Part II. Additional INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITIES. **********4-5 Pages*************

Assigned disease is deaths caused by Alzheimer’s disease in DeKalb County, Illinois. APA format with some sources

1. Statement of the Problem (or Objectiveof your Study).

• Have you clearly stated what it is you want to study?
• Why is the hypothesized situation important to DeKalb County?
• If not now, could the problem be significant in the future due to possible changing demographics or other changes in the County’s health needs?
• How does your proposed study contribute to the overall health status of your target population and the health status of DeKalb County now and in the future?

Other considerations/ items which must be included in this section of your paper:

• Null Hypothesis (including independent and dependent variables). Use full wording.

• Alternative Hypothesis (including independent and dependent variables; “if-then”) significant causation implied. What kind of causal relationship is it that you think is worthy of further funding and community intervention by the DeKalb County Health Department?

• Additional concerns for you to include:
  • Are you proposing a Formative or Summative kind of evaluation and why?
  • Validity and Reliability of Study that you are doing, to confirm problem exists.
  • Purpose of proposed study: Exploratory, Explanatory, and/or Descriptive? Why?

2. Literature Review

• Include in your discussion (short summary) the following:

At least 10 up-to-date resources (no older than 4 years old). Include:

• Goodmanarticle: pick at least two of Goodman’s Principles and discuss their relevance to your study.
• Joel Cowen’s Mental Health Study for DeKalb County.
• Note: Goodman’s article and Cowen’s PowerPoint are of course older than 4 years. We are

using Goodman for evaluation theoryand Cowen for the formfor four kinds of assessment.

• DeKalb County IPLAN; DeKalb County: what data were specifically relevant to your particular study, and why? (Make sure that you use the 2017-2022 MAPP version, NOT theold APEX-PH model version). Available under “Course Information”.

• Summarize how each of the 10 resources is expected to contribute to the

quality (validity and reliability) of your study. Compare and contrast them; find similarities and support for your Hypothesis.

• NO WIKIPEDIA citation as a direct source of information! Not necessarily a competent or reliable source of information! Minus 10 overall presentation points if used!

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3. Subjects for Study

• The health statusas expressed in incidence or prevalence of your target population’s problemis ALWAYS your dependent variable. The health status of the target population is what you wish to eventually change to reflect progress toward a stated goal. The usual reason it has been chosen is that it is abnormally higher or lower than the incidence or prevalence of a problem on a statewide or national basis.

• What is your independent variable? Why was it chosen (usually suggested by previous research/ findings)? What do you hypothesize is causing the rate of incidence or prevalence to be less or more than the desired status (use State of Illinois and Federal “benchmarks” as points of comparison and evaluation of the need for the intervention).

• Why is this health status anomaly a true “problem”, not merely a “condition”?

Other considerations you will want to address in “Subjects for Study”:

• Whom or what will you study in order to collect data?
• In specific terms, who or what is available for study?
• How will you reach them?
• What kind of sample(s) are you going to have? How will you do that?
• Do you know if the sample you intend to select will be representative of

your Target population? How and why do you know?

• Is there any possibility that your study will affect those you study?
• How will you ensure that your study doesn’t harm them?
• How will our choice of a survey or field research methods influence subject selection

4. Measurement

• What kind of research method (study design) do you propose to use and why? (best to have multiple indicators of a problem coming from different perspectives, as in Joel Cowen’s presentation). This is a short explanation of options and which would be best for your study.

• Quantitative? Qualitative? Both? Why one or the other? Why both?
• Field Research/ Community Assessment
• Secondary source analysis?
• Key Informant?
• Focus Groups?
• (See Joel Cowen’s presentation—his four ways of assessing health disparities within the Community). The best presentation will show how each of the four types of data

acquisition will be used in your type of evaluation. Actual survey or focus questions need to be submitted, shown in your Appendix. How are you going to measure what you propose to collect? What kind of format are you going to use so that your form of measurement and results are clearly presented?

• How do you propose to measure changes you expect to see in the dependent variable caused by your independent variable (intervention) in your final plan? Changes need to be expressed in exact terms—can’t just be “we want to see an increase”. An increase in what in terms of Measurement? (Hint: Incidence or Prevalence per 1,000 or 10,000. etc.).

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5. Data-Collection Methods

• How will you actually collect the data for your study?
• Will you conduct an experiment or a survey? (see above: coordinate with the person doing Measurement).
• This section is what you actually choose as research, and how you’re going to go about it.
• Will you undertake field research (above) or focus on reanalysis of existing statistics already created by others (think IPLAN, data sets from state, local, federal and “specialty” not for profits).
• Remember that the more sources confirming the same problem you have, the better your research and evaluation of a community problem will “sell”. A single indicator of a “problem” in a community may only indicating a “condition” of a particular set of persons, not a confirming “problem” which is endemic to a significant part of a target population.

