Missing Competency (ePub)

"e;Authors Sharon Aiken-Wisniewski, Rich Whitney, and Deborah Taubhave done a great service to student affairs and to student learning anddevelopment with this fine book, TheMissing Competency: A Program Development Model for Student Affairs. Theprofession owes them great appreciation for returning the foundationalcompetency of programming to our collective attention and providing acontemporary model to implement programs of quality."e;-From the foreword by SusanR. KomivesProgram development is centralto the work of student affairs professionals, yet the field has not prioritizedthe development of competency in this area. This theory-to-practice,sequential guide to program development fills that gap in theliterature. The authors describe the elements ofprogram planning and delivery from the inception of the idea through the use of assessment to revise and improvethe program for the future.Whether a newprofessional or a seasoned leader, this volume offers the reader a deeperunderstanding of program development. Starting with a foundationalunderstanding of this process, the book proceeds to a step-by-step process,taking a program from an idea to a proposal with goals, objectives, budget, andtimeline with tasks, and beyond planning to implementation. The book concludeswith stressing the importance of assessment as the program continues to developover time. Each chapter applies program development concepts through programexamples. Finally, the authors leave readers with tools and templates to supportthe process.