AEE 577
Evaluation in Agricultural and Extension Education 

NC STATE UNIVERSITY
Spring Semester 2009
 

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)

Courseormation:

2009 Topical Outline:

Description

Jan. 7: Class I - Introduction to Program Evaluation

Why Take This Course?

Jan. 14: Class II - Evaluation Standards

Course Objectives

Jan. 21: Class III - Evaluation Approaches and Models

Jan. 28 : Class IV - Using Logic Model to Focus Evaluation

Prerequisites

Feb. 4: Class V - Planning Evaluation Process

Text

Feb. 11: Class VI - Performance Monitoring

Course Requirements

Feb. 18: Class VII - Designs of Evaluation Studies

Assignment Format

Feb. 25: Class VIII - Methods of Data Collection (Mid-term Take Home Exam is Due)

Grading Scale

March 4 - Spring Break

Attendance Policy

Mar. 11: Class IX - Methods of Data Collection

Policy on Late Assignments

Mar. 18: Class X - Designing Evaluation Instruments

Academic Integrity

Mar. 25 : Class XI - Collecting Evaluation Data (Evaluation Article Critique)

Laboratory Safety

Apr. 1: Class XII - Analysis and Interpretation of Evaluation Data

Students with Disabilities

Apr 8: Class XIII - Cost-Effectiveness and Cost-Benefit Analysis

Field Trip Policy

Apr 15: Class XIV - Managing Evaluation Projects and Writing Evaluation Reports

Library Resources

Apr 22: Class XV - Utilization of Evaluation Results, Other Issues and Trends and Course Evaluation

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