3.3 Evaluation during implementation of a project At this stage the project activities are monitored to determine how their timing, quality and cost match the plan. The results of this monitoring are reviewed to see whether the plan needs to be modified. New environmental conditions may indicate the need to change the organisation's strategic direction. It might be necessary in that case to re-align the project, so that the outcomes relate to the new direction. In some cases it may be necessary to abort the project, if it is no longer approp
3.1 Evaluation while developing the vision A project is often shaped through discussion among those developing the vision and direction of the project. They may agree in general terms about what is to be achieved, but have to make a number of choices before deciding how to proceed. It may be important to allow time for different views to be heard and considered, and for attitudes to change and – hopefully – converge. 8 A basis for action and the project brief Once the initial discussions about the purpose and feasibility of the project have confirmed that the project is worth carrying out, it is essential to establish the basic agreement as a document. The document will provide the reference point for all future work on the project and will be the basis for all judgements about whether the project is finally successful or not. This document is sometimes called the terms of reference, but usually incorporates some additional information in the form 3.3 Task breakdown chart The task breakdown technique is a very logical approach to identifying the tasks involved in a project. Some people may find it suits them better than using mind maps; other people may find the techniques complement each other. To do a task breakdown chart, first draw a box at the top of a page with the project title inside it. Then mentally identify the main elements that go to make up the project as shown below. 1 Problems facing campaigning organisations This course aims to explore some of the problems campaigning organisations can encounter, and how such problems can be anticipated and even avoided. It consists of: a short case study about a parent teacher association which is campaigning for the lowering of the speed limit on roads within the vicinity of its school. an audio extract from a podcast interview on campaigning which forms part of the learning material for the OU Business Sc Working for health Living with Disability 10.3 Further study The resources within this course have covered a wide range of subject areas including education, environment, technology, history, law, literature, politics, social care and social sciences. If you are interested in becoming an Open University student you might want to visit New to the OU. Below is a list of the Open University courses that have been drawn upon to create the OpenLearn Scotland collection. What is poetry? is from A17 9.1 Overview There are over 139,000 social service workers in Scotland, providing care and support to some of the most vulnerable sections of society. The Scottish Social Services Council is responsible for specifying the standards to which social service workers involved in providing or delivering social work, social care services, early education and child care will work. In this section of the OpenLearn Scotland collection, we look at issues relating to social care by focusing on three particular 6.2 Introduction to the law in contemporary Scotland This course will introduce you to law making in Scotland. It is taken from W150 An introduction to law in contemporary Scotland, a new 15-point course from The Open University's Centre for Law. The course begins by developing your general and legal study skills such as reading unfamiliar information, note taking and critical thinking. It then asks you to think about what law is and introduces you to the legal history of Scotland. The course then moves to look at the Scottish Parliament 5.1 Overview This section deals with the history of Scotland and is designed to stimulate thinking on some of the major events and themes which have shaped Scotland over a period covering the seventeenth century to the present day. These selected courses introduce learners to Scotland's rich heritage and also to its wider European and international context. If you are interested in learning more about Scottish history, The Open University runs a collaborative scheme with the University of Dund 4.3 James Clerk Maxwell James Clerk Maxwell produced a unified theory of the electromagnetic field and used it to show that light is a type of electromagnetic wave. This prediction dates from the early 1860s when Maxwell was at King's College, London. Shortly afterwards Maxwell decided to retire to his family estate in Galloway in order to concentrate on research, unhindered by other duties. This course presents Maxwell's greatest triumph – the prediction that electromagnetic waves can propagate vast distanc 2.2 Curriculum framework in Scotland In this course you will find discussion of national curricula frameworks relating to Scotland, England and the Republic of Ireland. These literacy curricula vary in the details of their prescription and the level of flexibility. To access this material click on the course link below. It leads to a separate OpenLearn course and will open in a new window. This course is currently being updated and has been temporarily removed from the site. Learning outcomes Looking at the family: the 1950s Family photographs may be taken as records, for advertising purposes, or indeed as mementos. Now look at an example drawn from the 1950s (Author(s): 2.4 Looking closely at photographs for social data Look at the photographs of a wedding group in Author(s): Acknowledgements This free course is an adapted extract from the course DD305 Personal lives and social policy, which is currently out of presentation. The material acknowledged below is Proprietary (see terms and conditions) This content is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCom 8 Further resources There is a wide range of material available on welfare to work. Peck (2001) is undoubtedly the definitive study in terms of policy development in the UK and the USA. Major sources of data on all UK New Deal programmes are on the Department for Work and Pensions, DWPwebsite. (Accessed 25 March 2008) Another source is the more analytical Working Brief series which 5 Personal Advisers, personal lives What is clear from a wide range of New Deal evaluations (Dawson et al., 2000; O'Connor et al., 2001; Lewis et al., 2000) is that PAs provide a critical interface between the programme and its clients. The prominence of ‘personal’ in their title carries several meanings. Clients are allocated to PAs on a one-to-one basis, with the implication of a relationship, and of continuity. It also implies personal advice, which crosses the boundary of the informational into the distinctive needs of
What does your health mean to you? What features in society affect it? The tracks on this album explore influences such as stress, housing and employment on everyday health, and examines debates about the relative importance of individual lifestyles and looks at wider public-health concerns and the impact of changes in NHS policy and practice on the delivery of health care. Health is increasingly ‘everybody’s business’. This album will provide you with insight into the debates that surrou
How does living with disability and chronic illness impact on a person's quality of life? What are the consequences of physical limitations and treatment regimes? The tracks on his album explore real-life case studies in a variety of care environments. From domestic homes to residential and hospital settings, we explore physical, social and psychological impacts and investigate the extent to which care environments are enabling or disabling. The album also contains a fictional case study which
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