Education program proposal forms
Museum of Nature and Science
Internal form
Fall 2021
Problem
When people want to propose a new educational program for the museum system, they must use the program proposal form. This form is disliked by staff. The staff perceives these forms as a way to say “no” to any new ideas rather than an opportunity to discuss new projects and identify partners, roadblocks, or other concerns.
Method
Study Design: unstructured interview
Participants: 3-4 museum staff members
Task: participants filled out the education proposal form as if they are suggesting a program and providing feedback by section
Results
Theme 1: Form Too Long
Theme 2: Reformatting Needed
Theme 3: Specific Elements to Change
solution
After going through the results we incorporated the changes to the internal form based on museum feedback.
Final product
Conclusion
In conclusion, we created an internal form. We asked staff members for their feedback, incorporated their feedback into this form, and ultimately our goal is to make the best version of this form so that the staff members can propose different projects to the museum.
External form
Fall 2021
Problem
The current program proposal form is only for internal staff, not community members.
Method
Study Design: Semi-structured interview
Participants: 1 museum staff member
Task: participant went through the external form and answered interview questions
Results
Theme 1: External form must differ in length and scope to other version of the form
Theme 2: Elements of external form depends on the best method of circulation
Theme 3: Change specific elements
solution
After going through the results we incorporated the changes to the external form based on museum feedback.
Final product
Conclusion
In conclusion, we created an external form. We asked staff members for their feedback, incorporated their feedback into this form, and ultimately our goal is to make the best version of this form so community members can propose different projects to the museum. We hope that the community members find these forms helpful and are able to propose many projects in the future.