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Syllabus for Applied Environmental
Education Program Evaluation

There are seven units in the AEEPE course. Each unit focuses on an aspect of program evaluation, beginning with an understanding of the importance of evaluation and progressing to the actual planning and implementation of an evaluation. Each unit is divided into several sections that build on the previous sections. All course participants should proceed through the units in sequential order according to the dates in the following table. This facilitates discussion board participation and the instructor's review of your assignments.

UNIT	DATES
Introduction	Week One
Unit One: Evaluation Basics 1.1 Why evaluate? 1.2 Focusing your evaluation 1.3 Words to live by	Week Two
Unit Two: Linking Program Development & Evaluation 2.1 Program objectives 2.2 Logic model 2.3 Creating an evaluation plan	Weeks Three & Four
Unit Three: Observations 3.1 Observations	Week Six
Unit Four: Interviews and Focus Groups 4.1 Interviews 4.2 Focus groups	Week Seven
Unit Five: Questionnaires 5.1 Why use questionnaires? 5.2 Questionnaire design 5.3 The survey process	Week Eight
Unit Six: Alternative Assessment 6.1 Alternative assessment tools 6.2 Scoring tools	Week Nine
Unit Seven: Data Analysis and Reporting 7.1 Qualitative data analysis 7.2 Quantitative data analysis 7.3 Reporting the results	Week Ten
Culminating Assignment	Week Eleven (and continuously)