HUSS355 – Social Program Development, Oversight and Evaluation
Week 5 – Presentation
This Assessment is worth 15% of your grade.
Deadline
Due by the end of Week 5 at 11:59 pm, ET.
Outcomes
Completing this Assessment will help you to meet the following:
Course Outcome
• Identify and analyze the principles and skills in financial management of the administrative aspects of
human and social services delivery system.
Directions
This week you will create a PowerPoint with voiceover presentation in which you
identify, explain, and analyze some of the important aspects of finance and funding for
programs in the field of human and social services.
As you work on your presentation, imagine you are employed as a Human Services
Specialist for your state’s Department of Children and Families (or a similar agency).
As part of your job, you conduct interviews and in-person observations of programs
and services to identify possible areas for improvement. You also help to prepare
materials and train other employees on procedure and protocol. Finally, you develop
new programs based on identified gaps and the needs of the members of your
community. In some of your work, recently, you have realized that many other
employees are unaware of the intricacies of funding human and social services
programs and thus may not be taking full advantage of some of the possible options to
financially support their programs or they may be mismanaging money allocated to
their program(s). As a result, you have decided to create a PowerPoint with voiceover
presentation to brief the employees in your office.
Your presentation should be at least 10 slides total (including your title, introduction,
conclusion, and reference slides). To conduct research for your presentation, you may
utilize the course lectures, the Internet, and the Bryant & Stratton College Virtual
Library. More specific information on what to include in your presentation is outlined
below.
Requirements and Formatting
Keep the following requirements in mind when creating your PowerPoint Presentation
with voiceover. Details on the topics that should be covered in your slides are located
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in the “slide content” section below. Additional instructions on recording narration in
PowerPoint can be found in the Student Resources area of the course.
PowerPoint:
• Slides are well organized, and the font color, size, and style is easy to read.
• Slides are in bullet-point format and are not written in long paragraphs.
• Bullet points highlight main ideas about the content topics outlined below.
• Notes section in PowerPoint is used to plan out oral presentation.
• Graphics, charts, graphs, and/or tables are included to enhance presentation.
Oral Presentation:
• Voice is clear and easy to understand.
• Tone of voice is varied, and pauses are used effectively to place emphasis on
important points.
• Additional insight and explanation of the material on the slides is given. Slides
are not simply read verbatim.
• Non-words (such as “um,” “uh,” “yanno”) are not used. Instead, professional
language and demeanor is maintained.
Slide Content
Your presentation must include:
• Title slide
o Featuring a title for your presentation, your name, and the course number
and title
• Graphics, charts, graphs, and/or tables that enhance your presentation
• Introduction slide providing an overview of the topics covered
• Slides that address the following prompts:
o Identify and explain the major types and sources of funding for human
and social services programs.
▪ Make sure to describe and assess a variety of options, including
fundraising and grants.
o Select the most important budgetary considerations and concerns when it
comes to financial management of a program in human and social
services. Defend your beliefs on why these considerations/concerns are
the most important, using class material and outside research.
o Describe some of the biggest financial mistakes and pitfalls individuals
overseeing human and social services program administration can fall
victim to. Justify your reasoning using class material and outside
research.
▪ Argue what principles and skills can be used to avoid or minimize
the impact of these mistakes/pitfalls.
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Conclusion slide summarizing the main points of the presentation
Reference list, including at least 3 APA style citations of outside scholarly
resources
Upload your completed PowerPoint with voiceover to Blackboard for grading.
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Criteria
Presentation
Content
60 points
Presentation
Formatting
10 points
Spelling and
Grammar
10 points
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HUSS355 – Presentation Grading Rubric
Excellent
Average
Needs Improvement
54-60 points
36-53 points
0-35 points
Presentation fully
addresses all required
components clearly and
concisely. Content of the
presentation is accurate,
well researched, and
informative. Presentation
has a clear introduction
and conclusion.
Presentation has a
completed reference slide
in APA style, with at least
3 outside scholarly
resources.
Presentation mostly
addresses required
components. Content of the
presentation is accurate but
may be limited or difficult
to understand at times.
Presentation is informative
and has an introduction
and conclusion.
Presentation has a
completed reference slide in
APA style. However, there
may be minor errors in
APA style or the sources
may not be scholarly in
nature.
