PADM 9050 Program Evaluation
Assignments
Fall 2010
Research Paper
The primary task or assignment for this course is a research paper that will report the outcome of the program evaluation project. The project can be a simple change activity and will include evaluation of the outcome.
Project Proposal and Presentation
A research proposal will be submitted outlining the project and the planned methods and activities. Each student will also do a presentation to the group outlining the methods and expected outcomes.
Case Study Project
The overall program evaluation or case study project will be graded based on the quality of the project from the standpoint of the basic process of planning and implementation and the evaluation methods.

Discussions
A key component of this course will be frequent discussions of the projects.  Each student will provide a summary of the status of the project and open the floor for discussion and feedback. Based upon the course readings. students will discuss the research projects and share comments. It is very possible that the suggestions from others will help solve problems or come up with alternative approaches to a challenge.
 
Project Presentation
Presentation of the project results will give each person a chance to go over the justification for the project, review the process and methods, and give an overview of the outcome. At the end of your research you should describe what the next steps might be in relation to the policy issue. You might also suggest things you would do differently if you had to do this project again or if you did a similar project? Each student will do the project presentation to the class using a PowerPoint.
Project Submission

All project files and assignments will be submitted as attachments to E-mail and formatted as outlined below unless another format is negotiated with the instructor. These files will follow the formatting and file naming conventions listed and explained below:

  • Text documents will be formatted as either Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat *(PDF) documents.
  • Data files (if needed) will be Excel files (for spreadsheet data) or Access files (if database information is required).
  • Presentations will be PowerPoint files unless specific arrangements are made with the instructor.
  • Project File Names: for the proposal , use "proposal.doc" as the project name; for the research paper reporting on the case study, use "case.doc" for the file name.
  • Ownership of files: to indicate your ownership of submissions, use your first and last names with either a dot *(.) or underscore *(_) between the parts. For example: gerald_merwin_proposal.doc and gerald_merwin_case.doc
  • Questions: Please ask questions if any part of this information is unclear.
Reference http://www.valdosta.edu/~gamerwin/pa/classes/padm9050/assignments.html
Updated 08/01/2010, contact Jerry Merwin