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Environmental Program Evaluation
(An Online Course)
EVR 6825
CRN 12559
Instructor:
Edward T. "Terry" Wimberley, Ph.D.
Weekly ConsultationHours (Policy):
9-Noon Thursdays by Phone (239.405.4164) or Skype
And By Appointment
Email: twimber@fgcu.edu
Course Description
Program evaluation is one mechanism for establishing accountability in agencies and organizations. This online grduate course focuses on the techniques and application of evaluation methods to assess the effectiveness of organizations and agencies envolved in environmental services. Participants will learn evaluation techniques currently used to determine whether their organization's programs are having the intended effects. The format provided in this course is one that complies with the guidelines of the American Evaluation Association. Participants will learn how to develop and implement cutting-edge performance measurement strategies. Topics include:
- Program evaluation and accountability
- Practical program evaluation techniques
- Performance management strategies for effective and efficient programming
- Access to EPA, NOAA, NSF, WHO, CDC, Kelogg and other program evaluation procedures and processes.
Objectives:
This graduate course in environmental program evaluation is designed to:
- Enable students to conduct environmental program evaluations within a variety of organizational and programatic settings.
- Facilitate student capacity to identify and engage stakeholders in the evaluative process.
- Prepare students to conduct program evaluation directed toward program and organizational "processes" as well as program "outcomes."
- Enable students to develop and/or improve upon measures of program performance.
- Provide students with the skills to understand the relationship between program activities and results.
- Assist students in utilizing useful data on program results that may not be regularly collected by an organization.
- Aid students in insuring that outcome and process data are of high quality and utility.
Texts:
Rossi, Peter H.; Mark W. Lipsey and Gary T. Henry (2019) Evaluation: A Systematic Approach. (8th Edition) Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Uitto, Juha I. (2021) Evaluating Environment in International Development. New York, NY: Routledge.
Other Readings:
CDC (2014) Developing and Effective Evaluative Plan - Setting the Course for Effective Program Evaluation. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control & Prevention.
CDC (2001) "Program Operations: Guidelines for STD Prevention," Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control & Prefvention
CDC (2001) "Types of Evaluation," Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control & Prevention.
CDC (1999) "Framework for Program Evaluation in Public Health," Mortality and Morbidity Weekly Report (MMWR). Vol. 48, No. RR11 (September 17).
Frechtling, Joy and Sharp Westat, Joy (1997) User Friendly Handbook for Mixed-Method Evaluations. Washington, DC: National Science Foundation.
Government Accountability Office (GAO) (1992) Quantitative Data Analysis: An Introduction. Washington, DC: GAO.
Holm-Hansen, Cheryl (2007) "Ethical Issues: Tips for Conducting Program Evaluation," Minnestoa Office of Justice Programs.
Kellogg Foundation (2017) The Step-By-Step Guide to Evaluation. Battle Creek, MI: W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
Kellogg Foundation (2004) W.K. Kellogg Foundation Evaluation Handbook. Battle Creek, MI: W.K. KelloggFoundation.
Malkinson, Trevor (2010) "To What End Are We Living?- Instrumental Reason and the Problem of the Good Life in Modern Times," Beams and Struts. (July). Accessed October 7, 2017 http://beamsandstruts.com/essays/item/85-to-what-end-are-we-living?-instrumental-reason-and-the-problem-of-the-good-life-in-modern-times
Michaud, Mary (2002) "Tips on Preparing a Conference Poster," Madison, WI: Uiversity of Wisconsin.
Muriel J. Bebeau (1995) "Moral Reasoning in Scientific Research: Cases for Teaching and Assessment." Bloomington, Indiana: Poynter Center.
National Center for Environmental Innovation (NCEI) (2009) Guidelines for Evaluating an EPA Partnership Program. Washington, DC: USEPA.
National Center for Environmental Innovation (NCEI) (2009) "EPA Program Evaluation Worksheet," Washington, DC: USEPA.
National Oceanopgraphic and Atomospheric Administration (NOAA) (2014) "Program Evaluation Guide," Washington, DC: NOAA.
Preskill, Hallie and Jones, Nathalie (2009) A Practical Guide for Engaging Stakeholders in Developing Evaluation Questions. Princeton, NJ: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Rogers, Patricia (2014) "Rainbow Program Evaluation Framework," RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.
Taylor-Powell, Ellen and Henert, Ellen (2008) "Developing a Logical Model: Teaching and Training Guide," (plus Logical Model Slides) Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Extension.
University of Wisconsin-Extension, (2014) Developing a Logical Model p. 1-140. Mikwaukee, WI.
World Health Organization (WHO) (2000)Workbook 1: Planning Evaluations. Wasington DC: WHO.
World Health Organization (WHO) (2000) Workbook 2: Implementing Evaluations. Wasington DC: WHO.
Yumi, Sara and Beaudry, Susan (2007) "Monitoring & Evaluation," World Bank Small Grants Program.
