Community Development Graduate Programs

Master's Degree Course Information

Evaluation of Organizations and Programs

University:

Kansas State University

Course Number:

CDPLN 707

Credit Hours:

3 credit hours - $622 per credit

Start/End Dates:

January 20, 2026 - May 15, 2026

Overview

Course Description

This course is an introduction to philosophy, techniques, and methodologies of organizational and program evaluation. Topics covered in the course include overview of program evaluation and theory, techniques to evaluate program processes and performance, evaluation designs, assessing program efficiency, models to diagnose organizations, and methods to assess organizational performance.

Contacts

Instructor

Elizabeth Schultz
critworkshop@k-state.edu

Campus Coordinator

For course access questions, contact the teaching university’s campus coordinator. For enrollment questions, contact your home university campus coordinator.

Textbooks

(OPTIONAL) Being an Evaluator: Your Practical Guide to Evaluation
Podems, Donna R.
ISBN: 978-1462537808
Publisher: New York: Guilford Press (2019)

(OPTIONAL) Evaluation: A Systematic Approach
Rossi, P. H., Lipsey, M. W., and Henry, G. T.
Edition: 8th
ISBN: 978-1506307886
Publisher: Los Angeles: Sage (2019)

(OPTIONAL) Evaluation in Organizations: A Systematic Approach to Enhancing Learning, Performance, and Change
Russ-Eft, D. and Preskill, H.
Edition: 2nd
ISBN: 978-0465018666
Publisher: New York : Basic Books (2009)

Course Access

Canvas

Approximately 2-3 weeks before the first day of class at K-State, the K-State campus coordinator, Ashley Schultz, will email course access instructions to visiting students for courses taught by K-State. These instructions are also available on the Visiting Students webpage at K-State. By following the course access instructions, visiting students create their K-State eID and complete the K-State Course Access Form. Students meeting all deadlines for eID creation and submission will have access to Canvas by the first day of class.

Exam Proctor

This course does not require an exam proctor.

Synchronous Components

This course does not include synchronous components.

Comments

All textbooks are optional.

Information is subject to change.

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Drops and Refunds:

Students adhere to the drop and refund policies and deadlines of their home university.

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