PAFF 6303 Policy Implementation and Program Evaluation
This advanced course applies quantitative methods to the evaluation of public policy program implementation. This course provides students with up-to-date tools for program evaluation and offers an opportunity to examine key concepts, methods, and approaches in the field of evaluation research. Students learn the theoretical and methodological diversity inherent in current evaluation practices across a number of substantive areas (e.g., social services, education, and business). The comprehensive range of activities involved in designing, implementing, and assessing the utility of social programs is the primary focus of the course.
Practical training in program evaluation is provided as students learn techniques in all phases of designing and implementing a program evaluation. Included in the training is the development of a model, conducting the study, analyzing the results, and writing the evaluation report. Students are expected to fully design an evaluation plan capable of implementation in a real-life setting of public management. Students successfully completing this course should be able to understand an evaluation study in great detail and form a well-grounded judgment about its value.
Offered
As scheduled