6. Analysis

• Choose the kind of analysis you want to conduct that’s conducive to the stated aims and choices made by other participants in this exercise (Qualitative, Quantitative? Kind?)
• Spell out the purpose and logic of your analysis once again (Exploratory, Descriptive, Explanatory)
• Do you intend to explain why things are the way they are? Do you plan to account for some variations in health status—comparison of your target population to the general population of DeKalb County?
• What possible explanatory variables are you going to highlight in your search to find the reason for identifying significant differences between your Target population and the general DeKalb County population (what do you thing makes this population worthy of intense study and intervention)?

• How are the forms of Measurement and Data Collection that you’ve chosen going to

use in this proposed study going to explain why it would be a good idea to spend money on trying to reduce the incidence or prevalence of the problem you’ve identified?

7. Schedule

• This is a timeline for accomplishing planning, research and data collection, analysis, publishing—everything you need to do from start of the project to finish.
• The suggested time frame would be 6 months to 1 year, depending on the kinds of research intended, and quantity and complexity of your Research Design itself.
• For a list of specific activities, see “How to design a research project” in Chapter 4 of your text. (The section concludes with “Application”).
• Your timeline must be illustrated using a Gantt chart (see previous Week 6 folder for information as to how to do a Gantt chart in Excel).
• For your paper, explain in words what you chart means for your one-page summary of your work. Include your actual Gantt chart in the Appendix.

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8. Budget

• How much in dollars is it going to cost you in terms of the proposed research?
• Look in your text for tips on what to budget—supplies, personnel,

space where you work is to be accomplished, land phone, cell phone, fax, and so forth.

• Look online from a credible source as to how to construct a project budget for health services.

• You can use a little creativity here, but it must be reasonable.
• Coordinate with your “Schedule”. List budget totals by type of line item. Not as just one big lump sum.
• Where are you going to get the money for the project,assuming your Team has made a good case for the preliminary project? (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance, private foundations and/or other sources provided from earlier online post).
• Project money source must include the following:

-Actual foundation or program you hope to get money from for the evaluation

-Due date for any application

-How this fits in with your general schedule of what you are going to do on a month-by-month basis. Can you begin your project without any money?

-How much money from each revenue source, and for what specificpurposes? Unrestricted use of funds (depends on funding source)?

Documents Attached is the study I am doing and additional information to help research.

PLEASE SEE ATTACHED FILES FOR ASSIGNMENT DETAIL AND INFORMATION!!!

Deliverable Length: 600 – 750 words

Description: Contract Selection

What kind of contract will you pursue for each of the following purchases related to this project?

• Hiring technicians to install and configure the software for your environment
• Hiring a training entity to teach the student PMs the mechanics of using the new tool
• Buying a new server and software to run the tool and house the project database
• Hiring tool usage experts to transfer knowledge to the student PMs about the use of the tool on the job for the first 60 days after going live
• Planning for the removal and disposal of the scheduling tool software and hardware that are no longer to be used

Assignment Guidelines:

• In 600–750 words, address the following for each of the 5 bulleted items listed in the assignment description:
  • Which contract type is the most appropriate for the product or service purchase?
  • How would you effectively justify your selection to other project managers?
    • What arguments might they use to debate your selection?
    • How would you effectively address those arguments?
  • What risks are associated with the type of contract selected?
    • Explain exactly how you factored these risks into your selection.
  • What general purposes and functions does the contract type address?
  • How does the selected contract meet the project objectives?
  • Be sure to reference all sources using APA style.

Each student must post at least one substantive reply to another team’s post. Replies such as “great post” or “I agree” are not adequate by themselves – 200 to 300 words. Please provide specific feedback regarding the proposed executive status template as a minimum. Additional discussion regarding project health, monitoring, controlling, etc. are welcome, but this is particularly an opportunity to provide input into creating a top notch executive status report template. Using APA Formatting and In-text citations with references.

Jeremy Watson

1. Define project “health” and describe why it is important to monitor.

Project health can be defined as the status of the project. The level of detail that goes into this status report varies by the organization. Conducting a project health check tells the project manager what is going well and what needs to be improved for the remaining duration of a project. Monitoring project health ensures the project is conforming to organizational processes and objectives (Young, 2011). Additionally, the project manager can determine if there are any issues before they occur and take preventative action to save time and money in the long run (Windsor, 2018).

2. What are Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and how can they be used to monitor project “health?”

Key Performance Indicators include various specific measurement tools for specifying how well project teams are achieving specific goals (Key Performance Indicators, 2018). Establishing KPI’s early in project planning helps in monitoring the future health of a project. Monitoring KPI’s assists in telling the project manager where the project is succeeding and where it needs help. KPI’s are used to monitor timeliness, budget, quality, and effectiveness (Yochum, 2019). These four categories are crucial for project success and have significant implications for the overall health of a project.

