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Spring 2013 | PA 5311 Section 001: Program Evaluation (56333)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
Delivery Medium
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
UMTC, West Bank
Hubert H Humphrey Center 180
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Principal methods, primary applications of evaluation research as applied to policies/programs in health/human services, education, or the environment. Conducting evaluations. Becoming a critical consumer of studies.
- Class Description:
- This course will explore the complexities and realities of conducting evaluation studies in community-based settings, including schools, non-profit organizations, and collaborative initiatives. The class will use a case study approach to compare and contrast different evaluation projects-from establishing guiding evaluation questions to instrumentation, data collection, data analysis, and presentation of findings to multiple audiences. Primary emphasis will be on evaluation ethics, theory-based evaluation and logic modeling in real world settings. Over the course of the semester, students will design and develop their own comprehensive evaluation plan for a selected program. "The art of evaluation involves creating a design and gathering information that is appropriate for a specific situation and particular policymaking context. In art there is no single, ideal standard. Beauty is in the eye of the beholders, and the evaluation beholders include a variety of stakeholders: decision makers, policy makers, funders, program managers, staff, program participants, and the general public. Any given design is necessarily an interplay of resources, practicalities, methodological choices, and personal judgments by the people involved". (Michael Quinn Patton, 2004)
- Grading:
- 20% Reports/Papers
30% Special Projects
20% Written Homework
20% In-class Presentations
10% Class Participation
- Class Format:
- 30% Lecture
30% Discussion
20% Small Group Activities
10% Student Presentations
10% Guest Speakers
- Workload:
- Other Workload: Participants will develop a comprehensive evaluation plan for a community-based initiative or nonprofit organization over the course of the semester.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/56333/1133
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 16 January 2012
ClassInfo Links - Spring 2013 Public Affairs Classes Taught by Laura Bloomberg