Program Evaluation
Overview
The topics covered may include:
- Program Evaluation - Basic Purposes, Uses, and Conceptual Distinctions
- Origins and Current Trends in Modern Program Evaluation
- Political, Interpersonal, and Ethical Issues in Evaluation
- Alternative Views Of Evaluation
- Expertise and Consumer-Oriented Approaches
- Program-Oriented Evaluation Approaches
- Decision-Oriented Evaluation Approaches
- Participant-Oriented Evaluation Approaches
- A Comparative Analysis of Approaches
- Organizational Evaluation Competence and Capacity Building
- Clarifying the Evaluation Request and Responsibilities
- Setting Boundaries and Analyzing the Evaluation Context with Stakeholders
- Identifying and Selecting the Evaluation Questions and Criteria
- Planning How to Conduct the Evaluation
- Collecting Evaluative Information: Design, Sampling, Time and Cost Choices
- Collecting Evaluative Information: Data Sources and Methods, Analysis and Interpretation
- Reporting Evaluation Results: Maximizing Use and Understanding
- Evaluating the Program Evaluation
- Lecture
- Case Studies and Problem Based Learning
- Group Discussion
- Lab
- Service Learning
Evaluation will be carried out in accordance with Douglas College policy. Evaluation will be based on course objectives and will include some of the following: quizzes, multiple choice exams, shot answer type exams, term report, presentation, program evaluation proposal, research paper. The instructor will provide the students with a course outline listing the criteria for course evaluation.
An example of one evaluation scheme:
| 2 quizzes - multiple choice and short answer | 40% |
| Program evaluation proposal and plan | 20% |
| Program evaluation report | 25% |
| Presentation | 15% |
| Total | 100% |
At the conclusion of the course students will be able to:
- Critically evaluate the range of approaches to program evaluation.
- Identify and discuss the political, interpersonal and ethical issues of program evaluation
- Plan and design an effective program evaluation using a mixed methods approach
- Contribute effectively to a program evaluation being undertaken by an organization
- Evaluate a program evaluation and assess its probable impact on organizational practice
- Present an account of a program evaluation and its results
Textbooks and Materials to be Purchased by Students:
Texts will be updated periodically. An example of an appropriate text is:
- Linfield, K.J., & Posavac, E.J. (2018) Program Evaluation: Methods and Case Studies. (9th Ed.) Routledge.
Requisites
Prerequisites
PSYC 2301, or one of the following courses in research methods: CRIM 2254, ANTH 2193, SOCI 2260, HIMP 2430, THRT 3710, MARK 3441, CYCC 4423, NURS 4130, PNUR 4575 or other approved equivalent course.
Corequisites
No corequisite courses.
Equivalencies
Courses listed here are equivalent to this course and cannot be taken for further credit:
- No equivalency courses
Course Guidelines
Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.
Course Transfers
These are for current course guidelines only. For a full list of archived courses please see https://www.bctransferguide.ca
| Institution | Transfer details for SOSC 4301 |
|---|---|
| Athabasca University (AU) | AU HSRV 4XX (3) |
| Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) | KPU PSYC 3960 (3) |
| Langara College (LANG) | LANG BUSM 2XXX (3) |
| Thompson Rivers University (TRU) | TRU SOSC 4XXX (3) |
| University of British Columbia - Vancouver (UBCV) | No credit |
| University of Northern BC (UNBC) | UNBC HHSC 3XX (3) |
| University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) | UFV SOC 353 (3) |
| University of Victoria (UVIC) | UVIC ADMN 437 (1.5) |