Program Planning Course Calender
PRM 361 PROGRAM PLANNING
Provisional Course Calendar Fall 2009
Please read assignments for the class as detailed below.
RJ= Russell and Jamieson
WB= Supplementary notes
PET=Program evaluation techniques
READINGS/ASSIGNMENTS/NOTES
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8/25
Class orientation and group norms
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8/27
What is program planning?
RJ ch. 2 and 4
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9/1
Organizing for planning
RJ ch. 5 WB pp. 2-10
Study Groups
Study notes and chapters so far
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9/3
Test
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9/8
Specifying the area of need
RJ ch.7 WB pp. 22-23
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9/10
Needs assessment
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9/15
Marketing the program
RJ ch.3 WB p.24
Study groups
Study notes so far
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9/17
Identifying and writing program
RJ ch. 8 WB pp. 11-12
objectives
PR Piece due
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9/22
Generating program solutions & RJ ch 4 and 9
selecting the program design
WB p.21
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9/24
Risk Management Planning
RJ ch 13 WB pp. 39-43
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9/29
Risk Management Planning
RJ ch 13 WB pp.39-43
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10/1
Work on Program solutions &design Study notes so far
Study groups
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10/6
Implementing the program design WB pp.13-19
PERT
Work on PERT Chart for your program
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10/8
Fall Break
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10/13
Fall Break
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10/15
Evaluating the program
RJ ch 14 and 15
WB pp. 44 -59
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10/20
Evaluating the program
RJch.8 SN p.54
Study groups
WB pp. 44 -59
Study notes so far
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10/22
Mid Term Examination
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Program Planning Course Calender
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10/27
Budgets
RJ pp. 139-144
WB pp.35-38
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10/29
Check your program budgets
Have written your budget
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11/3
Program proposal writing/
RJ ch 10, 11, 12
Grant writing
WB pp.29-33
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11/5
Work on proposal
Have sketched out the proposal and bring to class
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11/10
Work on proposal
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11/12
Reading Day
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11/17
Hand in Proposals
Evaluating your program
WB pp. 60-61
Expectations for Presentations
WB p.34
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11/19
Prepare Presentations
Start working on the evaluation report
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11/24
Presentations
Bring summary and budget
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11/26
Thanksgiving
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12/1
Presentations
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12/3
Presentations
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12/8
Work on Poster Board
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12/10
Evaluation report due
Poster Board of Program
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FINAL EXAMINATION TIME is _________ Dec _________at _______
All your projects will be returned at this time
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