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MSU PRR 475 - Evaluation Proposal or Study Plan
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PRR475 Stynes Exercises Page Exercise B5: Evaluation study proposal. Each group will prepare an evaluation study plan/proposal. The study plan should follow the guidelines below. You will likely need to begin by narrowing your problem and presenting a concise statement of the program you are evaluating and the study objectives. Some of your background work that isrelevant to the study you propose may go into the "Lit Review" - you may call it "background" if you wish. The newinformation you will be adding is mostly in "Methods" section, but you will need to rework other material to put it into a concise and precise proposal format. Final paper should be roughly 8-12 pages double spaced, not counting attachments. The methods section should be at least half of the proposal. DUE - Last day of class. December 10.Evaluation Proposal or Study PlanA. PROBLEM : Work from broad problem down to the focus of the proposed study. Provide background on the problem or program and show where the proposed study fits into a program of research or evaluation studies. Use objective language - to test vs to prove, to assess or evaluate vs to show or demonstrate that the program is effective. Keep in mind the client for study. Who will use results for what kinds of decisions? Evaluation - Define the program to be evaluated by reviewing written documents (program proposals, plans, budget, organization chart, program history,...) , talking with people (program administrators, managers, participants, & others), and observing (observe various parts of the program in operation). You did this in first 8 weeks.B. OBJECTIVES: A concise, specific listing. Usually two or three clear objectives is sufficient. The objectives guide the rest of the proposal and your final report, as methods and results should be indicated for each objective. DO NOT list methods or procedures as objectives ( e.g. to conduct a survey of visitors).Evaluation - Study objectives should indicate the criteria by which the program will be evaluated (prioritize these). Suchman's categories are a useful guide to general evaluation criteria ( effort, performance, adequacy, efficiency, process, equity). E.g. assess the benefits and costs of program; assess effectiveness, performance, adequacy, etc; identify who benefits, who pays for program.C. LITERATURE REVIEW or DISCUSSION. This is the place for more extended discussion of literature and background for the study. It is more common in research studies than evaluations. "Literature" can include research articles, previous studies, internal documents and plans, as well as more popular magazine and newspaper articles. This section of the proposal demonstrates you have done your homework and are familiar enough with the topic/program to study it. Key here is to review related research and theory, not everything. In program evaluations, this is good place to provide a more extensive history of the program, to review previous evaluation studies of this or related programs, and to discuss key concepts, theories or research/evaluation approaches that are relevant. D. METHODS: Describe the procedures to be carried out to achieve each of the study objectives. Procedures cover what you intend to do to whom, when, where and how. Also cover why by linking procedures to your objectives.In longer proposals you may also justify your procedures by discussing the advantages and disadvantages of alternative approachess. Typical sub-sections for procedures:· Study Population· Sampling Procedures· Definition of key concepts· Measurement procedures· Overall study design, controlling for error· Field Procedures· Data Processing· Analysis· Reporting of results· Limitations and potential sources of errorE. ATTACHMENTS. Budget, Timeline, Questionnaires, Maps, Program documents, References1PRR475 Stynes Exercises Page PRR 475, Exercise B1 : Questionnaire DesignDesign a one page questionnaire for a survey of one of the following populations: 1) Visitors to a particular park (Yellowstone National Park, Potter Park zoo etc.)2) A resident population to be served ( MSU students, residents of Lansing etc.)3) A population of managers or administrators4) A population of tourists to an area (e.g. Tailgaters at MSU football games, overnight visitors to the Lansing area staying in motels, etc)5) People participating in a recreation program (you name it) 6) Or any other population of people that you define.First clarify/define the population you have chosen, as necessary. In all cases assume you are developing a self-administered questionnaire - either mailed or distributed to individuals and completed in a written form. (1). First formulate some specific objectives, questions, or hypotheses about the selected population. Put yourself in a management, planning or evaluation position to help identify useful questions. Then identify the information you will need to gather in your survey to answer the questions or test the hypotheses. Consider background variables, socio-economic information, participation and trip characteristics, and other cognitive (what do they know?), affective (how do they feel about...?), and behavioral (what do they do?) information. Your "mini-study" should include:a. A descriptive component - pick at least three characteristics of the population that you will describe, i.e., report frequencies, percentages, averages, etc. example - determine the percentage of visitors who are male (be a bit more creative than this please), average number of visits per year,….b. An explanatory component - formulate at least one hypothesis about a relationshipbetween two (or more) variables. State your hypothesis and identify the variables you must measure to test it. Note that you may use some of the same variables from (a). example - hypothesize that males are more likely than females to participate in a given activity, or approve of a particular policy. Try to think up some meaningful relationships to study. In no more than one page, define the population, state your objectives, your hypothesis, and identify the variables you will need to measure. After completing the questionnaire (see part 2 below) , identify which questions (by number) are measuring whichvariables, and indicate the scale or level of measurement for each (nominal, ordinal, interval, ratio).(2). Design a one page questionnaire to gather the above information. Assume this will be a self-administered questionnaire


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