Académique Documents
Professionnel Documents
Culture Documents
Jeni Dulek
Risk Analysis
Mapping to Guide Course Revision in an Accredited OTA Program,” I have completed a risk
1. Changing needs of the program: The occupational therapy assistant (OTA) program is
currently undergoing a change in leadership as I transition out of the institution and a new
Program Director is oriented and trained. Although the new Program Director is known
to the institution and program as she is a current Instructor, she may identify a different
set of goals and timeline for the accreditation visit preparation currently being planned.
This may alter the needs of the program and affect the type of recommendations I make as
2. Evolving methodology and process: Although I have researched curriculum mapping and
am following a process supported by the literature, I am also adapting the process to the
needs of the program and my project contributors and stakeholders. That means that the
may change as the process moves forward. This could expand the amount of time
3. Reliability of multiple contributors and collaborators: I will be leading this project with
the current OTA faculty contributing and collaborating. I will primarily be completing
work on the project during my off-hours from work, but their contributions will be part of
their everyday job duties and therefore their available time and commitment may be
limited.
RISK ANALYSIS AND CONTINGENCY PLAN 3
4. Limited timeframe to complete: This project must be completed within this six-week
course, and the number of recommendations that will be necessary is unknown. The
project’s demands could easily expand as the curriculum map is completed and gaps in
employment with the institution that will house this project on January 4, 2019, and will
be changing employers and moving at that time. The demands of this personal and
professional transition may limit the time and ability I have to complete work on the
project.
These risk considerations have been listed and their severity ranked in the following table:
Evolving X
methodology and
process
Reliability of multiple X
contributors and
collaborators
Limited timeframe to X
complete
Personal and X
professional transition
and related
responsibilities
To ensure that the project is successfully completed within the necessary timeframe, it is
critical that the considerations with the highest risk be sufficiently addressed. Those risks and
Multiple contributors Faculty who are expected to Communicate expectations early so that
and collaborators contribute information on faculty can plan ahead. Access shared
their identified courses and documents to gather information
assessments have multiple without faculty involvement if
responsibilities and may not necessary, and request brief meetings
comply with the requested for clarification if faculty need structure
timeline. and accountability for completion.
Limited timeframe to The project must be I will budget my time to ensure regular
complete completed within a strict completion of initial steps of the
timeframe, so deadlines are project. This will ensure that I am
strict. aware of evolving needs and can factor
those into the work schedule so I don’t
find myself behind near the end of the
course. I will need to alter my approach
if the processes I am using become
tedious and/or inefficient.
Personal and For the final 3.5 weeks of this Work ahead as much as possible.
professional transition project/course, I will no Schedule contact with ACC faculty on
and related longer be employed at the a regular basis to ensure
responsiblities institution where this project communication, and set up shared
is occurring (ACC). I will be documents on systems outside ACC
completing a move and email and shared drives (such as
beginning a new job during Google docs using my personal email
those last several weeks. address). Ask for help with tasks
related to moving so that I can focus on
the new job and completing the project.
Contingency Plan
After completing a risk analysis it has been determined that the high level risks to the
I have taken these risks into account when selecting and developing my project, and have
RISK ANALYSIS AND CONTINGENCY PLAN 5
made every effort to minimize their potential effects on the outcome of the project. I intend to
approach the project with an abundance of flexibility and ingenuity in order to meet the
However, if the project does not appear to be progressing at a reasonable rate or simply
grows too large for successful completion as it is outlined, I will collaborate with all involved
parties (my professor, the program’s new Program Director and faculty, and ACC’s Director of
Curriculum and Instruction and Director of Accreditation) to establish a new plan that will meet
the needs of the program while being more feasible to complete. With approval from all
stakeholders, the project would then proceed utilizing the updated plan of completion. The
adjustments would then be discussed in the final report, including a reflection on the process of