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Master of Evaluation (MC-EVALO)
Masters (Coursework)Year: 2020 Delivered: Online
About this course
- Overview
- Entry and participation requirements
- Attributes, outcomes and skills
- Course structure
- Further study
Principal Coordinator
Ghislain Arbour
Contact
Melbourne School of Professional and Continuing Education
Melbourne Graduate School of Education
Further information: https://online.unimelb.edu.au/business-and-management/evaluation/master-of-evaluation
Overview
Award title | Master of Evaluation |
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Year & campus | 2020 — Parkville |
Fees information | Subject EFTSL, level, discipline and census date |
Study level & type | Graduate Coursework |
AQF level | 9 |
Credit points | 100 credit points |
Duration | 12 months full-time or 24 months part-time |
The Master of Evaluation is a program conducted purely online, of professional development catering for the needs of those who wish to prepare for a leadership role in evaluation theory, method, and practice at local, national and international levels. Our students include policy and program planners, trainers, teachers, performance auditors, internal monitoring and evaluation staff, project staff, managers, medical staff, and independent consultants. They are drawn from the public sector, non-government agencies, and business in areas such as education, welfare, and health.
The course aims to enable students to become familiar with theories underlying policy and program development, the roles of various types of evaluation, ethical practice, and key concepts and approaches to evaluation. It will encourage critical review of important issues in the design, conduct, and use of evaluation
Links to further information
https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/master-of-evaluation/
Entry requirements
1. In order to be considered for entry, applicants must have completed:
- a bachelor honours degree or equivalent in a cognate area; or
- a three-year undergraduate qualification and at least 50 credit points, or equivalent, of graduate study in a cognate area; or
- a three-year undergraduate qualification in a cognate area and at least two years of documented, relevant work experience;
and
- a one page CV or resume; and
- a personal statement, of up to 400 words, outlining why they wish to be considered for the course.
Meeting these requirements does not guarantee selection.
2. In ranking applications, the Selection Committee will consider:
- prior academic performance; and
- the personal statement; and
- the CV or resume; and if relevant
- the professional experience.
3. The Selection Committee may seek further information to clarify any aspect of an application in accordance with the Academic Board rules on the use of selection instruments.
4. Applicants are required to satisfy the University’s English language requirements for postgraduate courses. For those applicants seeking to meet these requirements by one of the standard tests approved by the Academic Board, performance band 7 is required.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The Melbourne Graduate School of Education welcomes applications from students with disabilities. It is University and Graduate School policy to take reasonable steps to enable the participation of students with disabilities, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student’s participation in the Graduate School’s programs.
The core participation requirements for study in the Melbourne Graduate School of Education are:
In all courses
- The ability to comprehend complex information related to education and the disciplines in which the student is teaching.
- The ability to communicate clearly and independently in assessment tasks a knowledge of the content, principles and practices relating to education and other relevant disciplines.
- Behavioural and social attributes that enable a student to participate in a complex learning environment. Students are required to take responsibility for their own participation and learning. They also contribute to the learning of other students in collaborative learning environments, demonstrating interpersonal skills and an understanding of the needs of other students. Assessment may include the outcomes of tasks completed in collaboration with other students.
Students who feel a disability will prevent them from meeting the above academic requirements are encouraged to contact the Disability Liaison Unit.
Intended learning outcomes
Students who have completed the Master of Evaluation course will be able to:
- demonstrate advanced knowledge and understanding of evaluation theory and practice;
- make effective use of evaluation literature and research;
- apply understandings of evaluation theory and methods to a range of professional settings; and
- demonstrate an appreciation of professional responsibilities and ethical principles that should characterise leaders in the evaluation field.
Graduate attributes
Academic distinction
Graduates will develop evidence and practice based knowledge of evaluation and research that applies across disciplines. They will demonstrate a high level of skill designing and conducting evaluation and research activities and communicating with clients and stakeholders. Graduates will be critical and creative thinkers, with an aptitude for continued self-directed learning.
Active Citizenship
Graduates will be prepared to engage in evaluation in their professional and community contexts where they will be able to initiate and implement evaluation projects, and practice evaluative thinking. They will understand the existence of multiple sets of values, how those affect the task of evaluation, and how to make the values conversation an explicit component of evaluation work.
Integrity and Self-Awareness
Graduates will be familiar with existing professional standards and competencies for evaluators. They will have developed a sense of intellectual integrity regarding evaluation theory, method and practice. They will demonstrate well-developed evaluative decision-making skills and the ability to reflect critically on their evaluation practice.
Course structure
The Master of Evaluation is a 100 point coursework classified course. Students complete four compulsory subjects and four elective subjects. Please note that students can only select online availabilities of these subjects.
Subject options
Compulsory subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
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EDUC90847 | Practice of Evaluation |
Term 2 (Online)
Term 4 (Online)
|
12.5 |
EDUC90848 | Applied Research Methodology |
Term 1 (Online)
Term 3 (Online)
|
12.5 |
EDUC90850 | Foundations of Evaluation |
Term 2 (Online)
Term 4 (Online)
|
12.5 |
Capstone subjects
Students choose one of the following capstone subject options:
- EDUC90747 Evaluation Capstone: taken in the final term of the Master of Evaluation; or
- EDUC90934 Evaluation Capstone Part 1 and EDUC90935 Evaluation Capstone Part 2: taken over the final two terms of of the Master of Evaluation (students enrol in EDUC90934 in their second last term, and EDUC90935 in their final term).
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
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EDUC90747 | Evaluation Capstone |
Term 1 (Online)
Term 2 (Online)
Term 3 (Online)
Term 4 (Online)
|
12.5 |
EDUC90934 | Evaluation Capstone Part 1 |
Term 1 (Online)
Term 2 (Online)
Term 3 (Online)
Term 4 (Online)
|
6.25 |
EDUC90935 | Evaluation Capstone Part 2 |
Term 1 (Online)
Term 2 (Online)
Term 3 (Online)
Term 4 (Online)
|
6.25 |
Elective subjects
Students should choose four elective subjects from the following list.
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
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EDUC90715 | Debates in Evaluation | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
EDUC90716 | Qualitative Methods for Evaluation | Term 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
EDUC90717 | Mixed Methods Research & Evaluation | Term 3 (Online) |
12.5 |
EDUC90719 | Developing Evaluation Capacity | Term 3 (Online) |
12.5 |
EDUC90849 | Impact Evaluation | Term 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
EDUC90851 | Evaluation and Value for Money | Term 4 (Online) |
12.5 |
EDUC90933 | Evaluation in Education | Term 3 (Online) |
12.5 |
MAST90078 | Quantitative Methods for Evaluation | Term 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
Further study
Graduates from this program are eligible to apply for entry to the Doctor of Education program or a PhD after completion of a 50-point Postgraduate Certificate in Educational Research, provided they meet the entry requirements and subject to achievement of an H2A GPA.
Please note also that graduates of an undergraduate Honours degree may already be eligible for doctoral studies, subject to the same entry and achievement requirements.
Last updated: 10 February 2024