NETC08 session 1013
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Session Name: Challenges in developing an on-line, multistate planning and reporting application
Session Number: 1013
Location: Mendenhall
Day and Time: Thursday, 8:30 - 9:15 am
Format: Presentation
Topic: Web Based Application
Level: Introductory
Session Abstract:
- This session will give an overview of the technical and social challenges of developing the New England Planning and Reporting System (NEPRS).
NEPRS is a web-based application that enables Extension professionals to create their own reporting domain to:
- develop logic model based plans of work
- share outcomes and outcome indicators
- report on progress towards outcomes (goals)
- report time and effort
- report on audience number, participant type, and location
- report collaborative efforts with in-state and multi-state colleagues
allows peers and supervisors to:
- review plans,reports, evaluation results and tools, attached articles, publications, etc.
- collate data for federal, state, University and other internal reports
- use data as input to faculty and staff performance review; programmatic decisions including hiring of staff and relevancy and progress of programs
and allows the public to:
- view finalized plans of work
- view customized reports on progress, effort, audiences reached, locations served, projects/programs, etc.
NEPRS was developed as a cooperative effort between Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont to facilitate reporting by Extension staff and the subsequent reporting by the state to the national Extension planning and reporting system (One Solution), state and county, and other stakeholders. The development effort began in 2004 and the system has been used by each state beginning with the 2007 planning year.
There are three integrated modules (planning, reporting, and reports). The system allows individuals to report directly against their planned outcomes (goals) and outputs (activities). The current system serves four different states and is highly customizable, enabling individual state administrators to set unique preferences and structure to best serve the needs of their respective state.
The public side of the application may be viewed at [1]
[Stephen Judd]
Led By: Stephen Judd, Manager, Information Technology and Distance Education, UNH Cooperative Extension
