This final exam is designed to assess your ability to apply your research design

This final exam is designed to assess your ability to apply your research design and data analysis skills toward real world problems. For the exam you will review the attached case studies (Part A and Part B located in the final exam folder) and produce an essay addressing the 4 parts below.
Research Question/Theory of Change/Evidenced Based Review/Logic Model:
This section will start with a clearly specified research question that meets the criteria of a “good question”. Next, you will clearly state the program’s theory of change based on the information from the case study. It is expected that you also include a logic model that aligns with the research question and theory of change.
Methods Section:
As you will read in the case study, the Program Director is concerned with 1) knowing if her program has been successful and 2) to prepare a formal program evaluation. To these ends, in the methods section you have two tasks. First, you will discuss the strengths and weaknesses related to the organization’s current data collection efforts. Second, you will then provide suggestions to improve the organization’s data collection moving forward as they prepare to formally evaluate their program in the future. This section will focus on all aspects of the data generating process (sampling procedures, measurements, instruments, data collection process, etc.).
Data Analysis:
In this section you will use the organization’s existing data to evaluate the success of the program to date. Note, even if the current data is not ideal, you will use what you know as a researcher to provide some insights toward if the program is effective. You will find a data set located in the final exam folder.
Conclusion:
Your conclusion should include an overview of the project and the main findings/suggestions for the program. In this section you should also discuss any limitations related to the data analyzed and the reported findings.