Presentation is limited in
addressing required
components. Content is
inaccurate, questionable,
missing important
information, or vague.
Presentation may or may
not have an introduction
and conclusion.
Presentation has an
incomplete, missing, or
incorrectly formatted
reference slide.
8-10 points
5-7 points
0-4 points
Presentation of
information is logical,
flows well, and is easy to
follow. Presentation has
the correct number of
slides (at least 10 total).
Presentation is
aesthetically pleasing.
Appropriate images,
graphs, or charts are
utilized to enhance the
presentation. Information
is presented succinctly in
bullet-point form.
Presentation of information
is largely logical and mostly
flows. Transitions between
some of the topics may
seem abrupt. Presentation
may or may not have the
correct number of slides.
Presentation formatting is
done in a plain or basic
manner. Images, graphs, or
charts may have been
utilized to enhance the
presentation though they
are cluttered, sparse, or
difficult to understand.
Information is primarily
presented in bullets, though
there may be occasional
lengthy sentences or
paragraphs.
Presentation of information
is illogical, does not flow,
and transitions are difficult
to follow. Presentation does
not have the correct number
of slides. Presentation is not
formatted to be aesthetically
pleasing. No images, graphs
or charts are included, or
they are
inappropriate/irrelevant to
the presentation. Bullet
points are not utilized.
8-10 points
5-7 points
0-4 points
Presentation contains
minimal errors (1-2) in
grammar, spelling, and
punctuation. Errors do
not distract the
reader/viewer or cloud
meaning of the
information.
Presentation contains a
few errors (3-4) in
grammar, spelling, and
punctuation. Errors
distract reader/viewer
and/or cloud meaning of
the information.
Presentation contains
several (5 or more) errors in
grammar, spelling, and
punctuation. Writing in
presentation is unclear.
Points
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Voiceover
20 points
5
18-20 points
12-17 points
0-11 points
Oral portion of
presentation is easily
understood, does not
contain words like, “um,”
is professional in nature,
and is engaging to listen
to. The presentation flows
and transitions naturally
between ideas. There is
excellent use of different
inflections, tones, and
enthusiasm.
Oral portion of presentation
is generally understood, but
may contain words like
“um.” There is occasional
use of different tones,
inflections, and enthusiasm.
At times transitions could
be better used to help
presentation flow more
naturally. Presentation is
mostly professional and
engaging.
Oral portion of presentation
contains excessive use of
words like, “um.” The
presentation may be stilted
or jarring, and is monotone
throughout. Presentation is
not engaging and/or lacks
professional tone.
Total Points:
Instructor
Comments:
HUSS355 – Social Program Development, Oversight and Evaluation
Portfolio Project Directions and Rubric
This Portfolio Project is worth 15% of your grade
Outcomes
Completing this Assessment will help you to meet the following:
Course Outcomes
• Analyze, assess, and identity the needs of clients or client groups served by the human and social services
profession and conceptualize a program that will effectively meet the needs identified for the give
population.
• Analyze principles of leadership and management and apply those principles to developing, managing
and evaluating a program typically served by the human and social services profession.
Program Outcomes
• Assess needs, design a plan of action for an identified problem, implement the plan systematically and
evaluate its effectiveness.
Institutional Outcomes
• Information Literacy and Communication – Utilize appropriate technology and resources to locate and
evaluate information needed to accomplish a goal, and then communicate findings in visual, written,
and/or oral formats.
• Relational Learning – Transfer knowledge, skills and behaviors acquired through formal and informal
learning and life experiences to new situations.
• Thinking Abilities – Employ strategies for reflection on learning and practice in order to adjust learning
processes for continual improvement.
• Quantitative and Scientific Reasoning – Follow established methods of inquiry and mathematical
reasoning to form conclusions and make decisions.
• Community and Career – Participate in social, academic, and professional communities for individual
growth and to function as a citizen of a multicultural world.
Deadline
Deliverable items for the Portfolio Project will be required at different points during the
course. Details for each submission are included below in the Deliverable Descriptions.
Scenario
You are employed as a human services liaison for an organization within your community.
Part of your job is to help pair clients with services to meet their treatment needs and goals.
You also work to inform clients and individuals in the community about the services your
organization provides. Recently, your supervisor came to you hoping for your expertise and
assistance in identifying a specific population in need within your community and designing a
program to assist them.
