MPA-834 Program Development and Evaluation in Special Education and Human Services

Course Overview

This course focuses on the design, development, and evaluation of programs for individuals with disabilities. Topics to be covered in this course include interpreting policy statements into relevant programmatic goals and objectives; determining organizational components and functions; establishing staffing patterns; setting up program-based budgets; and formulating ongoing process evaluation, product evaluation, and cost analysis plans. Students will be required to submit a proposal in response to a Request for Proposals (RFP), thereby increasing their managerial skills through simulation of an actual grant-writing experience.