Principles of Evaluation

Catalog description

This course introduces the student to the role of evaluation in the Health Care Services Sector and the historical needs that have influenced the development of the discipline. They will be exposed to the history, principles, and scope of the discipline. They will become familiar with the context in which the profession is practiced as well as with the different evaluation modalities that are more frequently applied to Health Services. At the end of the course the students will have become aware of the need to acquire or develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes provided by the academic program so that they may exercise the profession in different health care services settings.