Subject Code

Title and Course Description

Credits

Core Courses (21 credits)
Required for Certificate in Program Evaluation

GREV 501

Program Planning and Evaluation
This course provides an overview of evaluation models and the theory and techniques of conducting program evaluations. Content includes measuring variables, reporting evaluation findings, using the results, and the relationships among policy, planning and evaluation.

3

GREV 502

Proposal and Grant Writing
This course provides an overview of the process of identifying funding sources and receiving and responding to requests for proposals. Content includes an examination of resources for locating funding sources (including electronic resources), requests for proposals, and the component parts of a grant proposal, writing and submitting proposals, budget planning and justification.

3

GREV 503

Business and Project Management
This course provides an overview of the principles and practice of managing programs and projects. Content is taught as a business course and includes basic business administration principles, leadership, record-keeping and reporting, and the legal and ethical responsibilities of project management.

3

GREV 510

Statistics I
This course is a study of basic statistical concepts. Content includes descriptive statistics correlation, t-test, chi-square and the use of computer programs for data analysis.

3

GREV 511

Research Methods
This course provides an overview of the foundations of research design and the uses and interpretation of research results. Content includes reviewing the literature; developing the research problem/questions; hypothesis testing; experimental, quasiexperimental and other research designs; and the evaluation of research studies.

3

GREV 514

Qualitative Research Methods I
This course is a study of the philosophical and methodological foundations of qualitative inquiry combined with practical experience gained from conducting a project. Content includes theoretical principles and models, data collection and interpretation, and examining qualitative  research studies.

3

GREV 650

Supervised Practicum in Program Evaluation
*Prerequisite: Advisor Approval
In this course, students register for supervised work on a project approved by their advisors. The required research paper/evaluation report must demonstrate a student’s ability to perform independent work and show evidence of professional-level writing skills.

Subject Code

Title and Course Description

Credits

Additional Core Courses (18 credits)

Required for M.S.Ed.

GREV 515

Educational Measurement I
This course provides an overview of the theory and practice of testing and measurement in educational settings. Content includes assessment purposes, validity and reliability, assessment techniques and communicating assessment findings.

3

GREV 601

Program Evaluation Practice* Prerequisite: Program Planning and Evaluation (GREV 501)
This course is an advanced study of evaluation models, theory and techniques in program evaluation. Content includes experimental design, cost analysis, public program evaluation and ethics. Students participate in field applications.

3

GREV 602

Decision-Oriented Educational Research* Prerequisite: Research Methods (GREV 511)
This course focuses on the vital role of research for improving educational policy and managing educational systems. Content includes the systems approach to educational research and evaluation, client and stakeholder participation, monitoring educational systems, and developing and using management information systems.

3

GREV 603

Program Evaluation Practicum* Prerequisite: Program Evaluation Practice (GREV 601) and Advisor Approval.
This course is designed for students seeking advanced understanding and skill development in program evaluation. Students participate in field-site program evaluations under the supervision of an approved faculty member.

3

GREV 610

Statistics II* Prerequisite: Statistics I (GREV 510)
Content includes theoretical concepts and procedures for simple and multiple regressions, ANOVA and ANCOVA, and the use of computer programs for data analysis.

3

GREV 614

Qualitative Research Methods II* Prerequisite: Qualitative Research Methods I (GREV 514) and Advisor Approval.
This course is designed for students seeking advanced understanding of and practice in qualitative inquiry, with a focus on a specific qualitative application, a project which will employ the use of qualitative data, or a publishable paper. This course can be taken independently.

3