Program Evaluation
General
- Graduate
- 30 learners; teams of 3
- 20 hours per learner
- Dates set by experience
- Learners self-assign
Preferred companies
- 2/5 project matches
- Anywhere
- Academic experience
- Social enterprise, Non profit, Small to medium enterprise
- Government, Non-profit, philanthropic & civil society
Categories
Skills
Project timeline
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January 22, 2023Experience start
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January 27, 2023Project Scope Meeting
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May 5, 2023Experience end
Timeline
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January 22, 2023Experience start
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January 27, 2023Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and organization to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
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May 5, 2023Experience end
Overview
- Details
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Looking to elevate your organization, and bring it to the next level? Bring on students from the University of North Dakota to be your student-consultants, in a project-based experience. Over the course of the semester, students will create a detailed evaluation plan for your program or initiative. **It is important to note that the students will not be conducting an evaluation of your program. Instead, they will be working with you to create a detailed evaluation plan, ready to be implemented by your organization.**
Students in this program/course study the concepts and practices used to analyze the effectiveness of public and nonprofit programs and enhance decision-making. Students will be introduced to the primary techniques in the field and develop theoretical and practical understanding of the benefits and trade-offs of each. Students will develop practical skills through the development of a detailed evaluation design and plan for implementation.
- Learner skills
- Decision making, Data collection, Research
- Deliverables
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Deliverables are negotiable, and will seek to align the needs of the students and the organization.
Some final project deliverables might include:
- A 10-15 minute presentation on key findings and recommendations
- A detailed evaluation plan including their research, data collection methods and instruments, insights and recommendations
Project Examples
Students in groups of 2-3 will work with your organization to identify your needs and provide actionable recommendations, based on their in-depth research and analysis.
Project activities that students can complete may include, but are not limited to:
- Identifying foundational program evaluation concepts and applying them to practice
- Understanding the challenges, benefits, and limitations of different evaluative techniques for different contexts
- Understanding and employing practical skills such as interviews and survey design to identify stakeholder needs and relevant program outcomes
- Understanding and incorporating ethical principles into various stages of program evaluation
- Effectively communicating an evaluation plan to a variety of stakeholders in written and oral form
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Be available for a quick phone/virtual call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the course.
Provide a dedicated contact person who is available for weekly/bi-weekly drop-ins to address students’ questions as well as periodic messages over the duration of the project.
Provide relevant information/data as needed for the project.
How is your project relevant to the course?
Provide an opportunity for students to present their work and receive formal or informal feedback.
I understand that the final deliverable will be an evaluation plan, NOT a completed evaluation.