Course Tablers and Figures:
Figures, Exhibits and Tables for Rossi et al's Evauation.
Course Tables, Figures and Exhibits - Merged;
Course Requirements:
- Weekly Submission of Homework Questions. (50% of grade)
- Completion of a mid term comprehensive exam (25% of grade)
- Completion of a final comprehenive exam at the conclusion of the course (25% of grade)
Environmental Program Evaluation Cases:
- Calderon, Margaret M. and Nawir, Ani A. (2006) "An Evaluation of the Feasiblity and Benefits of Forest Partnerships to Develop Tree Plantations: Case Studies in the Phillipines," CIFOR Working Paper No. 27, Bogor, Indonesia: Center for International Forestry Research.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2011) "Introduction to Program Evaluation for Public Health Programs," (See this guide and its associated Case Studies)
- Chen-Hsuan Cheng, Judith, Monroe, Martha C. and Gordon, Alison (2010) "Measuring the Effectiveness of Lagoon Quest: A Case Study in Environmental Education Program Evaluation," Gainesville, FL: University of Florida Institute for Food and Agricultural Science.
- Dunmade, Israel (2013) "A Case Study on Needs Assessment for Sustainable Rural Development," World Environment. 3(4): 127-132.
- Enviro-Vision and Herrera Environmental Consultants (2006) "Evaluation of Washington's Industrial Stormwater General Permit," (November) Washington Department of Ecology Contract No. C0600124, Washington, DC: Office of Policy, Planning and Evaluation, USEPA.
- Martin, Shiela A. et al. (1996) "Eco-Industrial Parks: A Case Study and Analysis of Economic, Environmental, Technical and Regulatory Issues," RTI Project No. 6050FR,
- Matirui, Violet and Stewart, Howard M. (2007) "Country Program Case Study: Kenya," Joint Evaluation of the GEF Small Grants Programme, UNDP Evaluation Office (June).
- Mendoza, Patricia B. (2007) "Country Program Case Study: Belize," Joint Evaluation of the GEF Small Grants Programme, ABEN Services and Consulting Limited, Belize City, Belize (June).
- Minkler, Meredith et. al. (2008) "Promoting Healthy Public Policy Through Community Based Participatory Research: Ten Case Studies," A project of the University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health and PolicyLink, funded by a grant from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation.
- U.S. Envirionmental Protection Agency (USEPA) (2012) "Measuring the Effectiveness of the Ocean Dumping Management Program," Washington, DC: USEPA.
- Worlen, Christine (2011) "Meta Evaluation of Climate Mitigation - Case Study: Poland's Heating Sector," Berlin, GR: Areopo Consultants
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Grading Scale
97-100% |
A+ |
94-96% |
A |
90-93% |
A- |
87-89% |
B+ |
84-86% |
B |
80-83% |
B- |
77-79% |
C+ |
74-76% |
C |
70-73% |
C- |
67-69% |
D+ |
64-66% |
D |
60-63% |
D- |
59% and Below |
F |
Homework consists of answering the discussion questions and the "application exercises" found on each of the web pages for each class session.
Homework submitted later than 5:00 p.m. on the final date of each weekly class session will will be considered late and will not be credited. Distance learning courses are considered to operate over a seven day week period. Missing (i.e. nonparticipation or inadequate participation in class activities on Canvas via Canvas email) for 3 classes or more without instructor permission will result in students being withdrawn from the class.
Any work mailed in from any other email source than Canvas email - even if mailed in if mailed to the instructor's FGCU email address - will not be graded for the simple reason that when such work is mailed from an external email account to Canvas it is not received on Canvas in any way that the instructor can retrieve. Consequently, work submitted in such a way cannot and will not be graded. For that matter, any work submitted to the instructor by any email source outside of Canvas that is sent to the instructor's FGCU email address or to any other instructor email addresses will also not be accepted or graded - period. The same applies for any assignment that is simply typed into the email field of any Canvas email homework submission.
NOTE: Course assignments and schedule, course objectives, and grading criteria, distributions and weights may change as circumstances dictate and at the discretion of the instructor.
APA Documentation Method:
I
strongly encourage every student to take the time to complete
the following online
APA Citation and Reference Tutorial. One of the objectives of this class is that you
learn how to use the APA documentation style. You can learn
everything you need to know about how to use this method by
studying the fmaterial at the following sites. Please understand
that any of your discussion questions or your student
presentation papers that are lacking in complete APA styled
documentation will be returned to you and will not be graded
until they are in order.
APA Documentation Aids:
A
Guide for Writing Research
Papers in APA Style
Purdue
University: Using American
Psychological Association
(APA) Format
APA Citation Styles - University of Toledo
APA Style Sheet (Cornell)
Quick Guide APA Style (UNC)
APA Guide to Electronic Resources
APA Style for Videos
APA Style for Court Decisions
Frequently Asked Questions Regarding APA Style
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