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Fall 2022 | PA 5311 Section 001: Program Evaluation (23806)
- 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
Hubert H Humphrey Center 15
UMTC, West Bank
Hubert H Humphrey Center 15
UMTC, West Bank
Hubert H Humphrey Center 15
UMTC, West Bank
Hubert H Humphrey Center 15
UMTC, West Bank
Hubert H Humphrey Center 15
UMTC, West Bank
Hubert H Humphrey Center 15
UMTC, West Bank
Hubert H Humphrey Center 15
UMTC, West Bank
UMN ONLINE-HYB
- Enrollment Status:
Closed (40 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 at merri560@umn.edu with questions or concerns. Students who want to take both PA 5311 and PA 5080 will need to submit a class time conflict form (https://onestop.umn.edu/academics/class-time-conflict). The conflict will be approved. Submit the form using grimes004 as the approver. http://classinfo.umn.edu/?merri560+PA5311+Fall2022
- 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.
- Grading:
- 50% Program Evaluation Field Work
25% Reports/Papers/Memos
15% Student Presentations
10% Participation
- Class Format:
30% Lecture
20% Small Group Activities
20% Student Presentations
15% Discussion
10% Laboratory
5% Guest Speakers- Workload:
50 Pages Reading Per Week
2 Reports/Papers/Memos
1 Presentation
1 Special Project- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/23806/1229
- Past Syllabi:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/merri560_PA5311_Spring2020.pdf (Spring 2020)
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 4 August 2015
ClassInfo Links - Fall 2022 Public Affairs Classes Taught by Weston Merrick