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For this project, you will complete a paper for your supervisor in which you detail the
following:
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•
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The specific population in your community you have identified as being in need of
services and their exact treatment needs
The program you have designed to meet the treatment needs of the identified
population
An explanation of how principles of leadership and management could be used to
assess whether the program is working and to tweak the program as needed
The various portions of this paper will be written, combined, and edited over the course of the
session.
Directions
Requirements and Formatting
Your final Portfolio Project must follow proper APA guidelines, including a title page,
introduction paragraph, conclusion paragraph, and reference list. The Student Resources
button in your course has additional details and examples on using APA style.
Deliverable Descriptions
Week 2: Identification of Population and their Treatment Needs
• Due by the end of Week 2 at 11:59 pm, ET.
This week you will select the topic for your paper. In so doing, write a narrative at least 500
words in length in which you address the following:
•
Identify a specific population in need within your community.
o For this assignment you want to focus on the community in which you currently
live and/or work. Some possible topics you might consider to determine
whether they apply to your community (and could thus be used as a topic for
this paper) include but are not limited to:
▪ Refugee and/or immigrant groups
▪ The opiod epidemic
▪ Individuals struggling with homelessness
▪ Victims and/or perpetrators of domestic violence
▪ Veterans adjusting to civilian life and/or facing PTSD, substance use
problems, etc.
▪ Children whose basic nutritional needs are not being met at home,
particularly during breaks from school
▪ Older adults experiencing difficulty living independently
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You can select a different population for your paper, depending on the
individuals in need you have noticed within your own community.
Explain why you selected this population for your project.
o For instance, you might summarize statistics on mortality, health problems,
public assistance or tax money spent to help the population, etc.
o Detail why you believe helping this population should be a priority for a human
services organization.
Identify and analyze the particular needs of this population.
o Based on your description of this population, explain what needs or issues seem
most pressing or urgent. What services should a treatment program provide to
this population? What should a treatment program meant to help this
population prioritize or focus on?
For this portion of your paper make sure to include APA style citations and a reference
list with at least three scholarly sources.
▪
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Week 3: Development of a Treatment Program
• Due by the end of Week 3 at 11:59 pm, ET.
This week you will detail the treatment program you have designed for the population
identified in Week 2. Later in the session you will combine your various Portfolio Project
submissions into one coherent paper.
Based on your explanation of the client population you selected in Week 2 and the treatment
needs you identified, write a narrative at least 750 words in length in which you address the
following:
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Generate program objectives for your treatment program. In so doing, make sure
you also:
o Identify and explain the biggest issues or problems your program will focus
on. Defend why you believe these issues are the most crucial for your
program.
o Summarize and justify the mission of your program.
o Outline the specific results your program is designed to achieve.
Detail the community-based program you have designed to benefit the client
population you identified in Week 2. In so doing, make sure you:
o Develop specific steps or interventions your treatment program will utilize to
reach its objectives.
o Justify who will be responsible for facilitating or implementing these steps.
For example:
▪ Explain whether you will be the only staff member involved in
implementing this program or whether other members of your
community or organization will be included.
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Recommend who should serve as the key players in facilitating the
program.
Assess and argue how exactly the various components of your proposed treatment
program will address the population’s needs that you identified in Week 2.
For this portion of your paper make sure to include APA style citations and a
reference list with at least one scholarly source.
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Week 5: Assessing Program Effectiveness
• Due by the end of Week 5 at 11:59 pm, ET.
This week you will explain how you will measure and assess the effectiveness of your
proposed treatment program and how you will sustain the program over time. In a narrative
at least 750 words in length, address the following:
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Give examples of possible funding sources for your program. Make sure to identify
sources you might use to initially start the program and those you might use to keep
the program going over time.
o Predict where the money necessary to run, implement, and continue this
program will come from.
Describe how you would monitor the progress of your program and whether it is
effectively reaching its goals and objectives.
Justify the data you would collect to document the effectiveness of your treatment
program.
Recommend how one might tweak and change the program if monitoring reveals it
is not effectively reaching its goals.
In this portion of your paper, apply the principles of leadership and management
you have learned about in class to assessing and monitoring your program.
For this portion of your paper make sure to include APA style citations and a
reference list with at least one scholarly source.
