Program Development and Evaluation

The University of Wisconsin's Logic Model displays the sequence of actions that describe what the program is and will do – how investments link to results. The model includes 5 core components in this depiction of the program action:

• Inputs: resources, contributions, investments that go into the program
• Outputs: activities, services, events and products that reach people who participate or who are targeted
• Outcomes: results or changes for individuals, groups, communities, organizations, communities, or systems
• Assumptions: the beliefs we have about the program, the people involved, and the context and the way we think the program will work
• External Factors: the environment in which the program exists includes a variety of external factors that interact with and influence the program action.