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Program evaluation procedures can help you identify the needs of a population as you develop programs. They can also help you identify portions of the population who are not accessing services once a program is implemented. In this assignment, you examine issues related to access to services and how program evaluation procedures can be used to address those issues.

To Prepare

Review the Interactive Learning Community’s Community Center and High School in this week’s Learning Resources. Consider the demographics present in the New Harbor High School. Then consider how you could apply research methods to increasing participation in marriage and relationship education programs to one of the largest disadvantaged and/or ethnically diverse families in the community. Use the data from the High School, to choose a population. Finally, consider the measurement and data collection methods presented in the course text and how they could be applied to this issue.

The Assignment (2–3 pages)

• Identify the disadvantaged and/or ethnically diverse population you have chosen in this week’s Interactive Learning Community and why you choose that population to focus on.
• Explain how, as a researcher, you would increase participation of your chosen disadvantaged and/or ethnically diverse populations in marriage and relationship education programs based on their needs.
• The combination of qualitative and quantitative methods to provide more valid, reliable, and generalizable results in research is known as “Mixed Methods” Research. Explain the types of quantitative measures (detailed in this week’s readings) and qualitative data collection methods (detailed in Week 4’s readings) you would employ to obtain more valid, reliable and generalizable results for a program evaluation of the marriage and relationship education programs.

Using the same organization from Week 2, create 3 performance standards or benchmarks (e.g., net profit, quality ratings, service excellence award, average length of stay, average percentage of readmission after discharge, average medical error rate, and so on). These benchmarks must be based on national standards or other successful profiles for this particular type of organization. Evaluate the following strategic innovations that were used to measure your performance standards:

• Selective contracting 
• Cost sharing 
• Managed care 
• Quality standards 

Evaluate the role of decision making by the health care leader for any of the performance standard measures to achieve national benchmarks.

5/7 pages 

Who can can write 8 page paper? Rubric and details are attached. This assignment must be a continuous analysis of the team discussed in the attached paper.

1000 words

with theories and APA references

University level (year 2)

Literature Review

Theories are important because they guide our human service practice. Theories enable us to see things from new angles and different perspectives. They help us to understand our social environment and explain behavior. Theories provide us a framework or lens through which we can view social problems.

For this assignment, you will select 2–3 human service theories that relate to your case study created in Unit 3. The theories selected should help to explain the scenario created in the case study. The paper should provide an analysis of the selected theories and how they support the case study.

Refer to the APA Style and Format link in the Resources for guidance on formatting all assignments in this course.

Requirements

• Font: 12-point Times or Times New Roman, double-spaced.
• Writing: Writing should be clear, organized, and free of errors; it should also follow professional standards.
• Research: Use at least four academic sources; at least two of those sources should not be course materials.
• Length: Your paper should be 3–4 pages, not including the cover page or reference page.
• Format: Follow current APA style and formatting guidelines.

Make sure to review the scoring guide for this assignment to familiarize yourself with the criteria on which you will be assessed.

Resources

• Literature Review Scoring Guide.
• Human Services Masters Research Guide.
• How Do I Find Peer-Reviewed Articles?.
• Library Research and Information Literacy Skills.
• APA Style and Format.
• Introduction to the Writing Center.

Please read and respond to the attachment.

Note: Only up to 20% of the content in the written response can be quotes from third parties.  

During each unit, you will prepare a well-organized narrative consisting of specific responses to a vexing problem or burden. Each assignment is designed to draw on your imagination to think creatively on potential concerns within the Washington Fire Department. You should look at fire administration in a holistic way. The holistic way of thinking is significantly different from thinking in isolation or just examining one part of a problem. Looking at something in a holistic way is seeing the big picture as the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

Procedures

For this assignment, you will complete a response to the scenario-based case study. (see attachment) The assignment will be a three-page narrative focusing on arguments that support what the authors are discussing in this unit’s reading assignments as well as other research that you conducted.

As you review the material in the textbook, the background, and scenario-based case study, make sure you address the issues listed below.

§  Discuss leadership goals that must be accomplished to implement the conclusion from the a forementioned scenario-based case study concerning the importance of a good working relationship with others. 

§  What cooperative leadership preference would help firefighters support the physical fitness program? How would this preference affect your actions necessary to complete the change process? Give several examples.

§  If you are stronger in one preference, describe how you would select and incorporate people with the other preference into your implementation process of a physical fitness program.

§  Discuss the importance of a policy supporting the fitness program and ensuring that it occurs as scheduled each shift for 1 hour.

§  Discuss why it would be important for fire and emergency services (FES) leaders to have a good working relationship with public officials, other agencies, and the community. 

§  Describe the skills required for an effective FES leader to develop a cooperative relationship with fire and emergency management personnel as well as other agencies and the community. 

§  Describe the leadership style that would most benefit the FES leader in the situation discussed.

§  Discuss how to gather feedback from staff members and peers as a part of the decision-making process.

§  Discuss how to engage political groups and individuals, unions, and the public to support your decision-making process.

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You must include at least three sources, one of which can be from one of your textbooks and one of which should come from the Online Library to supplement your discussion and support your conclusions. Aside from the textbooks, all sources should be from reputable, reliable journal articles, case studies, scholarly papers, and other sources that you feel are pertinent. All sources used, including the textbooks, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations in proper APA style.

Due in 5 hours. Strictly for 5 hours. 

No Late work accepted. 

Review the Monte Carlo Analysis method presented in Chapter 15 in Practical Project Risk Management. Then, determine whether you would recommend to a project manager the use of this methodology for a large, complex project. Include an example to support your response. If you would not recommend the use of a method such as Monte Carlo, explain what you would recommend as an alternative tool that would allow the project manager to make informed decisions. Provide a rationale for your recommendation.