Food Sheds program Final Project
- Cover Page (2.5 points)
– Community partner name
– Name of group with individual group names - AbstractLinks to an external site.(5 points)
– Should include Introduction, Methods, Findings, Conclusions
– Should be no longer than 300 words - Introduction & Background (15 points)
- Write an introduction for your program and program evaluation (approximately 3 paragraphs).
- This should include a brief literature review about the following: the public health issue (topic) your evaluation addresses and its impact on the population your community partner works with; who your community partner is and the gap their program addresses.
- List and describe the intended outcomes of your evaluation (e.g., the short, medium, and/or long-term outcomes you’re measuring)
- You should use 3-5 sources / references for this section.
- NOTE: Previous research and citations should be utilized heavily in this section, just like in a research / evaluation article. I recommend using 5-8 sources here. This section should be approximately ½ to 1 page. You mustuse in-text citations and have a references page
- Methods (15 points)
– Describe your program evaluation design (experimental, quasi-experimental, non-experimental)
– Describe your participant recruitment techniques- How were participants recruited?
- How many participants were recruited? (Remember you are using ALL data points, not only what your group collected / what you collected individually)
- Describe your data collection techniques (Quantitative only, Qualitative only, Mixed Methods)
- How did you collect your data (e.g., survey, focus groups, in-depth interviews)?
- Describe the constructs you and your community partner have indicated are important to the program you are evaluating this semester.
- Describe the instrument you used to collect data. How many questions were included? Describe the questions that were included.
- NOTE: This should look similar to a methods section in a research / evaluation article. Should be approximately 1 – 1 ½ pages
- Analysis (10 points)
– Describe the quantitative and/or qualitative data analysis methodologies you used in your evaluation (e.g., frequencies, chi-square, thematic analysis).
– Describe the program(s) you used for data analysis.
– NOTE: Should be approximately 0.5 pages - Findings (20 points)
– Describe your findings.
– You should include at least five tables, figures or infographics displaying the data / findings. EACH construct that your community partner identified should be addressed.
– NOTE: Each major finding should be clearly labeled. Consider using a sub-heading for each major finding content area. Should be approximately 1-2 pages - Discussion and Recommendations (25 points)
– Start this section off with a summary statement.- Based on your findings, create 5 recommendations for your community partner! What is going well? What are areas for improvement?
- What gaps still exist? What is still unknown and needs to be researched / evaluated further? What are important next steps that your community partner should take to address these gaps / issues?
- What actionable steps should the community partner take based off of your evaluation?
- Are your findings similar or different to other programs that have been evaluated in the literature? Your recommendations should be based both on your data / findings ANDbased in current best practices and literature.
- Be sure to use peer-reviewed papers and cite properly!
- Strengths and Limitations
- HINT: It would be useful to use published evaluation and research articles to help form your responses to these sections. Refer to a discussion section in any article we have reviewed together to see how this is typically done! Citations should be utilized. This section should be approximately 1 page
- References & Citations (2.5 points)
– No page count - Overall professionalism and formatting (5 points)
– Spelling and grammar
– Sentence structure and report organization
Note: Citations/References should be included throughout as necessary – failure to do so will result in point deduction