Section outline

  • Lecture: Introduction to Evaluation/Purpose of Evaluation/Describing the Program, Logic Models, part 1

    1. Define program evaluation and understand how evaluation can support program planning, implementation and accountability. 2. Explore the key terms and concepts associated with program evaluation. 3. Describe program theory and program logic 4. Identify elements of program theory/logic in selected case studies.

    Faculty:  Janet Myers

    Location:      China Basin 5759

    • Prospectus:

    • Session 1 Overview 2014 File

    • Session Slides:

    • Required Reading:

      Weiss, Carol. Evaluation. Chapter 1-3

    • AEA Guiding Principles URL
    • Kiosk Case Study Folder
      Not available unless: Your ID number contains 02
    • MARC Case study Folder
      Not available unless: Your ID number contains 02

    • Optional Reading:

    • Hatry HP. (2013). Sorting the Relationships among Performance Measurement, Program Evaluation and Performance management. New Directions for Evaluation, 137:19-32 File
      Not available unless: Your ID number contains 02
    • Rossi, Chapter 1. File
      Not available unless: Your ID number contains 02
    • Liket KC, Rey-Garcia M, Maas KEH. (2014). Why aren’t evaluations working and what to do about it: A framework for negotiating meaningful evaluation in nonprofits. American Journal of Evaluation, 35(2):171-188. File
      Not available unless: Your ID number contains 02

    • Assignment:

      For students who are using a known or active project as their “case” for discussion, identify the goal/s, objective/s and activities associated with the program’s plan.  If you want to use a logic model to do this, that’s fine.  Identify the goals, assumptions, target population, inputs and resources, activities and outputs of the program or project. 

       For students who are not using their own project, identify for either MARC, IMPAACT or Kiosks, the program logic or theory, goals, assumptions, target population, inputs and resources, activities and outputs of the program or project. 

    • Assignment Due Date:  Thursday, October 2, 2014 at the beginning of class.