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From
GSLIS Catalog:
The course applies
the principles of evaluation research to contemporary
information management problems. It covers the fundamentals of
identifying and investigating problems relevant to
continuous quality improvement and communicating the results to decision
makers.
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To study the domain and purpose of evaluation,
and the principles, design, and
framework of evaluation research
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To apply evaluation research methods
to investigate the contemporary library issues, and solve practical problems relevant to the
field of library and information science
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To acquire the knowledge and skills
necessary to evaluate LIS research papers and conduct usability evaluations
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To become familiar with of
the evaluation research process by designing a survey instrument and preparing a
professional quality
evaluation research proposal
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To acquire a basic understanding of descriptive and inferential
statistics, and the ability to select and use appropriate statistical methods for evaluation
research
- Demonstrate the ability to apply standards relevant to specific information service activities.
- Analyze, synthesize, and communicate information and knowledge in a variety of formats.
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Recognize existing and potential problems in a workplace and devise strategies to resolve them.
- Apply relevant research studies to tasks requiring problem solving and critical thinking.
- Respond to diversity among individuals and communities through policies, collections, and services.
The class session will be a combination
of lecture, discussion, demo and practice of specific research designs,
instrumentation, and statistical notions.
We will be using Internet resources
and online statistical tools. We will also learn to perform very basic
statistics analyses using SPSS or
Excel.
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