Evaluation Planning in Public Health and Social Justice
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Timeline
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September 15, 2025Experience start
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October 13, 2025Mid-Term Proposal Feedback
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November 17, 2025Evaluation Design Draft
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December 16, 2025Experience end
Timeline
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September 15, 2025Experience start
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October 13, 2025Mid-Term Proposal Feedback
Students should submit a mid-term proposal in advance to their Org Stakeholder
Org Stakeholders must provide feedback in writing AND/OR synchronously
Rather than providing grammatical edits or “fixing the work themselves,” Org Stakeholders should focus on broader questions or things for students to consider.
- “How might we collect this data from non-participants?” requires students to consider the trade-offs of “ideal” comparison groups and the realistic challenges of data collection to a greater extent than: “Instead of X, let’s use sample Y as a comparison group.”
Students will be expected to adapt their Proposals based on feedback from the Org Stakeholder prior to submitting to the instructor.
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November 17, 2025Evaluation Design Draft
- Students should submit an update on their project that includes an evaluation design and sampling strategy. These plans can be in the form of a comprehensive and detailed outline rather than narrative (paragraph) form.
- This must be detailed enough that the Org Stakeholder can understand the student’s approach to the evaluation and provide valuable feedback.
- Students will be expected to incorporate this feedback into their final product due at the end of the term.
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December 16, 2025Experience end
Experience scope
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Public health Community engagement Humanities Education Social justiceSkills
program evaluation logic model development data collection premium collection survey development qualitative research quantitative research stakeholder engagement public health report writingPartner with advanced public health students to design evaluation plans for your program or intervention.
Students will build real-world evaluation proposals based on evaluation theory, data collection, logic models, and outcome measurement. These plans will be grounded in public health and social justice principles and developed in close collaboration with your team through structured check-ins across the semester.
Your organizations will gain fresh perspectives and support in assessing your impact, improving program design, and identifying key metrics, while also mentoring aspiring public health professionals.
Ideal partners include health, social justice, or environmental organizations based in the Midwest (other locations welcome too).
Learners
Deliverables are flexible and will be defined collaboratively prior to the start of the project. Final outputs typically include a comprehensive evaluation plan with logic models, evaluation questions, SMART objectives, KPIs, data sources, sampling strategies, and ethical considerations, tailored to the needs and goals of your organization.
Project timeline
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September 15, 2025Experience start
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October 13, 2025Mid-Term Proposal Feedback
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November 17, 2025Evaluation Design Draft
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December 16, 2025Experience end
Timeline
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September 15, 2025Experience start
-
October 13, 2025Mid-Term Proposal Feedback
Students should submit a mid-term proposal in advance to their Org Stakeholder
Org Stakeholders must provide feedback in writing AND/OR synchronously
Rather than providing grammatical edits or “fixing the work themselves,” Org Stakeholders should focus on broader questions or things for students to consider.
- “How might we collect this data from non-participants?” requires students to consider the trade-offs of “ideal” comparison groups and the realistic challenges of data collection to a greater extent than: “Instead of X, let’s use sample Y as a comparison group.”
Students will be expected to adapt their Proposals based on feedback from the Org Stakeholder prior to submitting to the instructor.
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November 17, 2025Evaluation Design Draft
- Students should submit an update on their project that includes an evaluation design and sampling strategy. These plans can be in the form of a comprehensive and detailed outline rather than narrative (paragraph) form.
- This must be detailed enough that the Org Stakeholder can understand the student’s approach to the evaluation and provide valuable feedback.
- Students will be expected to incorporate this feedback into their final product due at the end of the term.
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December 16, 2025Experience end
Project examples
Below are sample project ideas that align with the goals of this course:
- Develop an evaluation plan to assess the long-term impact of a food access program in underserved communities.
- Create a logic model and evaluation framework for a youth violence prevention initiative.
- Design outcome measures and a sampling strategy for a mental health awareness campaign targeting college students.
- Build an ethically sound evaluation plan for a harm reduction program serving unhoused populations.
- Propose key performance indicators and data sources for an environmental justice advocacy campaign.
- Draft an evaluation design to help a nonprofit understand the process and outcomes of its restorative justice workshops.
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Main contact
Timeline
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September 15, 2025Experience start
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October 13, 2025Mid-Term Proposal Feedback
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November 17, 2025Evaluation Design Draft
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December 16, 2025Experience end
Timeline
-
September 15, 2025Experience start
-
October 13, 2025Mid-Term Proposal Feedback
Students should submit a mid-term proposal in advance to their Org Stakeholder
Org Stakeholders must provide feedback in writing AND/OR synchronously
Rather than providing grammatical edits or “fixing the work themselves,” Org Stakeholders should focus on broader questions or things for students to consider.
- “How might we collect this data from non-participants?” requires students to consider the trade-offs of “ideal” comparison groups and the realistic challenges of data collection to a greater extent than: “Instead of X, let’s use sample Y as a comparison group.”
Students will be expected to adapt their Proposals based on feedback from the Org Stakeholder prior to submitting to the instructor.
-
November 17, 2025Evaluation Design Draft
- Students should submit an update on their project that includes an evaluation design and sampling strategy. These plans can be in the form of a comprehensive and detailed outline rather than narrative (paragraph) form.
- This must be detailed enough that the Org Stakeholder can understand the student’s approach to the evaluation and provide valuable feedback.
- Students will be expected to incorporate this feedback into their final product due at the end of the term.
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December 16, 2025Experience end