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Mar 9 |
What is program evaluation? Where are we headed in this course? |
Introduction and Overview |
John Snow |
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Mar 16 |
Why do evaluation? |
Goals and Types of Evaluation |
High Line Park |
Case 1: Northwest Housing Alternatives |
Case Response 1 |
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Mar 23 |
How to identify causal effects? |
Logic and Causal Models |
Bombing, Heating, and Causal Models |
Case 2: Jobs Plus in NYC |
Case Response 2 |
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April 6 |
How to account for everyone involved? |
Stakeholder Engagement |
John Muir and National Park System |
Case 3: ARPA-E |
Case Response 3 |
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April 13 |
How do I use the scientific method in the real world? |
Evaluation Designs |
Esther Duflo and RCTs |
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Proposal due |
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April 20 |
Where does the data for program evaluation come from? |
Data Collection |
Fei-fei Li and ImageNet |
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April 27 |
What methods make data tell accurate stories and solve problems? |
Data Analysis |
Hans Rosling and Storytelling |
Case 4: NYC Gifted & Talented Program |
Case Response 4 |
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May 4 |
Is the program worthwhile? What happens next? |
Economic Evaluation and Performance Measurement |
Robert Bullard and Environmental Justice |
Case 5: CBA of EPA Clean Air Act |
Case Response 5 |
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May 11 |
How to be an ethical evaluator? |
Ethics, Principles, and Standards |
The Moral Machine |
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May 18 |
What we have learned in the class? |
Final presentation |
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Presentation |
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May 25 |
How to do a sensible evaluation at reasonable costs? |
Student Projects |
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Evaluation Report |