GRADUATE SCHOOL OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Day 3 - June 6, 1997

Topic and Approximate Times

9:00 - 9:30

PRELIMINARIES Collect need statements and objectives, public funding sources, letter of inquiry or letter proposal Review last week's work and answer questions

9:30 - 10:30

WORK PLAN -- METHODOLOGY Overall approach The big tasks (3-5) People, space, and equipment needed Time/Task chart (Project management) Who will do what when Milestones

In-class individual/team exercise. List the main tasks to be accomplished for your project. List resources required. Set up time and task chart. Specify 3-4 milestones as checkpoints to be sure you're on track.

10:30 - 11:30

EVALUATION -- COMPARING OUTCOMES TO OBJECTIVES Measures of Achievement (at least one measure for each objective) Input Output Usage Outcomes Domain (Environment) Methods of documenting achievement Who/how/when it will be done? What resources will it take to do it?

In-class individual/team exercise. Go back to your list of objectives and identify the proof you plan to present at the end of your project to show that you have achieved these objectives.

11:30 - 12:00

DISSEMINATING THE RESULTS -- TELLING THE STORY Who should be informed? Funder Colleagues Constituency Important others What is best way to reach them? Project report Presentation(s) Article Dissemination Plan Who/how/when will it be done? What resources will it take to do it?

In-class individual/team work on dissemination plan.

LUNCH

Review of morning's work.

Break. Individual/team work on budget

Homework. - Due June 13. All students should read chapters 15 and 16 of the text. All students should prepare drafts of the work plan, evaluative measures, plan for dissemination, and budget. NOTE: You will have the opportunity to revise your drafts before submitting your final proposal.

All students will prepare a poster showing work on your proposal to date. Please use a number identifier (to be supplied by the instructor) instead of your name so that your poster can be reviewed "blindly."

For 1/2 unit: Develop all the proposal elements listed above in abbreviated, outline fashion. Include list of tasks and resources, time and task chart and milestones, one paragraph each for an evaluation plan and a dissemination plan and a one-page budget. Include all the elements in the budget but you do not have to provide all the specific details. Prepare poster with identifying number.

For 1 unit: Prepare all the proposal elements listed above. (NOTE: You will eventually need to write out this information in narrative form for your final proposal submmission but for today you can turn in your work in list or outline form.)
List tasks and resources required, time and task chart and milestones. Prepare an evaluation plan for each of the objectives you specified earlier. Indicate the resources required for evaluation. Prepare a dissemination plan for each audience that should be informed. Indicate the resources required for dissemination. Prepare a detailed budget showing specifications and justifications for all necessary elements of the budget -- show cost sharing if you plan to offer this.
Prepare poster with identifying number.

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