PA 5311 is also offered in Spring 2025
PA 5311 is also offered in Fall 2024
PA 5311 is also offered in Spring 2024
PA 5311 is also offered in Fall 2023
PA 5311 is also offered in Spring 2023
PA 5311 is also offered in Fall 2022
PA 5311 is also offered in Spring 2022
PA 5311 is also offered in Fall 2021
Fall 2023 | PA 5311 Section 001: Program Evaluation (23350)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- A-F only
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- Partially Online
- Class Attributes:
Community Engaged Learning
- Enrollment Requirements:
- Grad or Masters or Law
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 317
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 317
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 317
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 317
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 317
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 317
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 317
UMTC, West Bank
UMN ONLINE-HYB
- Enrollment Status:
Open (21 of 40 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- This course covers the core principals, methods, and implementation of evaluation research. Students will learn through an applied partnership with a nonprofit or state/local government clients. The course is designed for both students interested in a potential career in evaluation and those that want to be better consumers of research. Past programmatic/policy areas included health and human services, education, environment science, economic development, transportation, and evidence-based policymaking.
- Class Notes:
- Class will meet in person during the scheduled class times. There will be asynchronous work during the weeks class is not scheduled. Please contact the instructor with questions. http://classinfo.umn.edu/?bern0201+PA5311+Fall2023
- Class Description:
- This course provides an overview to program evaluation in public affairs. It explores the complexities and realities of conducting program evaluation studies in community-based settings, such as public agencies, schools, non-profit organizations, and collaborative initiatives. The overall purpose of this course is to provide students with a theoretical framework and practical strategies for conducting community-based evaluation studies.
- Learning Objectives:
At the end of the term students will: (a) Understand the purposes and uses of program evaluation in public policy and program delivery; (b) Be familiar with common program evaluation terminology and professional practices and ethics, (c) be able to design and implement an evaluation plan for a specific public or nonprofit program or initiative that is focused on engaging primary stakeholders in using the plan to answer important questions; (d) Recognize the cultural and power dynamics at play in evaluation-related efforts.
- Grading:
- 65% Program evaluation field work
10% Reflection papers
10% Team presentation
10% Exam
5% Contribution to collective learning process
- Class Format:
35% Small Group Activities
35% Large group Discussion
20% Lecture
5% Student Presentations
5% Individual reflection
- Workload:
50 Pages Reading Per Week
1 Group Project (Semester-long)
1 Memo
1 Exam
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/23350/1239
- Syllabus:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/bern0201_PA5311_Fall2023.pdf
- Past Syllabi:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/bern0201_PA5311_Fall2018.pdf (Fall 2018)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/bern0201_PA5311_Spring2018.pdf (Spring 2018)
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 7 November 2021
ClassInfo Links - Fall 2023 Public Affairs Classes Taught by Pete Bernardy