Program Design, Evaluation, and Implementation
University:
Kansas State University 
Course Number:
HDFS 714
Credit Hours:
3 credit hours - $622 per credit
Start/End Dates:
January 20, 2026 - May 15, 2026
Overview
Course Description
This course is an overview of the program development process and outcome evaluation of community, children, and family programs. Students develop knowledge through participating in a community-based project involving the practical application of program design and evaluation methods.
Contacts
Instructor
Donna Peterson
djpeters@ksu.edu
Campus Coordinator
For course access questions, contact the teaching university’s campus coordinator. For enrollment questions, contact your home university campus coordinator.
DirectoryDisability Support Services
To request accommodations for this course, contact the disability support office at your home university. You must register each semester and for each course. Read more about the IDEA process for requesting accommodations.
Learn MoreTextbooks
Evaluation: A Systematic Approach (textbook is recommended but not required)
Rossi, P. H., Lipsey, M. W., & Henry, G. T.
Edition: 8th
ISBN: 9781506307886
Publisher: Sage
Course Access
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.
