Week 4 - Blog #3 (trying to get on the same naming)

I am really not a business type person, but the great thing about this course is that it is centered around technology, which greatly interests me. I know that these are very valuable skills to have so I will suffer through the "business" part and gear my creative urges into my plan.

I did actually find this book a little more reader friendly. I liked the concept of a Needs Assessmant bridging the gap between the present and the future. That you are dealing with unmet needs whether recognized or latent. In my project, the unmet needs are recognized so that is an added bonus. When I first met the CDC team, they were all very excited that I had technical skills and had developed online courses. They already had the start of a plan in mind. According to the book, my target groups are: Level 1 service receivers - students; Level 2 service providers - CDC staff; and Level 3 resources or solutions - access and time.

For Phase 1, preassessment, most of the work has been completed. My drafted scope has come from talking individually with the main stakeholders. I will hold a meeting with the full stakeholder group later this week to flesh out the ideas and get buy-in from the group. I don't forsee any problems with getting group buy-in because the cost is small and the outcomes will be beneficial to all stakeholders as well as to the students and administration.