EMPOWERMENT TECHNOLOGY
FOURTH QUARTER – MODULE 3 – WEEK 3
LESSON
The module mainly focuses on:
• Lesson 17 – Planning and Conceptualizing Social Advocacy for Developing an ICT Project
After going through this module, you are expected to:
1. understand how to plan and conceptualized an ICT Project;
2. understand what concept paper is;
3. understand the steps on how to create a concept paper;
4. create his/her own concept paper on proposed ICT Project; and
5. create a short survey using Google Form.
PLANNING AND CONCEPTUALIZING SOCIAL ADVOCACY
ICT serves as the steppingstone for the economic, social, industrial growth and development of the
first world countries around the globe. Thus, ICT is generally seen as an advantageous instrument to provide
better and cheaper ways of communication and promote changes that to enables the generation of new
knowledge and equipping the people with the relevant skills needed. Hence, ICT projects undergoes deep
research, inquiry and studies before implemented that is why planning and conceptualizing are vital for any
projects.
Planning and Conceptualizing the Content
Always start with the ends in mind. Generate your own ideas about content and identify various
opportunities based on your target audience. Have a clear plan of actions, responsibilities, work requirements,
timeframe and budget if needed. Set a SMART goal to target.
Figure 1.0 – SMART Goal
Specific – (What do you want to do or want to achieve?) Set a real goal that is direct, detailed and meaningful.
Make sure that your goals are focused and can identify a concrete outcome. Your goal will be at
risk or vague without the specifics of the goal, because knowing what you wanted to achieve is
knowing the leverage to success.
Measurable – (When will you know when you reach it? What are the signs of your success?) – Make sure
that you goal is trackable and quantifiable. Defining your own definition of “success” will aid you
to estimate your current achievement level on reaching your specific goals.
Attainable – (Is it possible for you to reach your goal?) Work towards a goal that is challenging but possible
and doable. Check if you have the tools or resources that will help you to achieve and attain your
goals.
Realistic – (Are your current skills enough to reach your goal?) Knowing yourself is the key to your success.
Be honest with yourself and know your capabilities and the things that you cannot do. Be realistic
toward your goals as well as on your capacity to do.
Time-Bound – (When exactly do you plan to accomplish it?) Give yourself a deadline. Every goal should
have a target date to finish. Having deadlines motivates oneself to do more efficiently and helps you
to be focused in reaching your goals.
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EMPOWERMENT TECHNOLOGY
FOURTH QUARTER – MODULE 3 – WEEK 3
LESSON
Concept Paper
Concept papers are summaries of projects or issues that contemplate interests, experience and expertise that
commonly serves as a purpose of delivering an in-depth discussion of a certain topic that a person has a strong position
on. The terms "concept paper”, “proposal" or “abstract” are often used interchangeably as they can be used for the same
function. Concept paper can also be used as a mainstream educational tool to develop and to create solution to a certain
problem or issue.
Moreover, concept paper provides guidance for the implementation of a project, concept paper carries and gives
good practices, viewpoint, advocacy, belief and values or other correlated issues that needs and promotes action to be
taken in the future. Your concept paper can range from (2) two to (3) three pages for a small research project to up to
20 pages for immense research projects. For the formatting of concept paper, it is suggested to be the following: a) the
font style should be formal such as Times New Roman, Garamond, Baskerville or similar Serif typefaces.; b) the line
and paragraph spacing should be in double space; and c) the font size should be at 12 points.
Key Points on making your Concept Paper
1. Rise with a concept topic or idea that you are genuinely interested.
2. Write down the questions associated the topic or idea you have chosen.
3. Create a possible solution from each of the questions that you have developed.
4. Classify what kind of data you need that will answer your questions and identity how will gather the information
needed.
5. Identify how you will analyze, interpret, and present the overall data you gathered.
Elements of a Concept Paper for Social Advocacy
1. Title Page – The title of your concept paper will serve a lot in terms of getting the audience interest, so make
sure to have a short but a catchy and interesting title of your chosen topic. The title of your project or concept
paper should also give a fully overview of what the concept paper is all about and what are the things you are
resounding out about. In creating your title make sure stick to the main point of the chosen topic and use relevant,
easy-to understand word and avoid being wordy. Title page usually in the form of question.
2. Introduction – This element of concept paper serves as the most important part of your concept paper. You
must keep on pursuing an adding value to convince the reader about your project’s mission and vision. This part
of your concept paper should detail your mission or goal and the vision or dream you have in taking up this
concept paper. You need to elaborate and identity it by providing them the urge of solving an existing problem
and to provide meaningful insights of your project. Your introduction should also contain the following: a) the
clear problem you wanted to solve; b) why did you like to investigate under this study. c) how your research or
concept paper would be helpful for others; and d) what are the clear evidence that your study is beneficial and
necessary to be discussed. Lastly, what making your introduction critical is that making it you need to make a
clear and good impression to the possible readers.
3. Purpose – This element of concept paper includes the reasons why your chosen project or advocacy campaign
is worth all the time effort and money. You need to make a strong atmosphere of purpose. Your purpose should
not only be to prove your right, but it is more about on how you can help other people in the purpose of your
chosen concept paper. Remember your main purpose here is to bring something good and create an impact for
a change.
4. Description – This element of concept paper includes all the necessary information, data and details about your
project. This element talks about the steps and procedure on how you will do things properly. It also expounds
the methods and plans on how you will answer the problems of the concept and in revealing the efficacy of your
solution to the problems. This element also involves ways on how you will process your concept into a clear
technique of the production of concrete solution in harmonious purpose that will lead to the creation of a
successful project or advocacy.
5. Support – This element of concept paper contains your budget needed for the project. Every project needed
funds to be published and materialized their certain cause, thus support from a sponsor/s necessary to be
consider. Remember that support does not only means monetary things, but it can also be as moral support from
your friends, relative and among others, depending on the topic or cause who have chosen.
6. Contact Information – The element of concept paper that includes information on how the you can be
contacted. These includes the following (but not limited to): a) name/s of the creator/s, b) address, c) phone or
telephone number, d) email address, and e) website.
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