IHP 670 Module Five Project Preparation Guidelines and Rubric

Overview

Thus far, you have identified a health or healthcare problem and completed your needs assessment for this program. You decided to use the logic model for your program planning and have

already started building the model.

Now, you must plan the budget for your program. Budgeting is the process of creating a plan that shows when the money will be spent, why it will be spent, and whether it will be covered by

income from a funding source. No matter what the need for a program is, it requires a well-planned budget. Without a well-estimated, pre-approved budget, no program can move forward.

In this assignment, you will fill in the Proposed Program Budget Template provided for your program with appropriate figures and then give the rationale for your budget estimations. Before

your program plan can be implemented, your senior management needs to know the costs associated with the in-house and acquired resources for the first 12 months of your program, the

costs incurred once, and the ongoing expenses. They also need you to determine the expected sources of program income, which may include revenue from billing, savings, donations, or grant

funding, along with the amount expected from each source. You will provide the estimated program budget to your senior management to help them make financial decisions related to your

program.

Prompt

Fill out your proposed first-year program budget, and write a reflection on the items you included in the budget, as well as their estimated costs or revenues.

Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:

1. Purpose of the Budget: Purpose of the Budget: Describe the purpose of your program budget, along with your approach toward budgeting.

2. Resource Costs: Resource Costs: Estimate the resource costs for your program, including the in-house and acquired resources for 12 months, and explain why these resources are essential for the

program. Consider the following questions to guide your response:

How would you differentiate between in-house and acquired resources?

Which calculations would you use to estimate resource costs for 12 months?

3. One-Time Costs:One-Time Costs: Determine the one-time costs for your program, and describe why this calculation is important for estimating the program budget. Consider the following question to

guide your response:

Which resources would you include under the one-time costs? Provide a rationale for each inclusion.

4. Ongoing Costs: Ongoing Costs: Determine the components of ongoing costs you would list under this category. Consider the following questions to guide your response:

Which resources would you include under ongoing (continuing) costs? Provide a rationale for each inclusion.

5. Expected Sources of Income, Savings, and Funding: Expected Sources of Income, Savings, and Funding: Determine the expected income, savings, and/or funding sources for your program, and describe how they meet your

expense needs. Consider the following questions to guide your response:

Which types of funding would you prefer for your program and why?

Would the program’s income sustain your program into the second year?

Note that all the claims in your deliverable should be evidence based. Your citations should be from your independent search for evidence (not from the scenario, textbook, or module

resources) of credible sources and be current within the last five years. You are required to cite a minimum of one source overall. Refer to the Shapiro Library Guide: Nursing—Graduate

located in the Start Here section of the course for additional support. If you need writing support, access the Online Writing Center through the Academic Support module of your course.

What to Submit

Your submission should include both your completed Proposed Program Budget Template Excel and a 2- to 3-page Word document with your reflection. Also include a title page. Use 12-point

Times New Roman font, double spacing, and one-inch margins. Sources should be cited according to APA style.

Module Five Project Preparation Rubric

CriteriaCriteria Exemplary (100%)Exemplary (100%) Proficient (90%)Proficient (90%) Needs Improvement (70%)Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%)Not Evident (0%) ValueValue

Purpose of BudgetPurpose of Budget Exceeds proficiency in an

exceptionally clear and

insightful manner, using

industry-specific language

Describes the purpose of the

budget for the program and

shares a brief description of the

approach toward budgeting

Shows progress toward

proficiency, but with errors or

omissions

Does not attempt criterion 15

Resource CostsResource Costs Exceeds proficiency in an

exceptionally clear and

insightful manner, using

industry-specific language

Estimates resource costs for

the program, including in-house

and acquired resources for 12

months, and explains why these

Shows progress toward

proficiency, but with errors or

omissions

Does not attempt criterion 15

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resources are essential for the

program

One-Time CostsOne-Time Costs Exceeds proficiency in an

exceptionally clear and

insightful manner, using

industry-specific language

Determines one-time costs for

the program and describes their

importance in program budget

estimation

Shows progress toward

proficiency, but with errors or

omissions

Does not attempt criterion 15

Ongoing CostsOngoing Costs Exceeds proficiency in an

exceptionally clear and

insightful manner, using

industry-specific language

Determines components of

ongoing costs that need to be

listed under this category

Shows progress toward

proficiency, but with errors or

omissions

Does not attempt criterion 15

Expected Sources ofExpected Sources of

Income, Savings, andIncome, Savings, and

FundingFunding

Exceeds proficiency in an

exceptionally clear and

insightful manner, using

industry-specific language

Determines expected income,

savings, and/or funding sources

for the program and describes

how they meet expense needs

Shows progress toward

proficiency, but with errors or

omissions

Does not attempt criterion 15

Articulation of ResponseArticulation of Response Exceeds proficiency in an

exceptionally clear and

insightful manner

Clearly conveys meaning with

correct grammar, sentence

structure, and spelling,

demonstrating an

understanding of audience and

purpose

Shows progress toward

proficiency, but with errors in

grammar, sentence structure,

and spelling, negatively

impacting readability

Submission has critical errors in

grammar, sentence structure,

and spelling, preventing

understanding of ideas

10

Professional SourcesProfessional Sources Incorporates more than one

professional, current (within

the last five years) source, or

use of source is exceptionally

insightful

Incorporates one professional,

current (within the last five

years) source that supports

claims

Incorporates one source that is

not professional, not current

(within the last five years), or

does not fully support claims

Does not incorporate sources 10

APA StyleAPA Style Formats in-text citations and

reference list according to APA

style with no errors

Formats in-text citations and

reference list according to APA

style with fewer than five

errors

Formats in-text citations and

reference list according to APA

style with five or more errors

Does not format in-text

citations and reference list

according to APA style

5

Total:Total: 100%

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