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A model of program development and evaluation was developed at Genesee Community College, utilizing a system theory/process of deductive and inductive reasoning to ensure coherence and continuity within the program. The model links activities to specific measurable outcomes. Evaluation checks and feedback are built in at various levels so that program changes can be made without redesigning the whole program. The model consists of the following six steps: (1) define the purpose of the course or program; (2) identify three to six general activities which will achieve the defined purpose; (3) break down each activity to three to six more specific activities, making sure that the outcomes remain consistent; (4) continue to breakdown the activities to new levels of specificity until all activities are clearly defined and understood; (5) identify all input and output at each level of activity; (6) determine relationships among the activities; and (7) identify constraints, such as attitudes, policies, and funding, which influence outcomes. The completed model should be checked to ensure that activities and outcomes are properly matched at each level and that all outcomes are clearly defined in measurable, behavioral terms. Graphic depictions of these steps are appended. (WJT)

1Boy Crusoe

By Allan Eric

Also published as" A Yankee Crusoe" . A 15 year old hard working and studious farm boy finds the lure of adventure on the seas as a merchant seaman more than he can resist. This is his story. " I was born in a little town in the State of Maine, near the close of the Civil War. My boyhood life did not differ materially from that of the average farmer's son in the remote country districts of New England--except, perhaps, that I read more and thought more. Hard work on the rugged soil, two terms each year in the little yellow country schoolhouse, a day's fishing now and then filled the early years of my life full to over-flowing. " What he gets is enough excitement and adventure to overflow his wildest dreams. How he experiences disaster and uses his wits and knowledge to overcome every problem makes for a great read. - Summary by Phil Chenevert