The purpose of this course is to provide an in-depth view of some key areas of 
program evaluation with a particular emphasis on quasi-experimentation and time
series designs. It is the objective of the instructor to enable the student to be
familiar with these topics and to utilize the techniques associated with them to
the greatest extent possible. Knowledge of these techniques will help us confront
directly the assertion that government is unable to measure the effectiveness of its
policies.

I. Introduction to the course
II. The history of program evaluation
III. Pre-experimental designs
IV. Experimental designs
V. Quasi-experimental designs
VI. Time series designs
VII. Review of regression
VIII. Estimation of time series desings
IX. Utilization of evaluation research
X. Ethics in evaluation research