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## Course Information

**Marxe School of Public and International Affairs**

**Course Name**: PAF 9174 (43225), Program Evaluation (Spring 2025)

**Instructor**: [Gang He](https://www.baruch.cuny.edu/profiles/faculty/gang-he) 

**Email**: <gang.he@baruch.cuny.edu>	

**Time**: Tuesday 6-9pm

**Location**: Online


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## Class Readings

Required text, available online via Baruch Newman Library.

- Newcomer, Kathryn E., Harry P. Hatry, and Joseph S. Wholey. 2015. [Handbook of Practical Program Evaluation](https://cuny-bb.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01CUNY_BB/1r6p7jg/alma9994414097806122). Fourth ed. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. [Hereafter, “Handbook”].
- Other readings and materials will be posted on Blackboard.

## Grading

Final grades will be calculated as follows:

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Item                           | Weight | Notes
-------------------------------|--------|-------------------------------------
Bi-weekly case study           | 40 %   | 5 cases
Project: Proposal              | 10 %   | 
Project: Presentation          | 20 %   |
Project: Final report          | 30 %   |

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## Grading Scale

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Grade  | Range       | Grade | Range
-------|-------------|-------|------------
A      | 93 - 100%   | C     | 73 - 76.99%
A-     | 90 - 92.99% | C-    | 70 - 72.99%
B+     | 87 - 89.99% | D+    | 67 - 69.99%
B      | 83 - 86.99% | D     | 63 - 66.99%
B-     | 80 - 82.99% | D-    | 60 - 62.99%
C+     | 77 - 79.99% | F     | < 60%
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