This week we will look at program evaluation for a college or university of your choice.

Your report should answer the following questions:

Section 1:

• Which institution are you profiling?
• What is the goal of the organization?
• Do they have a strategic plan?
• If they do, provide the highlights and a reference to the document.

Section 2:

• Who are the stakeholders at the institution?
• What are the stakeholders interested in?
• What is the best approach to gather information from each group?
• How will each group use your report?

Section 3:

• Where is there overlap between the interests of the different groups? Give examples
  • What are they all interested in?Give examples
• What are three potential controversies that could happen if we forget or ignore a stakeholder group?Give examples
• How could the institution use your findings to support the organization's mission or goals?Give examples

Section 4:

In the fourth section, in a maximum of one paragraph per answer, answer the following questions:

1. The institution wants to build a new outdoor sports stadium. It will cost $1.2m. What are the implications, who should be consulted and why?

2. The school is considering doubling the number of international students.What are the implications, who should be consulted and why?

3. The school is considering lowering the voluntary retirement age to 60 (teachers can retire at this age, or stay on if they prefer) in order to get new, younger, teachers.What are the implications, who should be consulted and why?