ESS528 Designing Program Evaluation for Inclusive Education Settings (8)

This subject builds capacity in the design of program evaluation at AQF level 9 for applied educational settings. Students will identify an evidence-based programmatic practice and build the evaluation design in readiness to implement a program evaluation. This includes:
" defining the object of the evaluation
" conducting a targeted literature review
" developing evaluation questions
" building a methodology
The subject is paired with ESS529 which is focused on following the design through to implementation of the evaluation in an applied setting. ESS528 is nonetheless a standalone subject.

Subject Outlines
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Availability

Session 1 (30)
Online
Bathurst Campus

Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: ESS528. Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.

Subject Information

Grading System

HD/FL

Duration

One session

School

School of Teacher Education

Incompatible Subjects

ESS527

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
  • be able to build the three components of the evaluation project: a program description, a logic model, and a description of audiences and stakeholders;
  • be able to develop a targeted literature review for the object of the evaluation that represents an evidence-based practice or approach. The targeted review will include a description of search methodology, an account of the key features and findings in relation to the object, a description of the structure of the review, and a statement of conclusions capable of producing key evaluation questions;
  • be able to develop a set of evaluation questions derived from the review of literature and knowledge of the setting;
  • be able to select and describe an evaluation model that is appropriate for answering their evaluation questions;
  • be able to define and describe the data sources and instruments/methods required to answer their evaluation questions;
  • be able to develop the methodology and process for collecting and analysing the data required to answer their evaluation questions; and,
  • be able to develop an ethics application for their program evaluation to be submitted to the faculty ethics committee.

Syllabus

This subject will cover the following topics:
  • § Defining and Describing the Evaluation Object
  • § Targeted Literature Review
  • § Evaluation Questions
  • § Evaluation Model
  • § Instruments and Data Sources
  • § Data Collection and Analysis
  • § Implementation Planning
  • § Ethics Application

Contact

Current Students

For any enquiries about subject selection or course structure please contact Student Central or ask@csu.edu.au or phone on 1800 275 278.

Prospective Students

For further information about Charles Sturt University, or this course offering, please contact info.csu on 1800 275 278 (free call within Australia) or enquire online.

The information contained in the 2018 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: August 2018. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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