For several areas of responsibility, the author surveyed a sorority to understand their needs, developed time management objectives and activities using a planning model, created and modified a lesson plan to meet those objectives, evaluated the program's success through pre- and post-tests, managed the program's budget, found online tutorials to train participants, and advocated for health education through distributing condoms at local bars to promote safe sex.
1. For Areaof ResponsibilityI,Isurveyedmytargetpopulation,freshmeninthe AlphaSigmaTau
sorority,tobetterunderstandtheirneedsinordertodevelopaprogram.Afterconductinga thorough
literature reviewof numerouspeer-reviewedjournal articlesandbasedonthe receivedsurveyresults,I
concludedthatmembersof Greeklife have justashardof a time as managingtime asnon-Greek
members.Time managementwasacontributorto stressandanxiety,whichprovidesme withthe
decisionfordevelopingatailoredinterventionforthe targetpopulation.
For Areaof ResponsibilityII,Idevelopedmeasurableobjectivesusingthe PRECEDE-PROCEED
planningmodel.Theseobjectivesare tohelpthe freshmenAlphaSigmaTausororitymemberssucceed
inbettermanagingtheirtime basedontheirpreviousneedsassessment.The tailoredactivitiesforthese
objectivesinvolvedteachingthembettertime managementskillsanddiscussingwhatdistractsthem.
Also,theywere taughthowtouse Google calendarandhow to colorcode differentevents,whichis
more in favorby the targetpopulation.
For Areaof ResponsibilityIII,Icreatedalessonplanwithexacttimesliningupwithactivitiesto
helpusmonitorand reachour objectives.We alsohadtomodifyourplanin orderto meetindividuals’
needsfora betterexperience andlearningoutcome.Meanwhile,we alsoreceivedtutorialtraining
aboutGoogle calendar.The activitiesimplementedwere verysuccessful andthe participants
demonstratedtheywouldcontinuetouse the skillstheyobtained.
For Areaof Responsibility IV,Iparticipatedinevaluatingthe program“TauTime.”A qualitative
pre-testandpost-testwasadoptedtoconducta summative evaluationandmeasure how successful our
program was.Data was analyzedusingdescriptivestatisticsandrecordedinMicrosoft Excel.Basedon
the results,the programwas verysuccessful andcanbe sustainedandreplicated.
For Areaof ResponsibilityV,Imanagedthe budgetforthe grantthat I am writingformy grant
writingclass.Itis brokenupinpersonnel andoperatingexpenses.Iconductedresearchonhow muchit
wouldbe to paythe executive directorandprojectdirector,alongwiththe suppliesneededtohosta
2. weeklongcamp.I createda detailedbudgetthatwouldletthe funderknow exactlyhow muchfunding
isneededtoprovide the plannedactivitiesforthe weekfor100 participants.
For Areaof ResponsibilityVI,Itookpartin a findingappropriate informationtodistribute toour
participantsinourprogram “Tau Time.”It was decidedthatourgroupwoulduse an existingtutorialin
orderto be trainedonthe toolsprovidedbyGoogle. The online tool we usedforourprogramwas
Google Calendar
For Areaof ResponsibilityVII,Iadvocatedformyprofessionthroughthe healtheducationhonor
society,EtaSigmaGamma (ESG). I attendeda“bar crawl,”where we passedoutcondomsto promote
safe sex andpreventionof sexuallytransmitteddiseases/infections.ThiswasplannedforaThursday
night,andwe attendedthe twomost popularbarsamong the college population.