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EDPA5013: Program Evaluation

2024 unit information

Students undertaking the designated area of Educational Management and Leadership are expected to be able to implement policies and programs designed to bring about organisational change. There are numerous forms of program evaluation available to the evaluator. Selecting the appropriate form for the appropriate purpose is the key to success. This unit is designed to provide the necessary knowledge and skills to enable students to design, plan and implement an evaluation program and to provide an understanding of five major forms of program evaluation, their purposes, and their associated approaches.

Unit details and rules

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Education

Code EDPA5013
Academic unit Education
Credit points 6
Prerequisites:
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None
Corequisites:
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None
Prohibitions:
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None
Assumed knowledge:
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None

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

  • LO1. understand what is involved in program evaluation
  • LO2. understand the variety of purposes of program evaluations
  • LO3. explain and critique various approaches to program evaluation
  • LO4. analyse and develop a logic models for a program design and evaluation
  • LO5. utilise skills in evaluation management, design, data collection, analysis and reporting to plan an evaluation of a program
  • LO6. apply understanding evaluation in constructively critiquing published evaluation reports.

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Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 2 2024
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
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Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 2 2020
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 2 2021
Normal day Remote
Semester 2 2022
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 2 2022
Normal day Remote

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