Course Description
This course is intended to provide professional masters students with an introduction to fundamental data analytic procedures and techniques used in program evaluation in parks, recreation, sport, and tourism settings. The course places emphasis on the rationale for using specific data management and analysis procedures and interpretation of results for decision making.
Learning Objectives
- Describe the logic behind and steps involved in program evaluation.
- Describe the importance of data in evaluation and explain how data can be used in evaluation.
- Formulate meaningful evaluation and explain how data can be used in evaluation.
- Conduct basic descriptive and inferential statistical procedures as a part of program evaluation.
- Choose appropriate methods of displaying data analysis results.
- Use appropriate terminology to interpret and communicate results from data analysis.
Reflection
This course was a great introduction to the fundamentals of data management in this field. I was able to apply the knowledge learned throughout the course to the assignments. Each assignment allowed me to implement procedures, and methods related to data analysis as well as ways to communicate and display results. As someone who didn’t have much experience with analyzing data I found this class very useful because of the opportunities to apply the knowledge I learned to the assignments throughout the course. My department is in the process of getting a recreation center approved and this course has provided me with the appropriate terminology and interpretation of analysis that has helped me analyze the data we have received and notice data trends as we have continue to go through the beginning steps of this process.
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