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221.645.01
Large-Scale Effectiveness Evaluations of Health Programs

Location
East Baltimore
Term
2nd Term
Department
International Health
Credit(s)
4
Academic Year
2019 - 2020
Instruction Method
TBD
Class Time(s)
Tu, Th, 8:30 - 10:20am
Lab Times
Thursday, 1:30 - 3:20pm (01)
Thursday, 3:30 - 5:20pm (02)
Friday, 1:30 - 3:20pm (03)
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Prerequisite

Knowledge of basic biostatistics and epidemiology

Description
Discusses evaluation of evidence-based public health programs, with a focus on low income countries. Addresses methodological challenges in designing and conducting effectiveness evaluations in these settings. Designs comprehensive measurement plans with knowledge gained about pros and cons of different ways to collect new data and use and/or model existing data to address all parts of impact chains. Discusses ways to design the evaluation and disseminate findings to maximize acceptance and use of findings.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Identify stakeholders of an impact evaluation
  2. Identify and document key objectives and answerable evaluation research questions that meet key stakeholders’ needs and are appropriate for program and setting
  3. Select and/or develop SMART indicators that answer the evaluation questions
  4. Propose a technically-sound design for evaluating the impact of program, focusing on key evaluation questions
  5. Identify pros and cons of evaluation designs under various constraints
  6. Identify appropriate sources of data and data collection methods to evaluate programs across the impact pathway
  7. Describe barriers and strategies to overcome barriers to promoting the uptake of results by policy makers and program planners
  8. Interpret evaluation results based on the design
  9. Prepare a conceptual model of the program being evaluated, linking program inputs to health impact
  10. Write a comprehensive evaluation plan and proposal
  11. Select quantitative and qualitative data collection methods appropriate for a given public health context (CEPH Competency/Learning objective)
  12. Select methods to evaluate public health programs (CEPH Competency/Learning objective)
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
  • 30% Take-home Mastery Checks
  • 20% Exam(s)
  • 10% Final Presentation
  • 40% Final Paper
Enrollment Restriction
No undergraduate students
Special Comments

Students are required to register for one of the three lab sections. There is a max of 16 for each section.
No undergraduate students