This course will guide students in conducting systematic evaluative inquiry in support of data-informed program decision-making. Students will examine the multiple purposes of program evaluation, applying the principles, methods and logic inherent in the needs of targeted program personnel and decision makers.
The overall learning objectives for GDPI 802 are:
- To develop an understanding of theoretical frameworks for inquiring into social programs, their organizational structures, learning activities, and outputs
- To develop an understanding of how to inquire into social programs and develop program evaluation plans
- To develop engage in professional dialogues about program inquiry and evaluation within a community of evaluation practice
- To articulate complex understandings and response to dilemmas in program evaluation theory and practice
- To apply understandings about program evaluation theory to a specific context of evaluation practice
Course Offered in:
- Graduate Diploma in Professional Inquiry, Faculty of Education, Queen’s University
- Professional Master of Education, Faculty of Education, Queen’s University
Sessions Taught: Summer 2019, Winter 2019, Fall 2019, Summer 2018
Dr. Chi Yan Lam 