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Program Planning And Grant Proposal Writing In Hum Serv –
hsm270
(3 credits)
This course provides practical knowledge in program planning, grant proposal writing, and program evaluation. Students will examine the planning process from conceptualization to implementation and evaluation. Also discussed is how to locate private and public funding for human service programs and agencies.
This undergraduate-level course is 9 weeks.
This course may be available to
take individually or as part of a degree or certificate program.
To enroll, speak with an enrollment advisor.
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Aligning Organization Mission, Programs, and Funding
- Relate the concept of program orientation to an organizations mission.
- Summarize the assessment, program planning, funding, and implementation of a selected program.
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Evaluation Plans
- Discuss the empowerment evaluation approach for human services programs.
- Distinguish between a project-wide evaluation plan and an objective-oriented evaluation plan.
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Locating Funding
- Identify appropriate funding sources related to a selected program.
- Distinguish between public and private funding sources.
- Develop a plan for obtaining nontraditional funding.
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Making Connections: Model Plans
- Identify the elements of an effective program plan.
- Modify a program evaluation for a selected program.
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Practical Aspects of Program Planning and Evaluation
- Determine the expectations set by funding institutions.
- Assess outside influences on a specified program plan.
- Examine the program planning and evaluation process for program improvement opportunities.
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Program Evaluation
- Identify characteristics of process evaluations and outcome evaluations.
- Analyze a given program for process evaluations.
- Analyze a given program for outcome evaluations.
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The Elements of Grant Proposal Writing
- Identify preplanning considerations important to the grant proposal writing process.
- Explain the importance of grants in the human services field.
- Discuss the various approaches to program evaluation.
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The Grant Proposal
- Describe the function and purpose of a grant proposal.
- Summarize the steps to writing a grant proposal.
- Write a needs and problem statement for a selected program.
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Understanding Program Planning and Evaluation
- Relate program planning to grant proposals.
- Define key terminology related to program planning.
- Compare program planning with program evaluation.
- Identify political and technical aspects of program planning and evaluation.
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- Transferability of credit is at the discretion of the receiving institution. It is the student’s responsibility to confirm whether or not credits earned at University of Phoenix will be accepted by another institution of the student’s choice.
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