Prgm Eval for Pop-Level Interventions

This course is designed to cover a wide range of assessments including individual programs, institutional and governmental policies. Evaluators work with program staff and stakeholders to clarify a program's operational theory and goals, develop information to help tailor an intervention to a specific audience, document a program's specific activities, reach, and outcomes, and develop information about the impact of a program or policy on a specific community health concern. This practical course will cover the core knowledge and skills involved in program evaluation, provide hands-on experience in evaluation design, and provide exposure to some of the ethical and philosophical issues current in evaluation research. Course activities will be focused on giving students hands-on experience in the specific research skills and tools required for effective program evaluation.