PADM 5342

Evaluation for Accountability and Oversight; G.A.O. Practicum

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2015-2016.

In this graduate-level course, students will plan and conduct evaluation and policy analysis projects sponsored by the U.S. G.A.O., then synthesize project experiences with knowledge of best practices in evaluation for accountability and oversight. Includes a planning component in Ithaca 1/20-1/22 and a trip to Washington, D.C. 4/28-4/29.

When Offered Spring.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: PADM 5340.

• Apply professional interpersonal and project management skills to function effectively in the role of external evaluator for accountability and oversight
• Critically review prior evaluation work in the particular U.S. national program or policy area corresponding to a particular evaluation project
• Collaboratively design and scope an evaluation project with project sponsor and stakeholders
• Apply social science methods for evaluation, including mixed methods data collection and analysis, with special Emphasis on a) conducting interviews and b) gaining access to, and working with large administrative data sets
• Prepare and present a full-length professional evaluation report, suitable for background use by the G.A.O. and
• Synthesize insights from project work with Knowledge of best practices in evaluation for accountability and oversight.

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