Homework: Program Critique
In Module Three, you analyzed a given program and wrote a critique to compare the expected and actual outcomes, the effectiveness, and the improvement areas of the program.
In this homework, you will critique a health or healthcare program from the literature. Before you begin working on this homework, please visit the module Resources section and explore the provided program critique reading resource. Then, analyze the resource requirements of the given program and provide justification for the inclusion or exclusion of resources used in the program. Also, offer suggestions for improving the program's resource use.
This homework will help you analyze the flaws, shortfalls, or both in resource planning and understand how to avoid or address them. It will also help you consider the risks and benefits of a program and the positive and negative impacts a program may have on a person (patient or staff member), a group or department, and an organization.
Prompt
Write a program critique analysis that critically examines a health or healthcare program intended to meet a specific health need.
Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:
I. Resource Requirement: Describe whether the resources required for the given program were justified. Consider the following questions to guide your response:
1. How does a program's resource requirement planning influence the overall success of the program?
2. How did you conclude whether the resource requirements for the given program were justified?
II. Improvement Areas: Describe two areas of improvement the organization in the given scenario could consider regarding resource requirements. Consider the following question to guide your response:
1. How will your suggestions help improve the program's overall success?
III. Risks and Benefits, Positive and Negative Impacts: Describe the positive and negative impacts of this program and the risks and benefits associated with this program. Consider the following questions to guide your response:
1. What are two risks associated with implementing this program, and which activity could minimize the identified risks?
2. What are two negative impacts this program might have, and which activities could help minimize them?
IV. Summary and Recommendations: Summarize your findings from the program analysis, and share your recommendations. Consider the following question to guide your response:
1. What would you have done differently while planning the resource requirements for this program?
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
1. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.