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Evaluation Capstone (EDUC90747)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
January
Admission and enrolment: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
June
Admission and enrolment: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Overview
Availability | January - Online June - Online |
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Fees | Look up fees |
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
On completion of this subject student should be able to:
- 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 who commenced from 2015 onwards:
All of
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
EDUC90850 | Foundations of Evaluation |
Term 4 (Online)
Term 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
EDUC90848 | Applied Research Methodology |
Term 1 (Online)
Term 3 (Online)
|
12.5 |
Students who commenced before 2015:
EDUC90713 Program Evaluation: Forms and Approaches
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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EDUC90934 | Evaluation Capstone Part 1 | No longer available | |
EDUC90935 | Evaluation Capstone Part 2 | No longer available |
EDUC90825 Evaluation Capstone (no longer offered)
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
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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A project proposal indicating content, scope, and plan
| Week 4 | 20% |
A written task (such as an article or project report), due end of term
| End of the teaching period | 80% |
Oral presentation at the end of term that provides a synthesis of the Capstone project. This can be done via video conference.
| End of the teaching period | N/A |
Additional details
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Dates & times
- January - Online
Coordinator Ghislain Arbour Mode of delivery Online Contact hours Sessions with group supervisor as arranged Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 9 January 2023 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 2023 to 28 May 2023 Last self-enrol date 10 January 2023 Census date 10 February 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 14 April 2023 Assessment period ends 4 June 2023 January contact information
Admission and enrolment: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
- June - Online
Coordinators Ruth Aston and Ana Garcia-Melgar Mode of delivery Online Contact hours Sessions with group supervisor as arranged Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 5 June 2023 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 12 June 2023 to 22 October 2023 Last self-enrol date 6 June 2023 Census date 7 July 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 8 September 2023 Assessment period ends 29 October 2023 June contact information
Admission and enrolment: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
What do these dates mean
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- Your tuition fees, academic transcript and statements.
- And for Commonwealth Supported students, your:
- Student Learning Entitlement. This applies to all students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).
Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement.
Additional delivery details
Capstone planning begins when students commence the Master of Evaluation. Students are given access to the Capstone Community LMS in their first term and notified accordingly. Once they have access, they should familiarise themselves with the platform and the subject requirements. They should get their project approved at a dedicated session with the subject coordinator one or two terms before the term of their enrolment in Capstone. These sessions are advertised to the students through announcements.
Students are advised to enrol in and complete EDUC90747 in their last semester of enrolment in the Master of Evaluation (MC-EVAL, MC-EVALO).
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Subject notes
Capstone planning begins when students commence the Master of Evaluation. Students are given access to the Capstone Community LMS in their first term and notified accordingly. Once they have access, they should familiarise themselves with the platform and the subject requirements. They should get their project approved at a dedicated session with the subject coordinator one or two terms before the term of their enrolment in Capstone. These sessions are advertised to the students through announcements.
Students are advised to enrol in and complete EDUC90747 in their last semester of enrolment in the Master of Evaluation (MC-EVAL, MC-EVALO).
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Evaluation - Links to additional information
Information for future students: https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/master-of-evaluation/
Last updated: 10 February 2024