There are 14 classroom sessions. The table below displays the course schedule by Session Number and Date, Topics, Readings and Assignments.

Here is a list of important dates and no-class dates:

2/1: First meeting of class
2/15: Presentation by Jon Kimball on conducting research at Simmons
2/22: Presentation by Prof. Candy Schwartz on journal publication processes and PhD Program at GSLIS
3/1: Team formation and discussion of term project ideas
3/8: No class: Spring Break
3/15: Normal class session until 4:15pm; Midterm quiz takes place 4:15-5:30pm
4/5: Second part of the class: questionnaire pretest
5/3: Evaluation proposal project presentation Day I
5/10: Evaluation proposal project presentation Day II, written proposal due
 

 

Date	Topics	Readings	Assignments
1-2/1	Course Overview and Introduction to Evaluation of Information Services	Course Web Resource Section ALA Guidelines for Information Services	Distributed: Assignment 1
2-2/8	Domain and Purpose of Evaluation; Evaluation Standards	Weiss, Chapter 1, 2 Wallace & van Fleet, Chapter 1 Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation, (1994). The Program Evaluation Standards	Distributed: Term Project
3-2/15	Planning the Evaluation; Research Ethics Talk by Jon Kimball, Director of Sponsored Program at Simmons, on conducting research at Simmons	Weiss, Chapter 4 NIH training module: Human Participant Protections Education for Research Teams Bertot & Davis, Chapter 1
4-2/22	Evaluation Measures; Evaluating Research Papers Talk by Candy Schwartz on research publication processes and GSLIS doctoral program	Weiss, Chapter 6 Rubin, R. E. (2001). "Measuring Organizational Effectiveness," in Wallace & Van Fleet, (eds). pp. 11-22 Evaluating Research Guidelines excerpted from Pyrczak, F. (2005). Evaluating Research in Academic Journals (Available on WebCT)	Due:Assignment 1 Distributed: Assignment 2
5-3/1	Survey Research,  Sampling and Usability Principles	Weiss, Chapter 7 Hernon & McClure, Chapter 6 Preece, Chapter 1	Team Formation and Discussion of Preliminary Proposal Ideas for Term Project
3/8	No class: Spring Break
6-3/15	Evaluation Designs and Frameworks	Weiss, Chapters 8, 10 Preece, Chapter 11 Bertot & Davis, Chapter 2	Midterm Quiz (4:15-5:30)
7-3/22	Questionnaire Development and Interview Protocols	Miller, T. I. (1994). "Designing and Conducting Surveys," in Wholey, et al. (eds). pp. 271-292 Preece, Chapter 13 Frary, R. A brief guide to questionnaire development	Due:Assignment 2 Distributed: Assignment 3
8-3/29	Qualitative Evaluation Methods and the Role of the Evaluator	Weiss, Chapter 11 Sonnichsen, R. C., (1994). "Evaluators as Change Agent," In Wholey, et al., (eds.), pp. 534-548	Distributed: Assignment 4
9-4/5	More on Data Collection: Observations	Preece, Chapter 12 Marchionini, G., et al., (2003). "The people in Digital Libraries: Multifaceted Approaches to Assessing Needs and Impact," in Bishop, et al., (eds)., pp. 119-160.	Questionnaire Pretest Time
10-4/12	Experimental Design and Usability Testing	Weiss, Chapter 9 Rubin, Chapter 1. Overview of Usability Testing Preece, Chapter 14	Due: Assignment 3
11-4/19	Data Analysis and Statistics	Weiss, Chapter 12 Leedy & Ormord, Chapter 11 Samuel, J. (2003). Getting started with SPSS for Windows. Indiana University	Due: Assignment 4
12-4/26	More on Statistics; Writing Research Proposals	Weiss, Chapters 13 & 14 Hendricks, M. (1994). "Making a Splash: Reporting Evaluation Results Effectively," in Wholey, et al. (eds)., pp. 549-575.
13-5/3	Evaluation Proposal Presentation Day 1     Course Summary & Evaluation
14-5/10	Evaluation Proposal Presentation Day 2     Due: Written Research Proposal

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