Evaluation Methods

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

• Identify the necessary planning and organizational steps to conduct practice-based evaluations (process, impact, and outcome).
• Translate the needs of communities, program staff, and funding agencies into usable planning and evaluation tools.
• Critique data sources and methods used in process, impact, and outcome evaluations.
• Strategically plan, design, and implement evaluations of health promotion programs and policies.
• Develop an evaluation plan for a community health education program or policy.

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Attendance	15%
4 Types of Evaluation	10%
Program & Conceptual Model Development	10%
Brief Evaluation Design	10%
Final Project: Evaluation Proposal	25%
Final Project: Evaluation Proposal Presentation	15%
Final Project: Peer Evaluation	15%
TOTAL	100%

Grading Scale:

Percentage	Letter Grade
93 - 100%	A
90 – 92%	A-
87 – 89%	B+
83 – 86%	B
80 – 82%	B-
77 – 79%	C+
73 – 76%	C
70 – 72%	C-
67 – 69%	D+
63 – 66%	D
60 – 62%	D-
59% and below	F

Attendance/Participation:

This is an in-person class. Attendance will be monitored and determine 15% of the final grade.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

The Practice of Health Program Evaluation, David E. Grembowski. ISBN: 1483376370.