Assignment
Executive Summary (Benchmark Assessment)

Student Due Date: Dec 06, 2015 23:59:59

Details:
In this assignment, you will select a program, quality improvement initiative, or other project from your place of employment. Assume you are presenting this program to the board for approval of funding. Write an executive summary (850-1,000 words) to present to the board, from which they will make their decision to fund your program or project. The summary should include:
1. The purpose of the program or project.
2. The target population or audience.
3. The benefits of the program or project
4. The cost or budget justification.
5. The basis upon which the program or project will be evaluated.

Share your written proposal with your manager, supervisor or other colleague in a formal leadership position within a health care organization. Request their feedback using the following questions as prompts:
1. Do you believe the proposal would be approved if formally proposed?
2. What are some strengths and weaknesses of the proposal?

Submit the written proposal along with the “Executive Summary Feedback Form.”

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a grading rubric. Instructors will be using the rubric to grade the assignment; therefore, students should review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.

REQUIREMENT BY EVERYONE: (Used in place of a final exam.)
1. Visit a Place of Worship Report: You are to visit a place of worship and write a report.  Visit a place of worship from a religion such as Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh, Jain, Indigenous Religion (like Native American), Voodoo, Santeria, Chinese (like Daoism), Japanese (like Shinto), Islam, Judaism, Christianity, Mormonism, Rastafarianism, Scientology, Theosophy, Baha’i, etc. Some addresses are the following:
Hindu Temple- 5509 Lynn Rd, Tampa
Vietmamese (Dieu Phap) Buddhist Temple- 2512 34th Ave East, Bradenton
Buddhist Temple- 730 North Washington Ave, Sarasota
Buddhist Zen Center- 3947 Clark Rd, Sarasota
Theravada Buddhist Temple Wat Mongkolratanaram- 5306 Palm River Rd. Tampa
Islamic Center 4350 North Lockwood Ridge Rd
Shien Deh Temple (Daoist Worship Center), 6916 18th Ave, E Bradenton 34208 
There are numerous Christian and Jewish (Reformed, Conservative, Orthodox including Chabad Lubavitch, which is very Orthodox. The Jewish ones will be listed on a separate document on canvas.    
It would be a good idea to contact the group before you attend, but it is not necessary to do so. The place of worship must be from a religious tradition that you do not practice or have grown up in. There is a tendency not to feel comfortable doing this. If so, team up with another classmate. Former students tell me everywhere you go, the people will go out of their way to make you feel comfortable. They also tell me this experience is so valuable, they tell me to never drop it as a course requirement.
You will then write a short report answering the following questions: 1) Where and when did you visit? 2) Describe the environment you observed. 3) Describe what took place. 4) Tell what you learned. 5) What stood out to you? 6) Did you experience anything your text book mentions, or what you learned in this course? 7) What are your observations or opinion concerning what you experienced? (Your report will not be accepted on whether your opinion is positive or negative. In fact it would be good to include both.) 8) Did you find/receive any handouts?  If so, attach them. 
2. You will repeat choice # 1 to fulfill your second requirement, but if your first choice was Christian or Jewish  the second choice must be other than a Jewish or Christian place of worship. If you are not Christian or Jewish, you must choose a Christian or Jewish place of worship as one of your choices. If your first worship experience was a GROUP OTHER THAN CHRISTIAN OR JEWISH you may substitute doing the Study Guide Questions on Chapter 5 JAINISM/SIKHISM (Module 8), or chapter 11 ALTERNATIVE PATHS (Module 9) in Canvas.