Overview
Description
Introduction to how to design and implement an evaluation of a community-, education-, health-, or social-based program. The course covers principles of program development, design, and evaluation. Students will learn how to apply theory in assessing strengths and weaknesses of a program. Current issues in program evaluation and future directions will be highlighted with an emphasis on applications in education, health, law, public policy, management, and administration.
Requirements
Prerequisites
- General Education courses (CO1-CO3) completed
- at least 3 courses from CO4-CO8 completed
- Junior or Senior standing
SOC 240PSY 240COM 212
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Prerequisite(s): SOC 240 or PSY 240 or COM 212; General Education courses (CO1-CO3) completed; at least 3 courses from CO4-CO8 completed; Junior or Senior standing.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Spring
Terms
spring
Core
CO14
Restrictions
Junior or Senior standing
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- identify strengths and weaknesses of a program using knowledge from program evaluation methods and theory.
- reflect on their experience using theories, concepts, and topics learned in the course.
- identify ethical concerns related to program evaluations.