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Welcome to Program Evaluation Basic!

This is Lesson 1 of Week 1. Know that this is a hard hitting course, so you don't want to fall behind in your lessons! Each week starts on a Sunday with Lesson 1, and by the following Weds. we will be starting Lesson 2. It's very quick paced, so please be sure to check in EACH and EVERY day.

Ok, let's get started. Please click on the 'DISCUSSION' tab at the top of the website and share a bit about yourself with your classmates. Let us know who you are professionally and personally, and what motivated you to take this course. Also please share what it is you hope to get out of this course.

So, what is program evaluation and how is it done? Check out this [|short video] but don't be overwhelmed. This shows you the world of evaluation and gives you an﻿ idea of just how large and complex evaluation can be. But, for the purposes of this course, we will start small and make evaluation very manageable for you (your own small island of evaluation).

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Please also read Chapter 1, Planning Programs for Adults: What’s It All About? (Caffarella, 2002, p. 1-19), and participate in a class discussion by addressing these questions: 1) What connection do you see between program planning and evaluation? 2) What challenges have you experienced with program evaluation? In addition to answering these two questions, please comment on at least two other posts from your classmates. (note: What is a good post? Please refer to the Policy Handbook-link on the left side of this page). I expect you to respond to both questions by Wednesday. ======