In week 11, we will be doing a variety of activities. I want to talk a little bit about your logic models. We will be working on writing skills and discussing how to write a methods section for your executive summary. Students will learn some tips and ideas for writing their methods section, and a couple of activities are drawn from the APA-style website to help improve students’ academic writing. Students will read chapter 10 in Royse (2022) and consider how program fidelity and political challenges might arise in program evaluation. Students will also have an opportunity to work together in their groups

The agenda is as follows:

• Logic Model discussion
• Research article activity
• Discussion and tips regarding writing your methods section
• Time to work in your groups

Learning Objectives this week include

• Explain the purpose and importance of a methods section in academic and evaluative writing.
• Apply APA style guidelines for writing a methods section.
• Identify and describe the key components that should be addressed in a program evaluation methods section.