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DESIGNING AND DeVELOPING AN EVALUATION DESIGN FOR A PROGRAM
Resource: Fitzpatrick J. L., Sanders J. R., & Worthen B. R. (2017). Program Evaluation. [VitalSource Bookshelf]. Retrieved from
The primary purpose of this assignment is to assist students to understand and analyze the relationship between evaluation approach and practice through the design of an evaluation plan. Each student is expected to propose a program for which they would design an evaluation plan. This can be a program in which students may be currently engaged, one in which they were engaged in in the past or might be engaged in in the future. A smaller program to which students can apply the ideas acquired in this course would work better than a large one in which they might be bogged down in the details.
1. Describe the evaluation environment understanding the internal and external evaluation context of the organization or institution whose program is being evaluated
The internal environment would include organizational/institutional type, its structure, its history, its mission and the role of education or training in achieving mission.
The external environment requires a description of those factors that might have an influence on the organization/institution and its program. Such factors might be economic and social, competing programs, technological changes, labour unions, etc.
Identification and (if necessary) meeting with representatives of stakeholder groups. If you intend to meet with group representatives, how might they be selected and by whom? How many stakeholder groups are associated with the program? Which stakeholder group(s) is commissioning the evaluation or who is the “client”?
What is the unit or focus of the evaluation; e.g., whole program or only some component of it, and why?
What are the purposes of the evaluation? In other words, why is the evaluation being conducted? What is it that the client might want to know about the program? What are the objectives of the evaluation?
Indicate the form or type of evaluation that might be conducted (e.g., formative, summative, etc.), and why?
What kinds of resources (besides the budget) are required (e.g., support staff, equipment, etc.)?
