716 Stevens Avenue Portland, ME 04103 1 - 855 - 325 - 0896 online.une.edu 716 Stevens Avenue Portland, ME 04103 1 - 855 - 325 - 0896 online.une.edu Example of Section 2 of Practicum Goals, Objectives and Competencies Form Goal Objectives Tasks Completion Date Goal 1: Provide Let’s Go! Dissemination Partners with regional specific data in a useable format Objective 1.1: Develop a template to be used for each of the 17 regional reports. a. b. Review any current or past templates. Draft an updated template. June 1, 2018 c. Seek feedback on the template from Let’s Go! staff and a sample of Let’s Go! Dissemination Partners. Incorporate feedback. June 15, 2018 Objective 1.2: Analysis of regional data. a. Create charts, tables and/or graphs to compare 2017 to 2016 July 30, 2018 Objective 1.3: Interpret regional data and present key findings. a. Draft talking points based on charts. August 15, 2017 Goal 2: Develop one or more evidence based fact sheet that supports the Let’s Go! Strategies for Success. Objective 2.1: Obtain the most recent evidence supporting the Let’s Go! strategies. a. b. Conduct scientific literature reviews. Summarize key findings with citations. August 22, 2017 2 4 Research George Polya’s problem-solving principles and techniques from the AIU Library or on the Internet. Although the scenarios below are not specific mathematical situations, they will require application of Polya’s principles to obtain a reasonable solution. Choose 1 of the following scenarios: · You are on your way to a very important doctor’s appointment and just barely have enough time to get to the appointment. You know that if you do not get to the appointment on time, it will cost you $200 and you will not be able to get another appointment for weeks. In your haste, going through your front door, you accidentally tear a big hole in your dress or pants. What do you do now? · A recipe for a sheet cake that serves 54 people is: • ½ cup butter • ¼ cup oil • 3 cups of baking flour • 1 tablespoon baking powder • 6 eggs • 1 cup milk • 2 cups sugar • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract After everything is mixed into a cake batter, you are supposed to pour it into a floured 12 in. by 18 in. by 1 in. sheet cake pan. However, all you have is a 9 in. by 14 in. by 1 in. pan, an 8 in. square pan 1 in. deep, and two 8 in. diameter round pans 1 in. deep. Your 46 guests will be arriving shortly, so you do not have time to go to the store to get the correct-sized pan. How will you have enough cake for each guest to have a piece without wasting too much batter? · It is after midnight, and your kitchen sink cold-water supply has sprung a leak. You know you will not be able to get a plumber to fix the sink for several hours. You do not know where the water turn-off is, and you do not have any plumbing experience. What will you do to minimize the damage? Follow Polya’s principles to solve your problem. o Expla.

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Example of Section 2 of Practicum Goals, Objectives and
Competencies Form
Goal
Objectives
Tasks
Completion Date
Goal 1:
Provide Let’s Go!
Dissemination Partners with regional specific data in a useable
format
Objective 1.1: Develop a template to be used for each of the 17
regional reports.
a.
b.
Review any current or past templates.
Draft an updated template.
June 1, 2018
c.
Seek feedback on the template from Let’s Go! staff and a
sample of Let’s Go! Dissemination Partners. Incorporate
feedback.

3. June 15, 2018
Objective 1.2: Analysis of regional data.
a.
Create charts, tables and/or graphs to compare
2017 to 2016
July 30, 2018
Objective 1.3: Interpret regional data and present key findings.
a.
Draft talking points based on charts.
August 15, 2017
Goal 2:
Develop one or more evidence based fact
sheet that supports the Let’s Go! Strategies for Success.
Objective 2.1: Obtain the most recent evidence supporting the
Let’s Go! strategies.
a.
b.
Conduct scientific literature reviews.
Summarize key findings with citations.
August 22, 2017
2
4
Research George Polya’s problem-solving principles and
techniques from the AIU Library or on the Internet.

4. Although the scenarios below are not specific mathematical
situations, they will require application of Polya’s principles to
obtain a reasonable solution.
Choose 1 of the following scenarios:
· You are on your way to a very important doctor’s appointment
and just barely have enough time to get to the appointment. You
know that if you do not get to the appointment on time, it will
cost you $200 and you will not be able to get another
appointment for weeks. In your haste, going through your front
door, you accidentally tear a big hole in your dress or pants.
What do you do now?
· A recipe for a sheet cake that serves 54 people is:
• ½ cup butter
• ¼ cup oil
• 3 cups of baking flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 6 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 2 cups sugar
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
After everything is mixed into a cake batter, you are supposed
to pour it into a floured 12 in. by 18 in. by 1 in. sheet cake pan.
However, all you have is a 9 in. by 14 in. by 1 in. pan, an 8 in.
square pan 1 in. deep, and two 8 in. diameter round pans 1 in.
deep. Your 46 guests will be arriving shortly, so you do not
have time to go to the store to get the correct-sized pan. How
will you have enough cake for each guest to have a piece
without wasting too much batter?
· It is after midnight, and your kitchen sink cold-water supply
has sprung a leak. You know you will not be able to get a
plumber to fix the sink for several hours. You do not know
where the water turn-off is, and you do not have any plumbing
experience. What will you do to minimize the damage?
Follow Polya’s principles to solve your problem.