Week 7: Final Submission to ePortfolio
• Due by the end of Week 7 at 11:59 pm, ET.
This week is the final submission of your Portfolio Project. Combine the narratives submitted
in Weeks 2, 4, and 5 into one cohesive paper. Make sure to include transitions and APA style
citations throughout the body of your paper. You might also decide to make use of headings
to aid in organizing your paper. Add an introduction and conclusion to your paper to provide
an overview and summary of the major themes in the paper. Incorporate instructor feedback,
make any additional corrections, and submit to your ePortfolio.
Upload your Portfolio Project to the Program Outcome in your ePortfolio listed below. Use
the following naming convention: HUSS355 – Portfolio Project:
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Assess needs, design a plan of action for an identified problem, implement the plan
systematically and evaluate its effectiveness.
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For directions on how to upload your project to your ePortfolio, please see Student Resources
in Blackboard on the navigation pane.
Week 7.5: Reflection
• Due by the end of Week 7.5 at 11:59 pm, ET.
For the final piece of your Portfolio Project, you will reflect upon the course and how it directly
relates to your future workplace.
This reflection will be delivered orally in the format of a PowerPoint with Voiceover. The total
recording should be 2-3 minutes in length.
For this reflection:
a) Analyze the importance of this project to your future career.
b) In your own words reflect on how this project meets the Program and Institutional
outcomes as stated on the first page.
Upload and submit your final reflection.
Reflection Grading Criteria
PowerPoint:
• Slides are well organized and the font color, size, and style is easy to read.
• Slides are in bullet-point format and are not written in long paragraphs
• Bullet points highlight main points of the reflection questions
Oral Presentation:
• Student’s voice should be clear and easy to understand
• Student should vary his/her tone of voice and use pauses effectively to place emphasis
on important points
• Student should provide additional insight to PowerPoint slides in his/her own words.
Student should not read verbatim from the slides.
• Student should avoid non-words (“Um,” “Uh,” “You Know”) and practice using
professional language
For specific grading information, please refer to the Portfolio Project Grading Rubric
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HUSS355 – Portfolio Project Grading Rubric
Criteria
Identification and
Description of
Population
30 points
Developing,
Managing, and
Assessing
Program
30 points
Excellent
27-30 points
Average
19-26 points
Needs Improvement
0-18 points
The project describes
the selected
population, their
treatment needs, and
the importance of
helping this population
in a clear and concise
manner. The
description is accurate,
well researched, and
informative.
The project mostly
describes the selected
population, their
treatment needs, and the
importance of helping
this population. The
description is accurate
but may be limited or
difficult to understand.
The description of the
selected population,
their treatment needs,
and/or the importance
of helping this
population is limited.
Content is inaccurate,
questionable, or missing
important information,
or may be vague.
27-30 points
19-26 points
0-18 points
The project describes
treatment objectives for
the selected population
and details a program
that would effectively
meet these objectives.
Project explains how
program would meet
population’s needs,
potential funding
sources for the
program, and key
players in carrying out
the program. Finally,
paper describes data
that would be collected
to assess program
effectiveness and
measures that would
be taken if program
was shown to be
ineffective. This
portion of the paper is
clear, logical, and wellreasoned.
The project briefly
describes treatment
objectives for the
selected population and
a treatment program to
meet these objectives.
Project also identifies
some sources of data for
assessing program
effectiveness and
measures that might be
taken if program was
not working. However,
at times it is unclear
how the program would
meet the specified
objectives or how these
objectives relate to the
description of the
treatment population.
Furthermore, funding
options and/or key
players in implementing
the program are missing
or unclear. There are
some gaps in reasoning
and/or logic in this
section.
The description of the
proposed treatment
program is limited.
Objectives, funding, key
players, data for
assessing program
effectiveness, and
measures for tweaking
program are unclear or
lacking. Content is
inaccurate, questionable,
or missing important
information or may be
vague.
Points
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Organization
20 points
APA Formatting
and Style
10 points
7
18-20 Points
12-17 points
0-11 points
The project is well
organized. Sections are
clearly defined and
flow seamlessly
together. The project is
easy to read. Headings
are used as necessary
to help with
organization. The
project has a clear
introduction and
conclusion.
