This course will introduce postgraduate students to evaluation methods for the purpose of determining the effectiveness of policies and programmes for social development and professional practice. Emphasis will be placed on evaluation of the outcomes of public policies and programmes in the Caribbean. The course will provide students with the practical experience in utilising evaluation techniques for current responses to social problems Concepts of Caribbean social policy, targets and policy criteria will be analysed and evaluated. Emphasis will lie on a critical analysis and evaluation of existing public policies/programmes in the Caribbean to the extent to which they produce expected outcomes. In this respect, modification and expansion of existing theories utilising Caribbean data will take place.
Credits: 4
Level: Postgraduate
Course Assessment: TBA
Lecture Time: TBA
For more information on enrolling in this course please contact: MPA-UWI-Training@gov.tt