COURSE OBJECTIVES

• Familiarize students with the basic concepts and approaches used in program evaluation.
  
  
• Introduce students to issues and concerns that arise during the program evaluation process.
  
  
• Provide an understanding of the major tasks in program evaluation including:
  • planning
  • working with organizations
  • evaluation design
  • methodology
  • data collection
  • data analysis
  • reporting
    
    
• Improve understanding of program evaluation through discussion and analysis of cases and problems of evaluation in for-profit, nonprofit and public sector organizations.