The project is mostly
well organized with
clear sections and
transitions. Project is
generally easy to
read/follow. There are,
however, places where
headings and/or
transitions could be
better utilized to help
with organization. The
project has a brief
introduction and
conclusion.
The project is
disorganized. Sections
are not in
order/enmeshed and do
not flow. Project is
confusing and difficult
to read. The project
would greatly benefit
from additional
headings or transitions.
The project may or may
not have an introduction
and/or conclusion.
8-10 Points
5-7 points
0-4 points
The project is properly
formatted in APA style
with a title page,
reference page, Times
New Roman or Arial
12-point font, 1-inch
margins and page
numbers in the top
right corner. No or
very minor errors in
formatting are present.
At least 5 references
are included, with
proper APA style
citations and a
reference list.
The project contains 2-5
serious errors in APA
style. Several errors in
formatting are present
that could have been
rectified if the APA
template or Student
Resources area in
Blackboard was utilized.
At least 3 references are
included in the project,
with citations and a
reference list. However,
there may be errors
present in the
formatting of these
elements.
Project contains more
than 5 serious errors in
APA style. Many errors
in formatting are present
that could have been
rectified if the APA
template or Student
Resources area in
Blackboard was utilized.
Two or fewer references
are included in the
project. Citations
and/or reference list are
missing or have several
errors.
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Spelling/Grammar
10 points
Instructor
Comments:
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8-10 Points
5-7 points
0-4 points
Project contains
minimal errors in
grammar, spelling, and
punctuation. Errors do
not distract the reader
and/or cloud the
meaning of the
information.
Project contains several
errors in grammar,
spelling, and
punctuation. At times,
errors may distract the
reader and/or cloud the
meaning of the
information. However,
overall content of the
project is still
understood.
Project contains many
serious errors in
grammar, spelling, and
punctuation. Writing is
unclear.
Total Points:
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HUSS355 Portfolio Project Reflection Rubric
Criteria
Articulation
60 points
Delivery
40 points
Instructor
Comments
Exceeds Expectations
Meets Expectations
Needs Improvement
54-60 points
42-53 points
0-41 points
Reflection addresses the
assigned Bryant & Stratton
College Program and
Institutional Outcomes in
detail. The student
provides a deep, thoughtful
reflection on how
knowledge gained from the
project will be relevant to
their career.
Reflection briefly
addresses the assigned
Bryant & Stratton
College Program and
Institutional Outcomes.
The student provides a
reflection on how
knowledge gained from
the project will be
relevant to their career.
Reflection does not
address all the required
elements. The assigned
Bryant & Stratton College
Program and Institutional
Outcomes may be
missing or lacking
significant detail. The
student does not make
clear connections
between the project and
their career.
36-40 points
28-35 points
0-27 points
Presentation is easily
understood, does not use
words like, “um,” is
professional in appearance,
and engaging to watch. The
presentation flows and
transitions naturally
between ideas. Presentation
makes excellent use of
different inflections, is
enthusiastic, variations in
tone are present, and the
presenter appears
comfortable throughout the
presentation.
Presentation is easily
understood, but may
make use of words like
“um.” Presentation
attempts to use different
inflections, changes tone
occasionally, varies
tone, and the presenter
appears comfortable
throughout the
presentation.
Presentation makes
excessive use of words
like, “um.” The
presentation may be
stilted or jarring and
monotone throughout.
Presenter appears
uncomfortable
throughout the
presentation.
Total
Points
Points
HUSS355 – Social Program Development, Oversight and Evaluation
Portfolio Project Directions and Rubric
This Portfolio Project is worth 15% of your grade
Outcomes
Completing this Assessment will help you to meet the following:
Course Outcomes
• Analyze, assess, and identity the needs of clients or client groups served by the human and social services
profession and conceptualize a program that will effectively meet the needs identified for the give
population.
• Analyze principles of leadership and management and apply those principles to developing, managing
and evaluating a program typically served by the human and social services profession.
Program Outcomes
• Assess needs, design a plan of action for an identified problem, implement the plan systematically and
evaluate its effectiveness.
Institutional Outcomes
• Information Literacy and Communication – Utilize appropriate technology and resources to locate and
evaluate information needed to accomplish a goal, and then communicate findings in visual, written,
and/or oral formats.
