SWGS 6627 Leadership and Macro Practice I (Prof. Poindexter): Community Assessment

According to page 7 of Prof. Poindexter's class syllabus for the Fall 2015 semester, "the common assignment . .  is a term project due in stages, to facilitate feedback and success.  The purpose of this assignment is to teach asset-based, rights-based assessment skills in leadership."

In summary, it includes the following steps:

1. Conduct a literature review.
2. Develop an interview guide for your assessment interviews.
3. Interview 8 stakeholders for the capacity assessment study.
4. Prepare a final assessment report.

Perhaps some of the information from The Community Tool Box below may be helpful to you as you begin your assessment; The Community Tool Box is a service of the Work Group for Community Health and Development at the University of Kansas.

In the Table of Contents, click on Chapter 3. Assessing Community Needs and Resources

Note:  These sites are no substitute for the directions about community assessment from Prof. Poindexter.