External Influences

When an institution has the opportunity to perform an external scan, the results of that scan can help the institution know how to elicit community support and foster local affiliations. Besides helping the local community itself, community participation can only enhance the mission of that institution which in turn results in that institution’s physical and monetary growth. An external scan can provide valuable information about an institution’s surroundings including the community’s economical, educational, and cultural characteristics.

Select 35 data trend areas.

For this discussion, select an educational institution, and provide the results of a previously conducted external scan.

The scan can include, but is not limited to, some of the following data trend areas:

Regional and local demographics including population and ethnicity
Number and types of churches and organizations
Numbers of members within these organizations
Politically connected individuals and leaders and the organizations they represent
Existing festivals, celebrations, and their locations and dates
Professional and semiprofessional sports teams
Number of people with degrees and higher education
Average income and number employed
School-age populations, number of schools, colleges, and other educational institutions
Number and size of industries, manufacturers, warehouses, and so forth
Amount and methods of transportation including buses, trains, airports, and so forth
Technology use and interest within the local area
Number of homeowners, renters, married couples, unmarried individuals, families, and so forth

Part 1 – Assignment

Present your chosen data trend areas.

Discuss why you chose these trend areas and how they align with your specialization.

Explain the purpose of an internal scan and how it is different from an external scan.

Provide the results of the external scan that you have chosen.
In your response posts, evaluate the external scan results presented by your peers.

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