Description:
Evaluation identifies, discovers, generates and displays information about an organization's program effectiveness. The information shows what the organization produces, how those products affect society and how much the effect is worth. Budget hearings before Congress, as well as OMB, often require information generated by evaluations. Legislation commonly requires formal evaluation of some type as a condition for a program's existence or funding. Learn to describe programs, identify information useful in evaluation, collect reliable data and analyze it effectively. This course is part of the Certificate of Accomplishment in Program and Management AnalysisDuration:
5 days
Level:
FoundationalWho Should Attend?
Employees who are new to the field of program evaluation or those who need to review the basics of program evaluation.Credits:
3 CEU'sLearning Outcomes:
Identify and apply critical elements of the evaluation process
Identify the phases of research design
Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of different data-gathering techniques
Interpret statistical data
Identify costs and benefits of a program