Terra, When speaking about program evaluation, that is an essential tool in evaluating university flaws and successes it is important to discuss the various roadblocks to a uniformed system. The biggest roadblock would be the cost. With this cost of data collection, is the ways in which it is collected. Many universities believe in purchasing expensive tools that would all them to collect in a more uniform and mainstream way. A well-defined budget would need to be put in place to make sure that the cost of the overall evaluation is balanced and justified. This way the department could see just how much they are spending in each category to see if they can afford the tools needed for collection. However, the data collection results yield an outcome that is worth the money spent on tools. When universities use data-driven collection their results, they can see what is working and what is not working. With this data, they can make effective changes to go in a positive direction. Technological infrastructure helps get the data needed in a timely manner and analyze it effectively. This cuts down on the manual labor that university administrators would need to do. For Binchley College, it was helpful that they had so much data collected and it was laid out in a clear to understand manner to interpret. I think of data of concern was the lack of background between the different year. It would be critical to see if any on-campus events or changes yielded a better return. One aspect that needed to be changed was the cost metrics. It would have been beneficial to see where the donations from the alumni were being spent compared with the amount donated. This way we could break it down into categories and change what is needed. This way the budget would stay the same year after year. McGonigle, D., & Mastrian, K. G. (2017). Nursing informatics and the foundation of knowledge (4th ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtpyjPrpyX8 https://healthit.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/evaluation-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit https://healthit.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/evaluation-resources/health-it-evaluation-toolkit-and-evaluation-measures-quick-reference ASSIGNMENT Assume you are a nurse manager on a unit where a new nursing documentation system is to be implemented. You want to ensure that the system will be usable and acceptable for the nurses impacted. You realize a nurse leader must be on the implementation team. To Prepare: · Review the steps of the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and reflect on the scenario presented. · Consider the benefits and challenges associated with involving a nurse leader on an implementation team for health information technology. The Assignment: (2-3 pages) In preparation of filling this role, develop a 2- to 3-page role description for a graduate-level nurse to guide his/her participation on the implementatio.

1. Terra,
When speaking about program evaluation, that is an essential
tool in evaluating university flaws and successes it is important
to discuss the various roadblocks to a uniformed system. The
biggest roadblock would be the cost. With this cost of data
collection, is the ways in which it is collected. Many
universities believe in purchasing expensive tools that would all
them to collect in a more uniform and mainstream way. A well-
defined budget would need to be put in place to make sure that
the cost of the overall evaluation is balanced and justified. This
way the department could see just how much they are spending
in each category to see if they can afford the tools needed for
collection. However, the data collection results yield an
outcome that is worth the money spent on tools. When
universities use data-driven collection their results, they can see
what is working and what is not working. With this data, they
can make effective changes to go in a positive direction.
Technological infrastructure helps get the data needed in a
timely manner and analyze it effectively. This cuts down on the
manual labor that university administrators would need to do.
For Binchley College, it was helpful that they had so much data
collected and it was laid out in a clear to understand manner to
interpret. I think of data of concern was the lack of background
between the different year. It would be critical to see if any on-
campus events or changes yielded a better return. One aspect
that needed to be changed was the cost metrics. It would have
been beneficial to see where the donations from the alumni were
being spent compared with the amount donated. This way we
could break it down into categories and change what is needed.
This way the budget would stay the same year after year.
McGonigle, D., & Mastrian, K. G. (2017). Nursing informatics
and the foundation of knowledge (4th ed.). Burlington, MA:
Jones & Bartlett Learning.

2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtpyjPrpyX8
https://healthit.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-
resources/evaluation-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-
toolkit
https://healthit.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-
resources/evaluation-resources/health-it-evaluation-toolkit-and-
evaluation-measures-quick-reference
ASSIGNMENT
Assume you are a nurse manager on a unit where a new nursing
documentation system is to be implemented. You want to ensure
that the system will be usable and acceptable for the nurses
impacted. You realize a nurse leader must be on the
implementation team.
To Prepare:
· Review the steps of the Systems Development Life Cycle
(SDLC) and reflect on the scenario presented.
· Consider the benefits and challenges associated with involving
a nurse leader on an implementation team for health information
technology.
The Assignment: (2-3 pages)
In preparation of filling this role, develop a 2- to 3-page role
description for a graduate-level nurse to guide his/her
participation on the implementation team. The role description
should be based on the SDLC stages and tasks and should
clearly define how this individual will participate in and impact
each of the following steps:
· Planning and requirements definition
· Analysis
· Design of the new system
· Implementation
· Post-implementation support
Brittany Dicussion:

3. Hello Class ,
Cheers to the final week wow what a week it has been a
wonderful semester.
One known barrier within higher education is the cost, I mean it
is expensive and is one of the main reason people chose not to
attend because of cost. What is a way education can at least be
lowered to feel as if they can offer the world something more?
For many college-bound students, a key obstacle to
postsecondary education is cost. For undocumented students
such as Apodaca, the cost barrier is further exacerbated by their
undocumented status. Students with undocumented status not
only are required to pay nonresident tuition at state supported
colleges in most states but are typically ineligible for state
financial aid while further ineligible for federal financial aid
(Diaz-Strong, Gomez, Luna-Duarte, & Meiners, 2011).2 With
tuition costs approaching or exceeding nonresident public
school rates, private higher education institutions have not
offered solutions for undocumented students. Anecdotal
evidence suggests that a few undocumented students have found
scholarships at private institutions.
College education among undocumented immigrants has not
been the norm until now. Among noncitizen Mexican adults in
the United States between 18 and 44 years of age, who are
mostly undocumented, about 5% have earned a college degree.
Among noncitizen Mexican adults between 18 and 24 years of
age, only 7% are enrolled in college (Kaushal, 2008). A 2002
Urban Institute study estimated that more than 1.3 million
undocumented students are enrolled in K–12 education in the
United States. Of these 1.3 million students, an estimated
80,000 turn 18 each year, of whom about 15,000 do not earn
their high school diplomas. Of the estimated 65,000
undocumented students graduating from high school yearly,
only 13,000 enroll in college (Protopsaltis, 2005).
At the national level, the most widely discussed legislation, the
Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM)

4. Act, has spent more than a decade in some form of legislative
action or inaction in the U.S. Congress without being passed
into law. Various iterations of the federal DREAM Act have
included provisions that would legalize undocumented young
people. In late 2010, the DREAM Act failed to overcome a
Senate filibuster after being passed by the House of
Representatives (Herszenhorn, 2010). However, the DREAM
Act does not address lowering the cost of higher education for
undocumented students directly. If passed, the DREAM Act may
help existing undocumented students regularize their
immigration status and under that status qualify for state tuition
benefits and aid. Any undocumented immigrant who does not
qualify for a regularization of status under a legislated DREAM
Act would still experience the cost barrier.
A promising alternative to lowering the cost barrier to higher
education for undocumented students is action by boards of
trustees at public universities. This article has presented the
MSU Denver case as one example of a university-led initiative.
To be sure, the university-level option and the MSU Denver
policy are not without limitations. First, the institutional tuition
rate at MSU Denver was not the same low rate as the in-state
rate, although it was substantially lower than the out-of-state
rate. What are we really doing by increasing tuition it creates a
greater pressure on the student to succeed? They will acquire so
much student debt and the likely odds of getting a job to be able
to pay for that straight out of college is very slim to none. I
really feel we should look into how we can save students from
all backgrounds from the cost of higher education to make it
affordable for everyone, with an equal opportunity of education.
My reason is why or how can we be proactive with changing the
perception on education. Some people cant afford college but
want to further their education the cost may be high and others
become discouraged on the cost alone. The tutition can increase
and this means they may fall deeper into debt , which can
discourage someone trying to budget or keep up with cost I
struggle with that but I understand I cant make it without

5. education. If I do not further my education I would not be able
to make a living for my family but i think about those who need
more help than I do whether they may not qualify for aid or
student loans they will be forced to pay out of pocket. Higher
education needs to become affordable for all in the US and
everywhere to eliminate this issue nationwide.
hangasamy, A., & Horan, D. (2016). Lowering the Cost Barrier
to Higher Education for Undocumented Students: A Promising
University-Level Intervention. Journal of Latinos and
Education, 15(2), 113–120.
Running head: PROGRAM EVALUATION
PROGRAM EVALUATION
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Program evaluation
Student’s name
University affiliation
Date
One of the known barriers in higher education that affect the
effectiveness of collection and data analysis is inappropriate
data collection tools. This challenge may be caused by the

6. design of the questionnaire. The second barrier is
biased/random error, which may occur due to measurement error
and sampling variability. Utilizing data-driven decision making
within higher education administration is important as it guards
against any biases. Such decisions help in the provision of
insightful feedback. The second benefit is that it helps provide
distinct suggestions which help in making better decisions. It
also helps in promoting data curation (Streifer & Goens,
2004). Through building robust data-collection processes within
the higher education administration, useful insights will be
extracted. Technology helps in analyzing data and attaining
answers from the data almost immediately.
The aspect of program evaluation that aided in data collection
and analysis is assessing. This aspect considers elements such
as the need for the program, the design, implementation, impact
assessment, and cost-effectiveness. These elements help in
guiding what should be included during the collection of data
and to assess data based on what is relevant to the need for the
program. The aspect of program evaluation that yielded concern
on the collection and analysis of data is during the assessing of
program impact. This raised concern builds on the earlier forms
of evaluation and units of analysis, which yielded concern, as it
revealed whether the decisions made, were data-driven or
evidence-based. The aspect of the program evaluation process
that may be candidates for change is the measuring of the
program outcomes which will assess the cost and labor-
intensive, the relevant outcome, and longitudinal foundation.
Additionally, it will manifest whether there is a need for more
reliable and valid data. The information that would help make
the process change recommendations are assessing and
expressing program theory (Chen, 2015). This will help in
ascertaining what is being done and analyzing stated objectives
versus the flowchart of actual activity.
References
Chen. (2015). Practical program evaluation: theory-driven

7. evaluation and the integrated evaluation perspective. Los
Angeles: SAGE Publications.
Streifer, P. & Goens, G. (2004). Tools and techniques for
effective data-driven decision making. Lanham, Md:
ScarecrowEducation.