• Relational Learning – Transfer knowledge, skills and behaviors acquired through formal and informal
learning and life experiences to new situations.
• Thinking Abilities – Employ strategies for reflection on learning and practice in order to adjust learning
processes for continual improvement.
• Quantitative and Scientific Reasoning – Follow established methods of inquiry and mathematical
reasoning to form conclusions and make decisions.
• Community and Career – Participate in social, academic, and professional communities for individual
growth and to function as a citizen of a multicultural world.
Deadline
Deliverable items for the Portfolio Project will be required at different points during the
course. Details for each submission are included below in the Deliverable Descriptions.
Scenario
You are employed as a human services liaison for an organization within your community.
Part of your job is to help pair clients with services to meet their treatment needs and goals.
You also work to inform clients and individuals in the community about the services your
organization provides. Recently, your supervisor came to you hoping for your expertise and
assistance in identifying a specific population in need within your community and designing a
program to assist them.
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For this project, you will complete a paper for your supervisor in which you detail the
following:
•
•
•
The specific population in your community you have identified as being in need of
services and their exact treatment needs
The program you have designed to meet the treatment needs of the identified
population
An explanation of how principles of leadership and management could be used to
assess whether the program is working and to tweak the program as needed
The various portions of this paper will be written, combined, and edited over the course of the
session.
Directions
Requirements and Formatting
Your final Portfolio Project must follow proper APA guidelines, including a title page,
introduction paragraph, conclusion paragraph, and reference list. The Student Resources
button in your course has additional details and examples on using APA style.
Deliverable Descriptions
Week 2: Identification of Population and their Treatment Needs
• Due by the end of Week 2 at 11:59 pm, ET.
This week you will select the topic for your paper. In so doing, write a narrative at least 500
words in length in which you address the following:
•
Identify a specific population in need within your community.
o For this assignment you want to focus on the community in which you currently
live and/or work. Some possible topics you might consider to determine
whether they apply to your community (and could thus be used as a topic for
this paper) include but are not limited to:
▪ Refugee and/or immigrant groups
▪ The opiod epidemic
▪ Individuals struggling with homelessness
▪ Victims and/or perpetrators of domestic violence
▪ Veterans adjusting to civilian life and/or facing PTSD, substance use
problems, etc.
▪ Children whose basic nutritional needs are not being met at home,
particularly during breaks from school
▪ Older adults experiencing difficulty living independently
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You can select a different population for your paper, depending on the
individuals in need you have noticed within your own community.
Explain why you selected this population for your project.
o For instance, you might summarize statistics on mortality, health problems,
public assistance or tax money spent to help the population, etc.
o Detail why you believe helping this population should be a priority for a human
services organization.
Identify and analyze the particular needs of this population.
o Based on your description of this population, explain what needs or issues seem
most pressing or urgent. What services should a treatment program provide to
this population? What should a treatment program meant to help this
population prioritize or focus on?
For this portion of your paper make sure to include APA style citations and a reference
list with at least three scholarly sources.
▪
•
•
•
Week 3: Development of a Treatment Program
• Due by the end of Week 3 at 11:59 pm, ET.
This week you will detail the treatment program you have designed for the population
identified in Week 2. Later in the session you will combine your various Portfolio Project
submissions into one coherent paper.
Based on your explanation of the client population you selected in Week 2 and the treatment
needs you identified, write a narrative at least 750 words in length in which you address the
following:
•
•
Generate program objectives for your treatment program. In so doing, make sure
you also:
o Identify and explain the biggest issues or problems your program will focus
on. Defend why you believe these issues are the most crucial for your
program.
o Summarize and justify the mission of your program.
o Outline the specific results your program is designed to achieve.
Detail the community-based program you have designed to benefit the client
population you identified in Week 2. In so doing, make sure you:
o Develop specific steps or interventions your treatment program will utilize to
reach its objectives.
o Justify who will be responsible for facilitating or implementing these steps.
For example:
▪ Explain whether you will be the only staff member involved in
implementing this program or whether other members of your
community or organization will be included.
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Recommend who should serve as the key players in facilitating the
program.
Assess and argue how exactly the various components of your proposed treatment
program will address the population’s needs that you identified in Week 2.
For this portion of your paper make sure to include APA style citations and a
reference list with at least one scholarly source.
