Discussion Forum 4 - An Assessment of a GHO’s Operational Capacity (300 minutes)

In this activity, you will select a global health organization and discuss which tool is the most ideal to assess its operational capacity.

Step 1.  Explore

Explore the NIH Fogarty International Center webpage. Among the listed Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs) working in global health research, choose one and access the hyperlink that corresponds to it. Then, examine the website of the chosen organization by exploring tabs and other features that are associated with its operational capacity.

Step 2. Reflect

Reflect on how to assess the operational capacity of the selected organization by exploring these capacity assessment tools.

• CIP Operating Organizational Assessment Tool: review only the Operational Capacity table.
• M. Casey Org. Capacity Assessment Tool: review only the operational capacity assessment table ( page 28) and the operational capacity rubric (pp.20-24)

Step 3.  Respond

Respond by writing a 300-600 word discussion piece that addresses the following:

• A brief description of your selected organization.
• Comparison between the two tools based on their characteristics and functionality to assess operational capacity.
• An explanation to support which between the tools is the most ideal to assess the operational capacity of the selected organization.

Step 4. Share

To share your work, click on the “Add a new discussion topic” button under this post and paste your complete discussion piece in the “Message” box. Make sure to reference others’ intellectual property when necessary. All references should follow 7th Edition APA formatting. For further instructions, see the resource on the Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library: APA citation resource (N.B. references are excluded from word counts).

OPTIONAL Step 5: Interact (10 minutes)

If you would like to, you can reply to your peers' posts in a respectful and professional manner. Ensure that your post engages your peers' ideas by including a reflection on their comments, sharing ideas of other potential difficulties and parties involved, or asking thought-provoking questions. If a peer comments on your posting, please reply. To post a reply, click “Reply” on a particular discussion, write your feedback and then click on “Post to forum.”