Interdisciplinary Evaluation Science - Applied Statistics Concentration (MS)

Program Educational Goals:

The MS in Interdisciplinary Evaluation Science has the following program educational goals (based on the American Evaluation Association’s Guiding Principles for Evaluators and Evaluator Competencies). By the end of the program, graduates will have met the following goals:

• Professional Practice: Conduct data-based inquiries that are thorough, methodical, and contextually relevant, while upholding the values of honesty and transparency (integrity);
• Methodology: Provide skilled professional evaluation services to stakeholders, that include quantitative, qualitative, and mixed designs for learning, understanding, decision-making, and judging (systematic inquiry and competence);
• Context: Understand, respect, and honor the unique circumstances, multiple perspectives, and changing setting of evaluation and their stakeholders (respect for people);
• Planning and Management: Develop and monitor work plans, timelines, resources, and other components needed to complete and deliver an evaluation study (competence);
• Interpersonal: Interact professionally throughout the evaluation, especially in areas of cultural competence, communication, facilitation, and conflict resolution competence and respect for people); and
• Common Good and Equity: Strive to contribute to the common good and advancement of an equitable and just society.
• Additionally, graduates of the Applied Statistics Concentration will be able to:
  • Demonstrate proficiency in essential statistical skills and software
  • Interpret statistical output and findings
  • Apply their theoretical foundation in statistics to real-world problems