Course Details

Maybe you know the neighborhood is looking better, more people are getting involved in community activities, and you have a sense that things are getting better, but how do you really know you are achieving the results you intend? Are you able to leverage your experience, to learn from your work to improve the design and implementation of your programs and strategies? This is a new, fully integrated evaluation and measurement course. You’ll learn about logic models, theories of change, participatory evaluation, and evaluation design and implementation—including assessment of your internal technical and financial capacity for evaluation. In a laboratory setting we will: define and learn to use appropriate indicators for particular goals and intervention strategies; understand and design data collection methods and tools such as surveys, focus groups, interviews, and direct observation; and learn to identify and use appropriate secondary data sources. Practical exercises will provide you with a comprehensive understanding of the dynamic relationship between data collection methodologies, and data integrity and reliability. We will also explore the different data analysis and interpretation needs of different audiences. The laboratory will also provide you with the opportunity to practice interpreting and presenting results to specific audiences with particular interests. This course, NR121, is offered jointly with CB200.

Community and Neighborhood Revitalization Professional Certificate Program: MANDATORY REQUIREMENT COURSE

Other courses that may interest you:

• NR101 The Essential Tools of Successful Neighborhood Revitalization
• NR116 Building Community and Promoting Equity through Revitalization
• NR124 Reading a Neighborhood: What a Walk Around the Block Can Tell You
• NR150 Understanding Your Community, Analyzing Your Market
• NR261 Strategies for More Livable Neighborhoods

Course Length: 3 Days

Tuition: $1155.0

Course counts toward a professional certificate (PCP): Yes