Evaluation Capstone (EDUC90747)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online
About this subject
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 |
|---|---|
| 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: 4 March 2025
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 3 (Online)
Term 1 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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: 4 March 2025
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
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.
| Late in the teaching period | N/A |
Additional details
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Dates & times
- January - Online
Coordinator Amy Gullickson Mode of delivery Online Contact hours Sessions with group supervisor as arranged Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 13 January 2025 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 20 January 2025 to 1 June 2025 Last self-enrol date 14 January 2025 Census date 14 February 2025 Last date to withdraw without fail 11 April 2025 Assessment period ends 8 June 2025 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
Coordinator Joshua McGrane Mode of delivery Online Contact hours Sessions with group supervisor as arranged Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 9 June 2025 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 June 2025 to 26 October 2025 Last self-enrol date 10 June 2025 Census date 11 July 2025 Last date to withdraw without fail 12 September 2025 Assessment period ends 2 November 2025 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: 4 March 2025
Further information
- Texts
- 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
- Links to additional information
Information for future students: https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/master-of-evaluation/
Last updated: 4 March 2025