Master's Degree - Gerontology

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Course Information
Applied Research Methods and Evaluation of Aging Programs

Course Description
This course will familiarize students to applied research methods as they apply to aging programs, such as: needs assessment, formative research, process evaluation, and impact assessment. Students will learn theories and concepts of evidence-informed practice and program evaluation, perform the skills to conduct methodologically sound program evaluation research, and gain practical experience and strategies for application.
Contacts
Instructor

Page Heisser
Office: 806-544-4045
page.heisser@ttu.edu

Campus Coordinator

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Disability Support Services

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Textbooks

Practical research: Planning and design
Leedy, P.D., & Ormrod, J.E.
Edition: 12th Edition, 2019
Publisher: Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.

Evaluation: A systematic approach
Rossi, P.H., Lipsey, M.W., & Freeman, H.E.
Edition: 7th Edition, 2004
Publisher: Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.


Course Access
 
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Exam Proctor

This course does not require an exam proctor.

Synchronous Components

This course does not include synchronous components.

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