Submit your draft of Implementation Plan (Section IV). This section is meant to discuss the target area or intended population to be served and identify problems and at least one innovative solution and how it will be implemented.
Steps for Development (Try to do at least one of these steps each day throughout the week to help you complete this milestone):
- Begin by formulating a discussion on the target area or intended population to be served and the identified needs to be solved by the initiative. This is also where you should establish the goals.
- Explain the timeline and implementation milestones of the initiative.
- Conduct an assessment of the financial impact of the initiative, including any necessary capital expenditures, necessary fundraising, or potential financial benefits that may result from the initiative. Depending on your initiative, your response to this section may include much more detail and areas of financial impact.
- Conduct an evaluation of additional resources needed to effectively implement the initiative, including staffing, equipment, and technology needs.
- Take into consideration all federal and state regulations relevant to the proposed initiative and what needs to be done to ensure that the initiative follows these regulatory and legal standards.
- Complete an ethics review to ensure ethical implementation and ethical practice regarding the initiative. This may require identifying potential ethical challenges and formulating plans for monitoring behavior, practices, procedures, and so on.
For additional details, please refer to the Milestone Three Guidelines and Rubric and the Final Project Guidelines and Rubric.Specifically the following critical elements must be addressed:
- Implementation Plan: Provide a comprehensive plan for implementation that includes:
- A discussion on the target area or intended population to be served and the identified needs to be solved by the initiative. This is also where you should establish the goals.
- The timeline and implementation milestones of the initiative.
- An assessment of the financial impact of the initiative, including any necessary capital expenditures, necessary fundraising, or potential financial benefits that may result from the initiative. Depending on your initiative, your response to this section may include much more detail and areas of financial impact.
- An evaluation of additional resources needed to effectively implement the initiative, including staffing, equipment, technology needs, and so forth.
- Consideration of all federal and state regulations relevant to the proposed initiative and what needs to be done to ensure that the initiative follows these regulatory and legal standards.
- An ethics review to ensure ethical implementation and ethical practice regarding the initiative. This may require identifying potential ethical challenges and formulating plans for monitoring behavior, practices, procedures, and so forth.
What to Submit
Two to three PowerPoint slides and any citations in APA format.
Milestone Three Rubric
| Criteria | Proficient (100%) | Not Proficient (0%) | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Target Area | Discusses the target area or intended population to be served and the identified needs to be solved by the initiative | Does not discuss the target area or intended population to be served and the identified needs to be solved by the initiative | 15 |
| Milestones | Creates a timeline and implementation milestones of the initiative | Does not create a timeline and implementation milestones of the initiative | 15 |
| Financial Impact | Assesses the financial impact of the initiative, including any necessary capital expenditures, necessary fundraising, or potential financial benefits that may result from the initiative | Does not assess the financial impact of the initiative, including any necessary capital expenditures, necessary fundraising, or potential financial benefits that may result from the initiative | 15 |
| Additional Resources | Evaluates additional resources needed to effectively implement the initiative | Does not evaluate additional resources needed to effectively implement the initiative | 15 |
| Federal and State Regulations | Assesses federal and state regulations relevant to the proposed initiative and what needs to be done to ensure that the initiative follows these regulatory and legal standards | Does not assess federal and state regulations relevant to the proposed initiative and what needs to be done to ensure that the initiative follows these regulatory and legal standards | 15 |
| Ethics | Complete an ethics review to ensure ethical implementation and ethical practice regarding the initiative | Does not complete an ethics review to ensure ethical implementation and ethical practice regarding the initiative | 15 |
| Articulation of Response | Submission is mostly free of errors of organization and grammar; errors are marginal and rarely interrupt the flow | Submission contains errors of organization and grammar making the submission difficult to understand | 10 |
| Total: | 100% |