Completed Program Planning Model

PROGRAM PLANNING MODEL Defined

I chose to base my model for program planning from The Interactive Model of Program Planning (Caffarella & Ratcliff Daffron, 2013, p. 369).  I have “chunked” some of the model’s elements together to suit my purposes for planning the Adjunct Orientation Workshop for my institution.  I will explain in detail the contents of my version of the model.

Needs Assessment:  In order to assess the need for an orientation workshop, surveys and interviews will be conducted of newer adjuncts.  In addition to the surveys and interviews observations will be collected from various areas of the college where adjuncts reached out for assistance. 

Support:  In order to gain support for this workshop, we must consider organizational context.   To that end, the process of decision-making (shared governance) will be followed and the workshop will support the mission of the college.  Stakeholders (managers, department chairpersons, adjunct faculty, and senior administration) will be asked to provide input and approval.  Budget will be determined as far as compensation, workforce, allocation, and budget ownership.

Instruction:  Goals and objectives and learning transfer will be determined based on the needs assessment and input from stakeholders.  Technology needs and the goals, objectives, and learning transfer targets will determine facilitators.

Details:  The audience for the workshop will be based on the needs assessment (in this case, the adjunct population who have recently been hired have been identified).  The marketing strategies will be determined by stakeholders, but will follow the organization’s branding standards.  Workshops will be scheduled at peak times of hiring, with additional workshops held based on need.  Technology and AV needs will be determined by the conversations around “instruction”.  Decisions about building the budget will happen at the “support” portion of the model, however, the budget will need to be managed at this stage. 

Evaluation: Following the workshop, post-workshop assessments will be collected from participants.  Year-end surveys will be sent to participants to determine if the workshop should be amended.  Quantitative data will be collected at the end of the year by tracking attendance.  Qualitative data will be collected from participant surveys/assessments.

Source:  
Caffarella, R. S., & Daffron, S. R. (2013). Planning Programs for Adult Learners. San Francisco: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.