Homework
I. Review the CDC's Framework for Program Evaluation. Reflect on the steps and standards related to evaluation design.
II. Review the six purposes of evaluation (from McKenzie p 355)
III. In PUBH 4030, you developed a health program plan that you will use for the Course Project. If your plan is not available, contact your instructor. Review your public health program plan and select at least one outcome goal, one impact goal, and two SMART objectives. You may choose to revise your goals and objectives based on instructor feedback.
IV. Review "Selecting an Evaluation Design" and "Evaluation Designs" in Chapter 14 of the McKenzie et al. text. Select an evaluation design to use as a guide for conducting your program evaluation.
V. Review "Formative Evaluation" and "Summative Evaluation" in Chapter 14 of the McKenzie et al. text. With your goals and objectives in mind, select two types of evaluation that you could use as part of your evaluation plan.
VI. Consider the strengths and limitations of the evaluation design and types of evaluation you selected.
VII. Review the Course Project Instructions (located in the Learning Resources).
Task: (2½ to 3 pages):
I. Introduce your proposed program briefly with the title, mission statement, target population, and location.
II. Explain which of the six purposes of evaluation apply to your program.
III. Identify the stakeholders for your program. Include at least one stakeholder from each category (those involved in program operations, those served or affected by the program, and the primary users of the evaluation results).
IV. Explain what the different stakeholders might expect from the evaluation.
V. Describe one outcome goal (long term), one impact goal (short term), and at least two SMART objectives for each goal from your public health program plan.
• Refer to the Learning Resources on SMART objectives to ensure that your objectives are appropriately written.
VI. Describe the evaluation design that would be most appropriate to guide your program evaluation and explain why you would choose that design.
• Refer to "Selecting an Evaluation Design" and "Evaluation Designs" in Chapter 14 of the McKenzie et al. text to review the types of evaluation designs.
VII. Describe two types of evaluation that you could use to evaluate your public health program plan and explain why these are appropriate.
• Refer to "Formative Evaluation" and "Summative Evaluation" in Chapter 14 of the McKenzie et al. text to review the types of evaluations.
VIII. Describe the strengths and limitations of your selected evaluation design and types of evaluation.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.