I hope you all had a great week and and I am looking forward to class.
Unit Introduction and What You Will Learn
In week six, we are continuing to explore methodologies for program evaluations. Many of your program evaluations will gather staff perspectives on the agency, similar to quality assurance design methodologies. We will work on how to develop a survey and create an example version during class. We will also examine your logic models and how to develop them. Students will continue to work on their general evaluations and reflect on the experience in their journals.
The agenda for the class is as follows:
- Quality assurance design strategies
- Developing questions used on surveys
- Practice developing a quality assurance design study
- Logic models
Unit Assignments
Read
- Royse (2023) Chapter Five: Evaluating Client Satisfaction
A-01: Class Engagement and Attendance
Attend class.
A-02: Chapter Reading Quizzes
Complete W-06 A-02 Chapter Reading Quiz for Royse (2022) Chapter 05 Due by Sunday 3/2, 11:55 PM.
A-04a Individual Weekly Journal Entries
You can find the assignment W-06 A-04a Journal Entry 02 Due by Sunday 3/2, 11:55 PM.
A-04c: Agency Logic Model
I was going to have this due this week. However, we will read about the textbook’s content next week, which discusses logic models. I’m going to introduce the topic this week. Therefore, I am pushing out the actual submission of your logic models until next week (e.g., Sunday 3/9/25 at 11:55 PM).
Unit Resources
During class, we will be doing an activity that will culminate in building a survey. I have a blank Microsoft form at 2025 Spring SOWK 460w BASW Quality Assurance Survey. Please note you will have to be signed in to your Heritage Account to access it.
When we are talking about survey questions, I share some information from the Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention (2011) and a tip sheet. It is good information.
All of the presentations for this class can be found at https://presentations.jacobrcampbell.com. This week’s slides are Spring 2025 SOWK 460w Week 06 - Quality Assurance Designs and Understanding an Agency Through a Logic Model.
I post all of the lecture videos in MyHeritage so you can view them.
Reference
Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention. (2011). Program evaluation tip sheet: Constructing survey questions. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Evaluation and Program Effectiveness Team. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/136522/cdc_136522_DS1.pdf
Royse, D. (2023). Program evaluation: A practical guide for social work and the helping professions. Cognella Academic Publishing.
To-Do Lists
- Attend class
- Read chapter 5 and complete the reading quiz
- Submit your journal entry