380.709.11
Introduction to Program Evaluation in PFRH
Location
East Baltimore
Term
Summer Institute
Department
Population, Family and Reproductive Health
Credit(s)
1
Academic Year
2020 - 2021
Instruction Method
TBD
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
Yes
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
One Year Only
Resources
Are you interested to learn how to determine whether a program is effective?
This course teaches students to describe a program from the lens of an evaluator and the skills and knowledge needed to conduct a program evaluation.
Familiarizes students in different types of program evaluation, including process and impact evaluations, as well as implementation research. Provides practical experience through a series of exercises involving the design of a logic model, development of indicators, using qualitative research for evaluation, and the development of an evaluation plan to measure impact. Introduces experimental, quasi-experimental, and non-experimental study designs, including the strengths and limitations of each.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Describe a program from the lens of an evaluator
- Develop indicators based on the logic model
- Identify sources of data at the program and population level corresponding to different types of evaluations
- Describe the main components of a process evaluation and methods that can be used to address each component
- Describe the core elements of experimental and quasi-experimental designs, and explain how they address the threats to validity
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
- 10% Participation
- 30% In-class Exercises
- 40% Written Assignment(s)
- 20% Final Project