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APAL 4307 - Data Analysis, Assessment and Evaluation for the Public Sector

Credits: 3 Class: 3 Lab: 0
Prerequisite(s): Declared BAAS-AA-APAL major and completion of Core MATH
This course provides students the foundational skills used in the assessment and evaluation of programs and processes within the public and non-profit sectors.  Topics covered include the purpose and value of assessment and evaluation for determining program success and improvement, common strategies for data collection, basic statistical tools for quantitative analysis, basic analysis of qualitative data, and identifying avenues for improvement.  Ethics of data collection, use of data for making decisions related to program disposition along with report development and Six Sigma terminology and tools will be addressed.


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