3. Why is it important to monitor and control a project?

Monitoring and controlling project work is the process of tracking, reviewing, and reporting project progress against the performance objectives defined in the project management plan (PMBOK, 2013). Some of the outputs in the monitor and control project work include change request, performance reports, project management plan updates, and project document updates. The monitoring and controlling process involve comparing actual performance with planned performance and taking corrective action to yield desired outcomes when significant differences exist (Best Practices, n.d.). This process goes on from the start of the project until the end.

4. Explain in detail and provide examples of tools used to monitor and control a project. How does project “health” affect monitoring?

Gantt charts, control charts, status reports, fishbone diagrams, and flowcharts are some of the most popular tools used to monitor and control a project (Nayab, n.d.). Each of these tools provides specific details to the project that can be used for the monitoring and controlling process. Monitoring techniques help the health of the project and offer a great way to manage projects proactively and avoid; scope creep, project delays, resource issues and budget crises (Pathak, 2012).

5. Explain the closing process of a project including some of the steps involve and why lessons learned is critical.

There is so much effort put into the planning and executing of a project; it is often forgotten that the closing of a project is equally important (Ray, 2017). The closing process includes, but is not limited to, customer sign-off, archiving all project documents, finalizing lessons learned, and celebrating with the project team. A critical activity in the closing process is doing lessons learned. The lessons learned document is key to starting the next similar project. It gives the following project team a guide for doing things that were previously successful and avoiding areas that could cause project failure.

References

A guide to the project management body of knowledge (PMBOK® guide). (2013). Newtown Square, PA: Project Management Institute.

Best Practices (n.d.). Monitoring & Control. Retrieved from http://www.bestpractices.ca.gov/project_management…

Key Performance Indicators in Project Management – Florida Tech Online. (2018, January 23). Retrieved from https://www.floridatechonline.com/blog/business/ke…

Nayab, N. (n.d.). A comprehensive guide to the project monitor and control process. Retrieved from https://www.brighthubpm.com/monitoring-projects/12…

Pathak, R. (2012). Project metrics: monitor and control your projects. Retrieved from https://project-management.com/project-metrics-mon…

Ray, S. (2017). 5 steps to project closure. Retrieved from https://www.projectmanager.com/blog/project-closur…

Windsor, G. (2018). 7 Factors to Include in Your Project Health Check. Retrieved from https://www.brightwork.com/blog/7-factors-to-inclu…

Yochum, C. (2019, February 06). The 15 Most Important Project Management KPIs (& How To Track Them). Retrieved from https://www.clearpointstrategy.com/15-important-pr…

Young, M. (2011). What Are Project Health Checks? Retrieved from
https://www.projectsmart.co.uk/what-are-project-he…

Instructions from Professor given to students:

Create a PowerPoint slide to use as a template for an executive level status report on your Capstone Project. This report should have space to cover progress to date, top 3 risks, top 3 issues, any open change requests, the remaining major milestones, and an overall rating of project health in the areas of budget and schedule. This information should be captured on a single slide, so you must be concise. You will fill in the details of this template in week 3 of the next class.

So please give feedback on the layout and format of the Project Dashboard template attached. As well as recommendations, tips and feedback.

Read:

Intercultural Communication and Religion PDF Textbook Communication Between Cultures CH 3 pp. 97 – 150

Arranged (1 hour 30 min) to be viewed Thursday, March 7th (90 minutes)

In an APA style essay, please use the reading assigned and the attached file from the fiu library.

Discuss the film “Arranged” and the impacts on the lives of the family members and the elements of each individual’s right to love who they choose.

Reference

Annabi, C. A., McStay, A. L., Noble, A. F., & Sidahmed, M. (2018). Engaging with Arranged Marriages: A Lesson for Transnational Higher Education. International Journal of Educational Management, 32(2), 284–297. Retrieved from http://http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=eric&AN=EJ1169891&site=eds-live (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Arranged Marriage_IJEM-03-2017-0065.pdf

Grading Rubric APA Essays

Grading Rubric APA Essays

Criteria

Ratings

Pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Description of criterion

25.0 pts Full Marks Oragnization

25.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Deep Thought & Use of Readings Deep Thought & Use of Reading Assignments per specific reflection and application of theories presented in readings and in-class lectures, class discussions and personal reflections.

25.0 pts Full Marks

25.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Grammar Grammar and Writing Skills ETS Rater will also be used to review and provide suggested revisions for future assignments.

25.0 pts Full Marks

25.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome APA Format Basic APA Essay Format Title Page with name, assignment, course, FIU, date No Abstract is needed In-text citations must be used to support the written paper. Minimum of 3 in-text citations and one (1) properly cited APA Reference per essay.

25.0 pts Full Marks

25.0 pts

Total Points: 100.0