Frederick Community College Facilities Master Plan Chapter 2 Environmental Scan 2-29 May, 2023 2. Ad hoc Approach: Using this approach, an organization may conduct special surveys and studies to deal with specific environmental issues from time to time. Such studies may be conducted, for instance, when organization has to undertake special projects, evaluate existing strategy or devise new strategies. Changes and unforeseen developments may be investigated with regard to their impact on the organization. 3. Processed-form Approach: For adopting this approach, the organization uses information in a processed form available from different sources both inside and outside the organization. When an organization uses information supplied by government agencies or private institutions, it uses secondary sources of data and the information is available in processed form. We have included both primary and secondary source data and information. We chose to use an integration of the approaches based upon the data and the information sources. The next consideration is the sources of information selected. Primary sources are preferable but due to limitations of time, cost and labor it was not strictly used for all data/information. All data and information have been source identified and attributions noted. All data and information have been double checked for accuracy and timeliness. The references used for this environmental scan are recorded. The various sources from where data can be identified are as varied as the data and so the following matrix was chosen: INTERVIEWS RESEARCH IN SITU OBSERVATIONS Regional Literature Space Inventory State Web-based Instructional Space & Building Photos Local Stakeholders Documents The consultant team then determined that the technique that would best “fit” this environmental scan for facility master planning purposes was judgmental and intuitive as compared with a statistical or mathematical technique. The following State of Maryland agencies have review authority for facilities master plans and development of resultant projects:
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