Course Description
The theoretical perspectives associated with program evaluation; design and measurement procedures; types of evaluative research; and the management of political and ethical problems associated with performing and utilizing evaluation research.
Athena Title
PROGRAM EVALUATION
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in POLS 7640
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
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.
Topical Outline
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
Syllabus