Data Management Plan

Data Management Plan

In this section, you are to describe the activities and methods that will be used to measure short-, medium- and long-term outcomes. Here is where you will use a series of logic models.

What is the project?

  • How will you divide the following tasks?
    • What are the possible INPUTS (concrete things that could allow the program to be implemented) for this program?
    • What are the OUTPUTS of this program, needs assessment or evaluation?
      • Describe the activities associated with the program, needs assessment or evaluation (actual service to be delivered)
      • Describe the target population: type of participant(s) for the service, and their level of participation with the program, needs assessment or evaluation
    • Process Evaluation
      • Consider how you are assessing the ways in which the ACTIVITIES described above will actually be implemented.
      • What are some types of data that will be used to assess activities?
      • Consider how you are assessing who is PARTICIPATING in the program, needs assessment or evaluation and to what degree they are participating.
      • What are some types of data you are using to assess participation?
    • Outcomes and Outcome Evaluation
      • Describe the short-term outcome(s) (e.g., learning)
        • What are the types of data that will be used to assess this outcome(s)?
      • Describe medium-term outcome(s) (e.g., behavior)
        • What are the types of data that will be used to assess this outcome(s)?
      • Describe long-term outcome(s) (e.g., conditions)
        • What are the types of data that will be used to assess this outcome(s)?

Include the following:

  • Full description of evaluation methods (e.g., focus groups, observations, self-completion surveys, face-to-face interviews, etc…)
  • Who will take part in the evaluation (numbers and characteristics) and details of any sampling that will be undertaken
  • How data will be analyzed

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