A set of statements for monitoring progress towards goal completion is referred to as?
ANSWER: (C) ProgrammeREF: Park 20th edition page 771, 772Goals, Objective and Targets: (end results of planning) DefinitionAttainabilityConstraintsExampleGoalThe ultimate desired stateNotnecessarilyattainableNot constrained by time or resourcesControl, eliminate, or eradicate targeted Vaccine preventable diseases disability and death globallyObjectiveTargetPlanned end point of all activities, concerned directly to the problemEither achieved or not achievedTime and resource constrainedAchieve, certify, and maintain polio eradication by 2015 Discrete activity, no precise point, concerned with the factors involved in a problemPermits degree of achievementTime and resource constrainedCessation of all WPVoutbreaks by 2012Plan: A plan is a bliueprint of taking action. It consists of 5 major elements; objectives, policies, programmes, schedules and budget.Programme: A sequence of activities designed to implement policies & accomplish objective. It gives step by step approach to guide the action necessary.Schedule: time sequence for a work to be done.Procedure: A set of rules for carrying out work, which when observed by all, help to ensure the maximum use of resources & effort.Policies: guiding principles stated as an expectation, not as commandment.
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