NURS 5893

The focus of this course is on the theoretical and practical knowledge and abilities required for the cycle of health program planning and evaluation (HPPE) in contemporary healthcare. Students will build their own theoretical knowledge related to program planning approaches, evaluation models, theories and methods of data collection. Knowledge translation will be discussed, analyzed and critiqued including the contextual influences in program planning and evaluation such as ethics, politics, evaluator roles and stakeholder involvement. Prior knowledge of research methods will be beneficial.