Public Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation
This podcast is for Wayne State College students taking POS 410/510 Public Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation. Episodes take listeners through the structure and design of the course (including the syllabus and Canvas site), an introduction to the content and methods for conducting evaluations, and discusses a wide range of topics and issues associated with the successful analysis and evaluation of public policy and public programs.
Calibrating Understanding and Modeling... Oh My!
Hello course participants and welcome to our third episode on public policy and program evaluation! In this episode we will talk through the highlights from chapters 4 through 6, including a more in-depth discussion of chapter 4's calibrators, a few more details on chapter 5's program narrative, and a good deal more on chapter 6's logic modeling. I would recommend focusing on chapters 4 and 6 as these are the more applied elements of evaluation and will serve you well (hopefully!) on your policy/program analysis project. Do let me know of any questions or concerns by emailing jemille1@wsc.edu and I'll...
Launching Into Evaluation
Hi all, and welcome back to our podcast on Public Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation! This episode formally kicks off our study of this topic with a brief highlighting of components in chapters 1-3 that are critical for gaining a solid understanding of what is meant when we talk about evaluation. In chapter 1, we are going to get a lot of terms; I would say to focus on bolded terms like formative evaluation and summative evaluation that show up in the edges of the book pages. Chapter 2 takes us through the history of evaluation... which is great background knowledge...
Introduction to Evaluation and Our Course
Hello everyone and welcome to our podcast on Public Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation! In this first episode, we will get an introduction to this course and in particular to the course Canvas site. Some of the most critical tools you will need to navigate this class are the Weekly Roadmap pages which are discussed early on. We will spend about 15-20 minutes on that as well as the other parts of the Canvas site such as the Syllabus, Assignments, Grades, and Announcements. This episode wraps with a few tips to (hopefully) make working through this course a big...