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Week 5: Assessing Program Effectiveness
• Due by the end of Week 5 at 11:59 pm, ET.
This week you will explain how you will measure and assess the effectiveness of your
proposed treatment program and how you will sustain the program over time. In a narrative
at least 750 words in length, address the following:
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Give examples of possible funding sources for your program. Make sure to identify
sources you might use to initially start the program and those you might use to keep
the program going over time.
o Predict where the money necessary to run, implement, and continue this
program will come from.
Describe how you would monitor the progress of your program and whether it is
effectively reaching its goals and objectives.
Justify the data you would collect to document the effectiveness of your treatment
program.
Recommend how one might tweak and change the program if monitoring reveals it
is not effectively reaching its goals.
In this portion of your paper, apply the principles of leadership and management
you have learned about in class to assessing and monitoring your program.
For this portion of your paper make sure to include APA style citations and a
reference list with at least one scholarly source.
Week 7: Final Submission to ePortfolio
• Due by the end of Week 7 at 11:59 pm, ET.
This week is the final submission of your Portfolio Project. Combine the narratives submitted
in Weeks 2, 4, and 5 into one cohesive paper. Make sure to include transitions and APA style
citations throughout the body of your paper. You might also decide to make use of headings
to aid in organizing your paper. Add an introduction and conclusion to your paper to provide
an overview and summary of the major themes in the paper. Incorporate instructor feedback,
make any additional corrections, and submit to your ePortfolio.
Upload your Portfolio Project to the Program Outcome in your ePortfolio listed below. Use
the following naming convention: HUSS355 – Portfolio Project:
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Assess needs, design a plan of action for an identified problem, implement the plan
systematically and evaluate its effectiveness.
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For directions on how to upload your project to your ePortfolio, please see Student Resources
in Blackboard on the navigation pane.
Week 7.5: Reflection
• Due by the end of Week 7.5 at 11:59 pm, ET.
For the final piece of your Portfolio Project, you will reflect upon the course and how it directly
relates to your future workplace.
This reflection will be delivered orally in the format of a PowerPoint with Voiceover. The total
recording should be 2-3 minutes in length.
For this reflection:
a) Analyze the importance of this project to your future career.
b) In your own words reflect on how this project meets the Program and Institutional
outcomes as stated on the first page.
Upload and submit your final reflection.
Reflection Grading Criteria
PowerPoint:
• Slides are well organized and the font color, size, and style is easy to read.
• Slides are in bullet-point format and are not written in long paragraphs
• Bullet points highlight main points of the reflection questions
Oral Presentation:
• Student’s voice should be clear and easy to understand
• Student should vary his/her tone of voice and use pauses effectively to place emphasis
on important points
• Student should provide additional insight to PowerPoint slides in his/her own words.
Student should not read verbatim from the slides.
• Student should avoid non-words (“Um,” “Uh,” “You Know”) and practice using
professional language
For specific grading information, please refer to the Portfolio Project Grading Rubric
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HUSS355 – Portfolio Project Grading Rubric
Criteria
Identification and
Description of
Population
30 points
Developing,
Managing, and
Assessing
Program
30 points
Excellent
27-30 points
Average
19-26 points
Needs Improvement
0-18 points
The project describes
the selected
population, their
treatment needs, and
the importance of
helping this population
in a clear and concise
manner. The
description is accurate,
well researched, and
informative.
The project mostly
describes the selected
population, their
treatment needs, and the
importance of helping
this population. The
description is accurate
but may be limited or
difficult to understand.
The description of the
selected population,
their treatment needs,
and/or the importance
of helping this
population is limited.
Content is inaccurate,
questionable, or missing
important information,
or may be vague.
27-30 points
19-26 points
0-18 points
The project describes
treatment objectives for
the selected population
and details a program
that would effectively
meet these objectives.
Project explains how
program would meet
population’s needs,
potential funding
sources for the
program, and key
players in carrying out
the program. Finally,
paper describes data
that would be collected
to assess program
effectiveness and
measures that would
be taken if program
was shown to be
ineffective. This
portion of the paper is
clear, logical, and wellreasoned.
The project briefly
describes treatment
objectives for the
selected population and
a treatment program to
meet these objectives.
