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SW 741 - Practice and Program Evaluation

(3 units)
Develop evaluation practice skills. Emphasis on middle and later stages of the evaluation process. Includes learning to use a logic model; developing data collection plans; analyzing qualitative/quantitative data; presenting findings.

Prerequisite(s): SW 681  or admission to Advanced Standing MSW program.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Fall and Spring

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. use a logic model to develop process and evaluation questions.
2. use administrative data to answer process evaluation questions.
3. identify and incorporate multiple sources of data to address evaluation questions, including administrative agency data, key informant and focus group data, and client survey data.
4. write interview questions for focus group and key informant interviews, conduct interviews and capture the information for analysis.
5. analyze administrative agency data for descriptive statistics and interview data using content analysis.
6. prepare and present evaluation findings to disparate audiences including funders, key stakeholders, community members and the professional social work community.
7. identify and negotiate ethical, social justice, measurement, and data collection issues related to evaluation activities.
8. use evaluation findings for ongoing improvement of interventions and service delivery.


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