DHSC 803 - Program Evaluation

3 Credit Hours
To ensure student learning and program quality, address accreditation standards and satisfy institutional initiatives, formative and summative program evaluation methods will be examined in depth. Formative evaluation topics include needs assessment, evaluability assessment, structured conceptualization, implementation evaluation and process evaluation. Summative evaluation topics include outcome evaluations, impact evaluation, cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit analysis, secondary analysis and meta-analysis. Strategies for establishing an evaluation culture within an educational institution will be discussed. Learners will apply this knowledge to their actual working environment through a series of practical exercises.