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This course introduces basic principles and methods for monitoring and evaluating public health programs. The course will familiarize students with different types of program evaluation, including formative and summative evaluations, and with approaches to monitor and improve program performance. Students will apply their knowledge to design a logic model, formulate evaluation questions, and identify appropriate quantitative and qualitative methods to answer those questions. Additionally, students will reflect on the importance of conducting evaluations that meet the needs of stakeholders and strategies for integrating an equity focus into the design of evaluations. The goal of the course is to help students to think critically and provide them with the practical skills to monitor, evaluate, and learn from data to improve program implementation and public health impact. Gordis Teaching Fellowship course. Priority registration will be given to Public Health Studies majors.