PPOL 600 — Applied Evaluation Practice

The professional practice of evaluation and its application in field settings. Specific evaluation techniques will be examined, including logic modelling, designing evaluation questions, selecting a study design, establishing criteria of merit, and planning for the communication of results. Emphasis is on designing evaluations that are more likely to produce actionable findings and have the potential to promote a more equitable and just society.

• Credits: 3
• Faculty: Graduate Studies
• Department: School of Public Policy
• Prerequisites: A course on social science research methodology and a course in quantitative or qualitative analytic methods. Permission of the instructor.