Educational Management copy 1

261 Final Project Guidelines

Part 1

Overview:

Throughout the whole program, you went through the various stages of program development, from problem identification and prioritization, problem analysis, goal and objective formulation, goal clarification, strategy formulation, and evaluation design, among others. In between, you learned how to use planning tools to enhance your program planning process. You also deepened your understanding of organizational theories, principles, etc.

This final project should be a summative demonstration of your ability to integrate organizational theories, program planning principles, educational leadership, organizational behavior, and continuing quality improvement in the development of program for organizational development and change. This paper should also be the venue for embedding all your papers into one complete portfolio.

The Final Paper

1.  Introduction and Rationale
   • My Organization (your first paper): My Organization within the National and Global Context
   • My Organization: A Comprehensive Analysis using Organizational Theories Assignment
2. Problem Analysis (detailed analysis of the problems
   • Problem Identification
   • Problem Analysis (using any of the following tools)
   • Fishbone Analysis
   • Cause and Effect Analysis
3. Problem Prioritization (using any of the following tools)
   • Interrelationship Diagram
   • NGT or nominal group technique
   • Spider Diagram
   • Discussion
4. Program Plan
   • Program Goals
     • Should be congruent with result of problem analysis
     • Goals should be clarified using the GOAL GRID.
   • Situational Analysis relative to formulated goals:
     • Force field analysis
     • SWOT Analysis
     • Alternative Analysis (Using any of the following tools
   1. 1. 1. Decision Matrix
         2. Tree Diagram
         3. GANTT chart
   • Discussion