Evaluation Research
| Structure Type: | Course |
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| Code: | KF21TUTKE02 |
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| Type: | Compulsory |
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| Level: | Master |
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| Credits: | 4.0 points |
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| Responsible Teacher: | Toikko, Timo |
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| Teacher Team: | Hemminki, Arja |
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| Language of Instruction: | Finnish |
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Learning Outcomes
Students will learn to collect data on development activity by means of documentation.
Students will learn to analyse the data and to direct their development efforts accordingly.
Student's Workload
104 hr (18 lectures + distant learning)
Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses
No previous studies are required.
Contents
Evaluation as part of the development process
Needs for evaluation and trends in evaluation
Citizenship- and locality-based methods of evaluation
Methods for assessing the impact of evaluation
Recommended or Required Reading
McCabe, Angus & Horsley, Katrice (2008) The Evaluator's Cookbook. Abingdon: Routledge.
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And two of the following:
Peitola, Petri (2005) Arvioinnin soveltuvuus sosiaalityössä. Tapauksena realistinen arviointi huumeongelmaisen yksilökohtaisessa palveluohjauksessa. Työpapereita 4/2005. Helsinki: Stakes.
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Kivipelto, Minna (2006) Sosiaalityön kriittinen arviointi. Sosiaalityön kriittisen arvioinnin perustelut, teoriat ja menetelmät. Seinäjoen ammattikorkeakoulun julkaisujarja A3. Seinäjoki: Seinäjoen ammattikorkeakoulu.
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Kivipelto, Minna(2008) Osallistava ja valtaistava arviointi. Stakesin työpapereita 17/2008. Helsinki: Stakes.
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Krogstrup, Hanne (2004) Asiakaslähtöinen arviointi, Bikva-malli. FinSoc Arviointiraportteja 1/2004. Helsinki, Stakes.
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Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Lectures and distance learning
Assessment Criteria
Grade 1-2
Students are able to describe different types of evaluation research.
Grade 3-4
Students are able to compare different types of evaluation research.
Grade 5
Students are able to analyse critically different types of evaluation research.
Assessment Methods
Grading is based on a student's assignments, the scale of 1-5.
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