PSYD7310 SEMINAR IN PLAN EVAL APPLIED RESEARCH

THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PLANNING AND EVALUATIONS STUDIES OF HUMAN SERVICE INITIATIVES IS EXPLORED. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RESEARCH DESIGN, MEASUREMENT (QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE) AND EVALUATION THEORY AND PRACTICE IS DELINEATED. APPROACHES TO PLANNING AND EVALUATION, INCLUDING DISCREPANCY, TRANSACTIONAL, DECISION, GOAL BASED AND LOGIC EVALUATION AND PLANNING MODELS ARE DESCRIBED. STUDENTS WILL DEVELOP, CONDUCT AND REPORT AN ACTUAL EVALUATION PROJECT AND PLANNING DOCUMENT. SEMESTER HOURS: THREE PREREQUISITES: PSY 5230 AND MATH 5500 OR PSY 3200 LIMITATION ON ENROLLMENT: 15 TYPE OF COURSE: REQUIRED FOR PSYD