Applied Development – Program Evaluation
The final applied development course for the Spring 2020 semester will be a three-week course on program evaluation. Over six sessions, students will learn the three primary domains of program evaluation, which are evaluation methods (e.g., design, data collection, analysis, dissemination, etc.); evaluator competence (e.g., content expertise, practical experience, theoretical alignment, etc.); and program context (e.g., mission, stakeholders, program maturity, political landscape, funding, etc.). The course hopes to equip students to conduct evaluations that are theoretically grounded, practical, and useful, which they will practice by developing an evaluation proposal for a program as the final project.
The class is taught by Dr. Krista Collins, Director of Research and Evaluation at the David P. Weikart Center for Youth Program Quality. She brings an extensive history of monitoring and evaluation experience from several youth development organizations. In her work, Collins says, “I truly feel privileged to work alongside real-world youth development programs that value the power that data and evaluation can bring to unlocking transformative opportunities for youth and communities. My goal for this course is to equip students with a deeper interest and understanding of evaluation methods, theories and best practices, adding another valuable skill to the many talents they’ll build in the MDP program to support global wellness.”
Curriculum
The Emory MDP curriculum combines natural, social, health sciences and management.
FIELD PRACTICUM
The Field Practicum is a core component of the Emory MDP curriculum.