Assignment 1 Objective You will approach a Case Study from an evaluator’s perspective

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Assignment 1

Objective

You will approach a Case Study from an evaluator’s perspective.

Preparation

Read the Case Study: Women as Policymakers assigned in this week’s readings.

Assignment

Complete a 3-4 pages (double-spaced) research/evaluation description (with answers to the questions below)

If you were contracted to design research or an evaluation to understand the “impact” of the 1992 Indian Federal Constitution Amendment, what would your research/evaluation look like?

Answer these questions based on your current knowledge, training, and/or experience doing research and/or conducting evaluation.

1. What would your overarching question/s be? In other words, what would you be trying to understand or validate?

2. What overarching factors/considerations would you need to engage with in order to begin to develop/design this research/evaluation? What additional information would you need know/have in order to begin to design this research/evaluation?

3. What might the size and scope of the project be? Explain your response.

4. Would this be primarily a quantitative evaluation, a qualitative evaluation, or a mixed methods design? Explain your response.

5. What data would you collect/use?

6. What would you try to present/represent as findings, evidence, or outcomes of your research/evaluation?

7. What format would you use to present/represent your findings/evidence? Explain your response.

8. Who might your clients be? Who might the stakeholders be?

9. How long would this research/evaluation take?

10. Can you estimate (very roughly) what you think this might cost? Explain your response.