Date

Topic

Reading and Due Dates

Aug. 29

Introduction

Sept. 5

Overview
History and purpose of evaluation
Intro to Program Evaluation presentation

Weiss 1,2; Mohr 1,2; Chelimsky (ER)*
homework 1

Sept. 12

Process evaluation

Weiss 3-5, Mohr 3, King et al (ER)*
  Helitzer et al.  

Sept. 19

Developing outcome measures
Performance Measurement presentation

Weiss 6-7, Schene 
homework 2

Sept. 26

Evaluation design
Guest speaker: Kerry Dunn, U.S. General Accounting Office

Weiss 8-10, Mohr 4
homework 3

Oct. 3

Qualitative evaluations
Guess speaker: Helen Hyung, Public Research Institute

Weiss 11, Mohr 11

Oct. 10

Impact evaluation and data analysis

Weiss 12, Mohr 5, Recommended: Salkind (ER)
 Evaluation critique due

homework 4

Oct. 24

Regression-discontinuity design

Mohr 6
One page description of Design paper due

homework 5

Oct. 31

Comparative change design

Mohr 7

homework 6

Nov. 7

Time series design

Mohr 9 

homework 7

Nov. 14

Ex post facto evaluation

Mohr 10  

Nov. 21

Multiple outcomes, control variables

Mohr 12, Weiss 13-14

homework 8

Dec. 5