Master's Degree

2023 Fall Course Info
Research Methods in Agricultural EducationFoundations and History of Agriculture and Extension EducationAdvanced Teaching Methods Program PlanningInterpreting Social Data (Statistics)Foundations and Theory of LeadershipAdult Education and ProgramsFoundations of Ag CommunicationsRisk & Crisis CommunicationTeaching Methods for Beginning TeachersQualitative DesignTheory in Ag CommunicationProgram Planning in Ag & Extension EducationGrantwriting
2024 Spring Course Info
Research Methods in Agricultural EducationFoundations and History of Agriculture and Extension EducationAdvanced Teaching Methods Program Evaluation in Ag & Extension SettingsInterpreting Social Data (Statistics)Technological ChangeLeadership and Management of VolunteersCurriculum DevelopmentTechnical CommunicationAssessing Learning in Agricultural EducationProposal DevelopmentGlobal Horticulture and Human Nutrition to Enhance Community Resilience and Food Security
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Spring 2024 Course Information
Program Evaluation in Ag & Extension Settings
Course Description
The intent of this course is to teach students how to plan and conduct a meaningful and useful evaluation in extension and non-formal settings. Students will gain knowledge and skills in planning evaluations; designing evaluation studies and evaluation instruments; collecting and analyzing data; and using evaluation results. Students will learn evaluation theoretical concepts and their application in real-life situations.
Contacts
Instructor

Jay Jayaratne
Office: 919-515-6079
jay_jayaratne@ncsu.edu

Campus Coordinator

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Disability Support Services

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Textbooks

TBD

Course Access
 
About one week before NCSU's first day of class (or, if it is close to the start of classes, as soon as the student signs up), campus coordinator Bria Sledge will email individual students a welcome letter with his/her campus Unity ID, student ID number, and temporary password. The email also includes log in instructions for the student’s gmail account and course content.
Exam Proctor

This course does not require an exam proctor.

Synchronous Components

This course does not include synchronous components.

Faculty
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Andrew Isola is a community development graduate student at K-State.I have worked in the nonprofit arena for many years. The idea of returning to school for my master’s degree was daunting, especially given my typical work schedule of long and varied hours. However, knowing that I could earn my master’s degree in Community Development through Great Plains IDEA and that it would fit around my work and personal needs put me at ease. Multiple times throughout my coursework I have learned a theory, process, or skill one evening, gone to work the next morning, and applied what I learned the night before in my job.

– – Andrew Isola, Community Development Master's Student,
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