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Evaluation Capstone (EDUC90825)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 6.25Online and On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Term 1
January
Term 2
Overview
Availability | Term 1 - Online January - On Campus Term 2 - Online Term 4 - Online |
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Drawing on theory, knowledge, and skills developed throughout the Master of Evaluation, students scope and complete an individual project. The project is designed to provide an opportunity to practice from and reflect on learnings they have gained from the course.
The capstone project is either 1) a participation in a real evaluation project, which leads to the production of a report, or 2) a critical review of a particular body of literature in evaluation, which leads to the production of a journal article. All students provide an oral presentation of their findings, either in person or via video conference.
Intended learning outcomes
- Plan evaluation activities or plan a literature review
- Analyse data and synthesize research findings for evaluation purposes or analyse and argue on theories and findings from the evaluation literature
- Critically discuss one's self knowledge and skills in the evaluation field
- Communicate findings in written and verbal forms
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Students may take the Capstone in a single term by enrolling in EDUC90747.
Before undertaking this subject, students who commenced before 2015 must have completed EDUC90713 Program Evaluation: Forms and Approaches. Students who commenced in 2015 must have completed EDUC90850 Foundations of Evaluation and EDUC90848 Applied Research for Evaluation.
Students are advised to enrol in EDUC90825 in their second last term of enrolment and complete it in their final term of the Master of Evaluation (MC-EVAL, MC-EVALO).
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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EDUC90848 | Applied Research Methodology |
Term 3 (Online)
Term 1 (Online)
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12.5 |
EDUC90850 | Foundations of Evaluation |
Term 4 (Online)
Term 2 (Online)
Term 1 (Online)
|
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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EDUC90747 | Evaluation Capstone |
Term 2 (Online)
Term 1 (Online)
Term 4 (Online)
Term 3 (Online)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
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12.5 |
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Assessment
Additional details
There are two assessment tasks:
- A project proposal equivalent to 1000 words indicating content, scope, and plan due Week 3 (20%)
- A written task (such as an article or project report) equivalent to 4000 words, due end of second term (80%)
There is one hurdle requirement:
- 20 minute oral presentation at the end of semester that provides a synthesis of the Capstone project. This can be done via video conference.
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Dates & times
- Term 1 - Online
Mode of delivery Online Contact hours Sessions with group supervisor as arranged Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 9 January 2017 Pre teaching requirements During the pre-teaching period students will be required to read: i) the Essential Competencies for Program Evaluators Self-Assessment and ii) AES Evaluators Professional Learning Competency Framework. Teaching period 16 January 2017 to 12 March 2017 Last self-enrol date 10 January 2017 Census date 3 February 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 24 February 2017 Assessment period ends 17 March 2017 Term 1 contact information
- January - On Campus
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Sessions with group supervisor as arranged Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 2 January 2017 Pre teaching requirements During the pre-teaching period students will be required to read: i) the Essential Competencies for Program Evaluators Self-Assessment and ii) AES Evaluators Professional Learning Competency Framework. Teaching period 9 January 2017 to 5 March 2017 Last self-enrol date 3 January 2017 Census date 20 January 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 24 February 2017 Assessment period ends 24 March 2017 January contact information
- Term 2 - Online
Mode of delivery Online Contact hours Sessions with group supervisor as arranged Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 3 April 2017 Pre teaching requirements During the pre-teaching period students will be required to read: i) the Essential Competencies for Program Evaluators Self-Assessment and ii) AES Evaluators Professional Learning Competency Framework. Teaching period 10 April 2017 to 4 June 2017 Last self-enrol date 4 April 2017 Census date 28 April 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 19 May 2017 Assessment period ends 9 June 2017 Term 2 contact information
- Term 4 - Online
Mode of delivery Online Contact hours Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 2 October 2017 Pre teaching requirements During the pre-teaching period students will be required to read: i) the Essential Competencies for Program Evaluators Self-Assessment and ii) AES Evaluators Professional Learning Competency Framework. Teaching period 9 October 2017 to 3 December 2017 Last self-enrol date 3 October 2017 Census date 27 October 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 17 November 2017 Assessment period ends 8 December 2017
Time commitment details
170 hours
Additional delivery details
Students considering beginning their capstone should contact the lecturer on julie.elliott@unimelb.edu.au to discuss their initial project ideas.
During the pre-teaching period students will be required to read:
i) the Essential Competencies for Program Evaluators Self-Assessment and
ii) AES Evaluators Professional Learning Competency Framework.
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Links to additional information
Last updated: 10 February 2024