pattern of civilizations rising and falling, although the question of falling is not inevitable.

The causes of the decline and fall of these civilizations or empire is the subject of this question.
Of all the empire / civilizations we have looked at this semester, choose FIVE and examine the causes of their decline, as stated in class, in your text, or in an article you have read or perused from your own research. After you have examined all five civilizations and the cause of their decline and fall, determine whether there are any causes which are the same for all five. If there are, explain them and offer your thoughts on why they reoccur.

Choose any 5 of the following civilizations:

Sumerians, Akkadians, Amorites,, Hittites, Assyerians, Chaldeans, Phoenicians, Hebrews, Persians, Greeks, Romans

How long? As long as it takes, but if I am asking for 5 civilizations, the essay cannot be less than 2.5 pages and that risks ignoring important details. It should also not be more than 5 pages.

Length: 2.5 – 5 pages: If less, deduct 2 points
Font: Times New Roman, 12 point font. If different, deduct 2 points.
Margins: 1 inch on all sides. If different, deduct 2 points.
Line Spacing: 1.5 lines. If different deduct 1 point.

Note:
To examine means – to not only list but to also explain clearly

Please choose TWO of the four topics below and provide a 1-2 page discussion for each topic. Support your stance with information in the reading material and one peer reviewed academic journal article. Post your response and comment on two peer postings. You must participate three days this week.

1. A democratic political system is an essential condition for sustained economic progress. Agree or Disagree (Support your stance)
2. What is the relationship between corruption in a country (i.e. government officials taking bribes) and economic growth? Is corruption always bad?
3. Why has democracy spread during the past 30 years?
4. How does geography and education influence economic development?

I have uploaded the “Risk Identification Scenarios worksheet” part of the assignment for completion, also.

Resource: Risk Identification Scenarios Worksheet

Complete the University of Phoenix Material: Risk Identification Scenarios worksheet.

Write a 1,050- to 1,750-word paper in which you
select one scenario from the University of Phoenix Material: Risk
Identification Scenarios.

Define the risk management process.

Explain the role of risk management in the project planning process.

Describe at least two risks and their sources for the selected scenario.

Outline how risk management may mitigate the risks for each risk listed.

Explain how you would document the risk.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.