Study Guide

Objective

Students know and understand how to compare various evaluation approaches and how to apply appropriate methods of evaluation throughout the evaluation process and also in research and development activities.

Content

Evaluation research, different evaluation trends, e.g. process evaluation, evaluation of effects/effectiveness, participatory evaluation and realistic evaluation, ex ante and ex post evaluation and various evaluation methods and models. The use and utilization of evaluation research and other evaluation methods in the development of the working community.

Teaching methods

Lectures, discussions, students own work and groupwork

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student knows and can describe evaluation research and various evaluation trends and evaluation methods and models.


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Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student knows how to compare various evaluation approaches and methods and can also analyze how to use of them in research and development activities.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students know how to analyze, also critically, various evaluation approaches and methods. They can analyze, also critically, how to use of them in different research and development situations and activities. Student shows ability to implement evaluation research in practice.

Qualifications

No previous studies are required.