Project also identifies
some sources of data for
assessing program
effectiveness and
measures that might be
taken if program was
not working. However,
at times it is unclear
how the program would
meet the specified
objectives or how these
objectives relate to the
description of the
treatment population.
Furthermore, funding
options and/or key
players in implementing
the program are missing
or unclear. There are
some gaps in reasoning
and/or logic in this
section.
The description of the
proposed treatment
program is limited.
Objectives, funding, key
players, data for
assessing program
effectiveness, and
measures for tweaking
program are unclear or
lacking. Content is
inaccurate, questionable,
or missing important
information or may be
vague.
Points
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Organization
20 points
APA Formatting
and Style
10 points
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18-20 Points
12-17 points
0-11 points
The project is well
organized. Sections are
clearly defined and
flow seamlessly
together. The project is
easy to read. Headings
are used as necessary
to help with
organization. The
project has a clear
introduction and
conclusion.
The project is mostly
well organized with
clear sections and
transitions. Project is
generally easy to
read/follow. There are,
however, places where
headings and/or
transitions could be
better utilized to help
with organization. The
project has a brief
introduction and
conclusion.
The project is
disorganized. Sections
are not in
order/enmeshed and do
not flow. Project is
confusing and difficult
to read. The project
would greatly benefit
from additional
headings or transitions.
The project may or may
not have an introduction
and/or conclusion.
8-10 Points
5-7 points
0-4 points
The project is properly
formatted in APA style
with a title page,
reference page, Times
New Roman or Arial
12-point font, 1-inch
margins and page
numbers in the top
right corner. No or
very minor errors in
formatting are present.
At least 5 references
are included, with
proper APA style
citations and a
reference list.
The project contains 2-5
serious errors in APA
style. Several errors in
formatting are present
that could have been
rectified if the APA
template or Student
Resources area in
Blackboard was utilized.
At least 3 references are
included in the project,
with citations and a
reference list. However,
there may be errors
present in the
formatting of these
elements.
Project contains more
than 5 serious errors in
APA style. Many errors
in formatting are present
that could have been
rectified if the APA
template or Student
Resources area in
Blackboard was utilized.
Two or fewer references
are included in the
project. Citations
and/or reference list are
missing or have several
errors.
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Spelling/Grammar
10 points
Instructor
Comments:
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8-10 Points
5-7 points
0-4 points
Project contains
minimal errors in
grammar, spelling, and
punctuation. Errors do
not distract the reader
and/or cloud the
meaning of the
information.
Project contains several
errors in grammar,
spelling, and
punctuation. At times,
errors may distract the
reader and/or cloud the
meaning of the
information. However,
overall content of the
project is still
understood.
Project contains many
serious errors in
grammar, spelling, and
punctuation. Writing is
unclear.
Total Points:
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HUSS355 Portfolio Project Reflection Rubric
Criteria
Articulation
60 points
Delivery
40 points
Instructor
Comments
Exceeds Expectations
Meets Expectations
Needs Improvement
54-60 points
42-53 points
0-41 points
Reflection addresses the
assigned Bryant & Stratton
College Program and
Institutional Outcomes in
detail. The student
provides a deep, thoughtful
reflection on how
knowledge gained from the
project will be relevant to
their career.
Reflection briefly
addresses the assigned
Bryant & Stratton
College Program and
Institutional Outcomes.
The student provides a
reflection on how
knowledge gained from
the project will be
relevant to their career.
Reflection does not
address all the required
elements. The assigned
Bryant & Stratton College
Program and Institutional
Outcomes may be
missing or lacking
significant detail. The
student does not make
clear connections
between the project and
their career.
36-40 points
28-35 points
0-27 points
Presentation is easily
understood, does not use
words like, “um,” is
professional in appearance,
and engaging to watch. The
presentation flows and
transitions naturally
between ideas. Presentation
makes excellent use of
different inflections, is
enthusiastic, variations in
tone are present, and the
presenter appears
comfortable throughout the
presentation.
Presentation is easily
understood, but may
make use of words like
“um.” Presentation
attempts to use different
inflections, changes tone
occasionally, varies
tone, and the presenter
appears comfortable
throughout the
presentation.
Presentation makes
excessive use of words
like, “um.” The
presentation may be
stilted or jarring and
monotone throughout.
Presenter appears
uncomfortable
throughout the
presentation.
Total
Points
Points