Overview

This week I have shaped the content into two sections: Welcome Back & Program Evaluation
In Welcome Back, I will:
- Review how OSOT 553 will unfold online.
- Re-orientate you to where we are in the course: what you've accomplished, where you are going.
- Review the points of evaluation for term 6.
In Program Evaluation, we will build on your understanding of program evaluation and apply this learning to your project.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this module, you should be able to:

Describe how term 6 will unfold online.
Identify where we are in the flow of the course.
Identify the evaluation points for term 6.
Draft your program’s goal(s) and objectives.
Begin to define your program design.
Begin to identify evaluation questions for your program.
Suggest two possible preliminary methods of evaluation.
Begin to develop a draft program logic model for your proposed program to be used to guide programs evaluation plan.

Readings

You can access this week's required readings through the library online course reserves on your left. This week's readings are:

Required:

Dwyer & Makin (1997)- This is an old citation, but how program logic models are used has stayed quite consistent over the years, and Dwyer & Makin provide a detailed and clear example of how a program logic model guides program evaluation, with good definition of terms.
Hodges & Videto (2011), pp. 205-223. This reading provide a good overview of program evaluation and the iterative phases involved. One note of possible confusion, is that Hodges & Videto use "Impact" for short-term outcomes and "Outcome" for further out health and systems level changes. Typically it's the opposite, and for this class, we use the term "impact" to describe those further out changes. They have some good questions regarding evaluation tool choice and use on pages 217-218. You may find these useful when deciding on your evaluation plan, as required for Assignment 3.

Additional resource: W.K. Kellogg Foundation (2004), Chapter 4 (from OSOT 527)

Quiz

You can access this week's quiz here. The quiz is due by the end of day, Wednesday, May 27th.

Lectures

I am loading lectures through audio-recorded Power Point slides. I chose this option as the files are smaller for you to download, I use the notes section to capture key pieces I've said in the lecture that aren't on the slide (sort of a modified closed caption), and you can play it as a slide show or you can view it slide by slide (that is how you can see the "notes" at the bottom). I've also included the pdf handouts if you'd still like to use these.

Learning Activities

You can find this week's learning activities here.

Worksheets

These worksheets are designed to facilitate your application of this week's learning to your program development project. As in term 5, you are not required to hand these in, and you can complete them at your own pace.

Worksheet 1 Program goals, objectives and design
Worksheet 2 Program Logic Model
- You may use the basic program logic model template provided here for your work on Assignment 3; however, it's likely that you will want to make some modifications, which is encouraged, to suit the needs of your program.

Discussion Board

You can find this week's discussion board here. Please use this space to ask questions around this week's content, as well as any issues you may be having with engaging in the course online. I will be checking it regularly and be answering posts Monday-Friday, usually 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.