The course is interdisciplinary and contains evaluation theory, methodology and practice with an emphasis on policy and programme evaluations.
The main content is:
- evaluation trends and developments
- evaluation design, implementation and reporting, including evaluation methods [här tänker jag att allt sådant som roller & kriteria ingår?)
- ethics and values reltated to evaluations
The overall aim is to provide deeper knowledge in the theory and practice of programme evaluation in the public service sector.After completing the course, students shall be able to:
- discuss and compare various theoretical perspectives on evaluation
- analyse a given design and the implementation of evaluations
- problematise the use of evaluations in policy and administration with a particular focus on education and knowledge-intensive organisations
- discuss ethical issues in programme evaluation
Bachelor degree, minimum 180 higher education credits, in social sciences, engineering science or equivalent.
Bachelor degree, minimum 180 higher education credits, in social sciences, engineering science or equivalent.
Kurslitteraturen består av en huvudbok och ett fåtal kompletterande vetenskapliga artiklar samt annat textmaterial. Dessutom tillkommer relevant kurslitteratur beroende på vald gruppuppgift. Information om huvudbok ges senast två månader före kursstart.
The course literature includes one course book, and other completing texts. Information about the course book will be given at latest two months before the course start.
If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.
Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.
The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.
