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Year Published: 2026

Time to Complete: 40 minutes

Instructors: Wendy Friedman

Learning Level: Fundamental

Primary Audience: Investigators (PI, Co-PI, Co-I), Community members or patient stakholders, Clinicians not engaged in research

Prerequisite: None

Course Collection(s): Research Design and Data Analysis

Your first step toward smarter, evidence-based program evaluation.

Developed in collaboration with Northeastern University’s Public Evaluation Lab (NU-PEL), this course provides information and tools to help you get started planning your evaluation. Over two modules, you will learn about the different types of program evaluations and when they are used, what a logic model is, and how to build one for your program or evaluation.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Describe the differences between traditional research and program evaluation.
  • Identify the types of evaluation and know when to use them.
  • Describe what a Logic Model is and how it is useful.
  • Know what information is included in a logic model and how to create your own.

 

Dates: Wednesday December 9th 12pm-1:00pm  
Location: Zoom  

Available courses

Date Location Type Price
2026 Course: Open January 1 through December 31 Online Self-paced course This Course is Free