Earning Academic Credit

Carleton University's Diploma in Public Policy and Program Evaluation (DPE)

The following table lists the IPDET sessions that you should take to qualify for credit in the DPE:

IPDET Core and Workshops Required for Credit toward Carleton’s DPE
PADM 5420: Policy and Program Evaluation
PADM 5113:
Research Design I (Qualitative)
PADM 5114:
Research Design II (Quantitative)
Two week Core Course

I-d. Qualitative Methods and Analysis for Development Evaluation (24 hours)
REQUIRED

PLUS ONE OF:

II-a. Introduction to Quantitative Data Analysis (16 hours)
REQUIRED* (see note 1)

And

IV-e. Intermediate Quantitative Data Analysis (24 hours)
REQUIRED

III-c. Case Study Methods for Development Evaluation (16 hours)
Or
III-g. Logic Models in Development Evaluations (16 hours)
Or
IV-c. Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation (24 hours)

T = approx. 70 hrs
T= 24+ (16 or 24) = 40-48 hrs
T= 16+ 24 = 40 hrs

  1. Participants who have a working knowledge of statistical inference and hypothesis testing may substitute a different quantitative option for II-a. Introdcution to Quantitative Analysis. Such a participant would take IV-e. Intermediate Quantitative Data Analysis (required) plus one of the following courses:

    Note: You may, of course, take other IPDET workshops, but they do not count for credit toward the DPE.

For more Information, contact:

Nicki Enouy, Graduate Administrator, SPPA: nicki_enouy@carleton.ca
Dr. Gene Swimmer, supervisor DPE Program, SPPA: diploma@carleton.ca