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Program Planning and Evaluation (SCWK90056)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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Overview
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This subject introduces a number of approaches to program planning and evaluation, and highlights both practical aspects of the program design and evaluation process, and more conceptual or theoretical aspects. The subject focuses on macro social work interventions at the program/ organisational level. It includes how to develop new human service programs and/or how to modify existing programs to address identified needs. It further examines how to evaluate programs to assess if a program is meeting the identified needs and achieving intended outcomes. Each week of the subject focuses on a specific stage of the program planning/design process from needs assessment, program design, budgeting, implementation through to evaluation. As part of the subject assessment students will design a new human service program and also develop an evaluation plan for the program idea they have developed.
Intended learning outcomes
Knowledge
On completion of the subject, students should be able to:
- Identify and contrast different approaches to program planning/design and program evaluation;
- Locate program design and evaluation within its broader management, organisational and service system context;
- Identify and explain the key elements of the program design process including needs assessment, constructing goals and objectives, developing a program theory of change, budgeting and implementation; and
- Identify and explain the key elements of program evaluation planning including evaluation purpose, type, approach, methods, ethics and resourcing.
Skills
On completion of the subject, students should be able to:
- Develop and articulate a persuasive proposal for a new program design in written and verbal form;
- Articulate a new or existing program's theory of change and represent it in a program logic model; and
- Determine and justify the most appropriate evaluation approach and methods for a given evaluation purpose.
Application of Knowledge and Skills
On completion of the subject, students should be able to:
- Demonstrate foundational knowledge and skills to develop a program design plan in a typical human services practice context; and
- Demonstrate foundational knowledge and skills to develop a program evaluation plan in a typical human services practice context.
Generic skills
Students who complete this subject should be able to:
- critically analyse texts and practices
- link theory to practice
- competently communicate in ways relevant to both academic and practice contexts
- undertake independent research
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
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: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Written program proposal
| During the teaching period | 60% |
Class presentation
| Middle of the teaching period | 10% |
Written evaluation plan
| End of the teaching period | 30% |
Hurdle requirement: Peer review of program proposal - Students must complete the peer review of program proposal exercise in order to pass the subject overall. | During the teaching period | N/A |
Hurdle requirement: Hurdle - minimim of 50% attendance at workshops. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- September
Principal coordinator David Rose Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 contact hours (8 X 3 hour lectures) Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 2 September 2024 to 3 November 2024 Last self-enrol date 13 September 2024 Census date 20 September 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 25 October 2024 Assessment period ends 22 November 2024 September contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
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Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Kettner, P., Moroney, R. & Martin, L. (2017). Designing and managing programs, (5th ed.), Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Social Work - 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.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 31 January 2024