AEE 577
Evaluation in Agricultural and Extension Education 

NC STATE UNIVERSITY
Spring Semester 2010
 

Program Evaluation: Activities directed at collecting, analyzing, interpreting, and communicating information about the effectiveness of social programs undertaken for the purpose of improving social conditions.

 Peter Rossi, Howard Freeman, and Mark Lipsey

(Evaluation: A Systematic Approach, 1999)

Course Information:

2010 Topical Outline:

Description

Jan. 11: Class I - Introduction to Program Evaluation

Why Take This Course?

Jan. 18: Campus Holiday, No Classes

Course Objectives

Jan. 25: Class II - Evaluation Standards

Feb. 1: Class III - Evaluation Approaches and Models

Prerequisites

Feb. 8: Class IV - Using Logic Model to Focus Evaluation

Text

Feb. 15: Class V - Planning Evaluation Process

Course Requirements

Feb. 22: Class VI- Performance Monitoring

Assignment Format

Mar. 1: Class VII - Designs of Evaluation Studies

Grading Scale

Mar. 8: Class IX - Methods of Data Collection (Mid-term Take Home Exam is Due)

Attendance Policy

March 15 - Spring Break

Policy on Late Assignments

Mar. 22: Class X - Designing Evaluation Instruments

Academic Integrity

Mar. 29 : Class XI - Collecting Evaluation Data

Laboratory Safety

Apr. 5: Class XII - Analysis and Interpretation of Evaluation Data

Students with Disabilities

Apr 12: Class XIII - Cost-Effectiveness and Cost-Benefit Analysis

Field Trip Policy

Apr 19: Class XIV - Managing Evaluation Projects and Writing Evaluation Reports

Library Resources

Apr 26: Class XV - Utilization of Evaluation Results, Other Issues and Trends and Course Evaluation

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