5. o Explain your interpretation of what the problem really is
about and what the consequences are if the problem is not
solved (i.e., do you understand the problem?).
o Develop and write down a strategy for solving this problem.
What do you need to know or do to solve this problem?
o Use your strategy to attempt to solve your chosen problem;
show the steps in the correct order for your attempted solution.
o Did your strategy actually solve the problem? How do you
know?
o Suppose that your solution did not solve the problem. What
would be your next action?
Public Health Practicum Goals, Objectives and Competencies
Form
Practical Experience Site: Food Safety and Inspection-
Inspecting work site dining facilities and food truck vendors
Section 1: Overview of your project
Briefly describe your project(s) including purpose and expected
outcomes. (~200 words)

6. Section 2. Goals and Objectives (example attached)
List your goals for the Practical Experience. Goals should
include what you want to achieve by the end of the Practical
Experience (e.g. better collaboration among providers for dental
services; greater participation by employees in worksite
wellness initiatives, etc.). There should only be one goal for
each project.

7. For each goal, list 1-3 objectives. Objectives should be
measurable and may include specific deliverables that you will
be working on as part of your Practical Experience. Include a
date for the completion of each objective. Objectives should be
SMART: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Results-focused,
and (realistically) Time-bound. Objectives may include specific
deliverables (e.g. products) that students will be working on as
part of the practicum project. Students should describe tasks
needed to complete the objective(s) and include the approximate
completion date. Tasks must support each objective and the
objectives must support the goal.
Goal
Objectives
Tasks
Completion Date
Objective 1.1
Objective 1.2
Objective 1.3
Section 2: Competencies
Instructions: List four (4) specific competencies (see next page
for a list of competencies) that you expect to gain from your
experience. You must choose at least two (2) Foundational
Competencies andtwo (2) Program Competencies. Note: You
and your preceptor will be asked to rate how well you were able
to meet these competencies so they should be the competencies
most relevant to your project(s). Be sure to list specific
competencies and not just the general topic area.

8. Competency
1:
Competency
2:
Competency
3:
Competency
4:
Competencies
1. Synthesize and incorporate scientific evidence into
professional writing
2. Search databases and critically analyze peer reviewed
literature
3. Develop strategies for qualitative and quantitative data
management.
4. Evaluate the use of financial resources and management
techniques by public health programs to achieve goals and
sustainability.
5. Describe the use of technological applications in health
interventions
MPH Foundational Competencies
Evidence-based Approaches to Public Health
1. Apply epidemiological methods to the breadth of settings and
situations in public health practice
2. Select quantitative and qualitative data collection methods
appropriate for a given public health context
3. Analyze quantitative and qualitative data using biostatistics,
informatics, computer-based programming and software, as
appropriate
4. Interpret results of data analysis for public health research,
policy or practice
Public Health & Health Care Systems

9. 5. Compare the organization, structure and function of health
care, public health and regulatory systems across national and
international settings
6. Discuss the means by which structural bias, social inequities
and racism undermine health and create challenges to achieving
health equity at organizational, community and societal levels
Planning & Management to Promote Health
7. Assess population needs, assets and capacities that affect
communities’ health
8. Apply awareness of cultural values and practices to the
design or implementation of public health policies or programs
9. Design a population-based policy, program, project or
intervention
10. Explain basic principles and tools of budget and resource
management
11. Select methods to evaluate public health programs
Policy in Public Health
12. Discuss multiple dimensions of the policy-making process,
including the roles of ethics and evidence
13. Propose strategies to identify stakeholders and build
coalitions and partnerships for influencing public health
outcomes
14. Advocate for political, social or economic policies and
programs that will improve health in diverse populations
15. Evaluate policies for their impact on public health and
health equity
Leadership
16. Apply principles of leadership, governance and
management, which include creating a vision, empowering
others, fostering collaboration and guiding decision making
17. Apply negotiation and mediation skills to address
organizational or community challenges Communication
18. Select communication strategies for different audiences and

10. sectors
19. Communicate audience-appropriate public health content,
both in writing and through oral presentation
20. Describe the importance of cultural competence in
communicating public health content Interprofessional Practice
21. Perform effectively on interprofessional^ teams
Systems Thinking
22. Apply systems thinking tools to a public health issue