Food Sheds program Final Project

  1. Cover Page (2.5 points)
    – Community partner name
    – Name of group with individual group names
  2. AbstractLinks to an external site.(5 points)
    – Should include Introduction, Methods, Findings, Conclusions
    – Should be no longer than 300 words
  3. 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
  4. Methods (15 points)
    – Describe your program evaluation design (experimental, quasi-experimental, non-experimental)
    – Describe your participant recruitment techniques

      1. How were participants recruited?
      2. 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)
      1. How did you collect your data (e.g., survey, focus groups, in-depth interviews)?
      2. 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
  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. Discussion and Recommendations (25 points)
    – Start this section off with a summary statement.

      1. Based on your findings, create 5 recommendations for your community partner! What is going well? What are areas for improvement?
      2. 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 AND based in current best practices and literature.
    1. 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
  1. References & Citations (2.5 points)
    – No page count
  2. 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