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303329 (v.3) CAS - Evaluation Project 313
Area: | Centre for Aboriginal Studies |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 30.0 |
Seminar: | 1 x 30 Hours Quarterly |
Syllabus: | Situating the evaluation project within the broader social and political context. Facilitating the evaluation of an activity within an Aboriginal setting using culturally appropriate methods. Development, integration and application of both evaluation concepts and practice frameworks. Facilitating collaboration to overcome conflict and resistance and initiate positive change. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have- Identified issues and concerns in their own context and refined the evaluation focus. Collected information relevant to own evaluation project using appropriate methods for an Indigenous setting. Recorded and organised information collected in preparation for analysis. Reviewed project and implemented strategies to overcome difficulties in own role as evaluation facilitator. Extended evaluation project plan to include information collection in accordance with Indigenous Community Management and Development Practitioner (ICMDP) or Indigenous Primary Health Care Practitioner (IPHCP) principles and practices. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Judd, D.M. Smith, E.R. and Kidder, L.H. (1991), Research Methods in Social Relations, 6th ed, Rinehart and Winston, Fort Worth. Stecher, B.M., and Davis, A.W., "Thinking About Client Concerns and Evaluation Approaches" in How to Focus an Evaluation, Sage Publications. Stevenson, J.F., and Longabauch, R, H., and McNeill, (1979), "Metaevaluation in Human Services" in The Evaluator and Management, Sage Research Progress Series. |
Unit Texts: | Kemmis, S. and McTaggart, R., (1982), "Introduction" in The Action Research Planner, Deakin University Press, Victoria. Kirby, S. and McKenna, K., (1989), Experience Research Social Change Mehtods from the Margins, Garamond Press, Ontario. Wadsworth, Y., (1991), Do It Yourself Social Research, 8th ed, Victorial Council of Social Service and Allen and Unwin, Collingwood. Wadsworth, Y., (1997), Everyday Evaluation on the Run, 2nd ed, Allen and Unwin, St Leonards, New South Wales. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Literature review assignment (30%), Research project proposal (35%), Report (data collection and analysis 35%). Students must obtain a 50% grade in each assessment unit to achieve a Pass grade. This is by Pass/Fail Assessment |
Field of Education: | 90300 Studies in Human Society (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 1 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Online | Result Type: | Pass/Fail |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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