PA 680 - Program Evaluation

Unit(s): 3

(For generalist PA and Health Services Administration Concentration students.) Program evaluation has quantitative, qualitative, and theoretical methodologies used to assign value to the inputs, outputs, and outcomes of various policies to be implemented. This course covers program design and research designs, measurement, instrumentation, data collection, model estimation, and statistical inference for determining program impacts. Topics include: formative, summative, process, and outcome evaluation, needs assessment, and performance measurement. There is also an emphasis on economic evaluation.

Restriction: College restricted to School of Management; Level Restricted to Graduate; Field of study restricted to Public Administration Major
School of Management