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Evaluation and Value for Money (EDUC90851)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Term 2
Ms Krystin Martens
Overview
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Analysing and comparing costs with results involves a particular set of thinking and tasks – including economic methods of evaluation as well as wider considerations. In this subject, students will focus on developing the basic skills and knowledge needed to engage with evaluation in this area appropriately and effectively in their own practice.
Intended learning outcomes
- Describe and distinguish ways of evaluating costs against results
- Identify and critique basic problems with economic evaluation
- Appropriately use results of economic evaluation in reporting and decision-making
- Apply basics of economic evaluation methods appropriately in a variety of situations
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
It is recommended that students have completed EDUC90713 Program Evaluation: Forms and Approaches, or be enrolled concurrently in or have completed EDUC90850 Foundations of Evaluation.
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
- 5 quizzes equivalent to 750 words (150 each) in weeks 2-7 (15%)
- 5 exercises equivalent to 2000 words (400 each) in weeks 2-7 (40%)
- Written task of 1500 words, due in week 9 (30%)
- Response and participation in three discussion forums (250 words each), in weeks 1, 3 and 6 (15%)
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Dates & times
- Term 2 - Online
Principal coordinator Krystin Martens Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 24 Pre teaching start date 3 April 2017 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
Ms Krystin Martens
Time commitment details
170
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Levin, H. M. & McEwan, P. J. (2001). Cost‐Effectiveness Analysis: Methods and Applications (2nd Edition). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Available as an eBook.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Graduate Certificate in Evaluation Course Master of Evaluation Course Graduate Certificate in Evaluation Course Master of Education Course Master of Evaluation Course Master of Evaluation Course Postgraduate Certificate in Evaluation - Links to additional information
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 10 February 2024