Earning Academic Credit

Carleton University's Diploma in Public Policy and Program Evaluation (DPE)

2013 IPDET Sessions Required for Credit toward Carleton’s DPE

PADM 5420: Policy and Program Evaluation

PADM 5113: Research Design I (Qualitative)

PADM 5114: Research Design II (Quantitative)
Two-week Core Course

REQUIRED: IV-e Qualitative Methods and Analysis for Development Evaluation (3 days)

PLUS ONE OF:
II-a Designing and Conducting Focus Groups (2 days)
OR
II-c Logic Models in Development Evaluation (2 days)
OR
III-c Case Study Methods for Development Evaluation (2 days)

*REQUIRED: I-c Introduction to Quantitative Data Analysis (3 days)
&
REQUIRED: III-d Intermediate Quantitative Data Analysis (2 days)

*Participants who have a working knowledge of statistical inference and hypothesis testing may, with the permission of Instructor Gene Swimmer, substitute one of the following options for "Introduction to Quantitative Data Analysis”:
IV-a Designing and Conducting Surveys (3 days)
OR
IV-d Quantitative Impact Evaluation (3 days)

+ additional DPE assignments
+ additional DPE assignments
+ additional DPE assignments

If you would like to work towards all three possible DPE credits while attending IPDET, you will need to make the following course selections:

Example Schedule for IPDET Participants Registered in the DPE

Core Course
June 10 – 21
(10 days)
IPDET's Two-week Core Course
(REQUIRED for PADM 5420)

Workshop Session I
June 24 – 26
(3 days)
I-c Introduction to Quantitative Data Analysis
(REQUIRED for PADM 5114)

Workshop Session II
June 27 – 28
(2 days)
II-a Designing and Conducting Focus Groups
(Available for PADM 5113)

Workshop Session III
July 1 - 2
(2 days)
III-d Intermediate Quantitative Data Analysis
(REQUIRED for PADM 5114)

Workshop Session IV
July 3 - 5
(3 days)
IV-e Qualitative Methods and Analysis for Development Evaluation
(REQUIRED for PADM 5113)

For more Information, contact:

Nicole Enouy, Graduate Administrator, SPPA: Nicki_Enouy@carleton.ca
Dr. Robert Shepherd, DPE Supervisor, SPPA: Robert_P_Shepherd@carleton.ca