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380.612.01
Applications in Program Monitoring and Evaluation

Location
East Baltimore
Term
4th Term
Department
Population, Family and Reproductive Health
Credit(s)
4
Academic Year
2012 - 2013
Instruction Method
TBD
Class Time(s)
W, F, 1:30 - 3:20pm
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Prerequisite

380.611

Description
Students learn and practice the skills to conduct evaluations of local and international public health interventions. Emphasizes scientifically rigorous evaluations whose results are useful to program stakeholders and are actually applied to improve interventions.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Work with program stakeholders to identify the intended use and intended users of the evaluation
  2. Develop a conceptual framework for the evaluation that guides the development of evaluation questions
  3. Select appropriate study designs to match the evaluation questions and the political and logistic feasibility of conducting research
  4. Develop measurable indicators
  5. Write an evaluation grant proposal and to develop a budget for an evaluation