Course Information
Program Evaluation in Ag & Extension Settings
| University: |
North Carolina State University |
| Course Number: |
AEE 577-801 |
| Credit Hours: |
3 credit hours - $580 per credit |
| Start/End Dates: |
January 07, 2019 - April 26, 2019 |
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
For course access questions, contact the teaching university’s campus coordinator. For enrollment questions, contact your home university campus coordinator.
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Disability Support Services
To request accommodations for this course, contact the disability support office at your home university. You must register each semester and for each course. Read more about the Great Plains IDEA process for requesting accommodations.
Textbooks
Handbook of Practical Program Evaluation
Wholey, J. S., Hatry, H. P., Newcomer, K. E. (2010)
Edition: 3rd edition
ISBN: 978-0-470-52247-9
Publisher: San Francisco: Jossey-Bass
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.
