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Knowledge: - And skills to plan and develop applied research in different areas of society. - And domain of social science methodology and its basic and advanced techniques of social research. - And technical skills for the production and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data. Capacities: - To link knowledge of sociology and related sciences. - To adapt the goals to financial and human resources. - To evaluate the projects of public policies, social intervention and its results. - To evaluate the costs and social benefits. - To contribute to the design of public policies to address social problems. - To establish, to develop and to implement programmes and projects of social intervention. - Analysis and synthesis - Management of information. - Organization and planning. Skills: - Development of organizations (consulting, design and management of organizations and institutions). - Ethical commitment. - Team and interdisciplinary work - Decision Making

LEARNING OUTCOMES 1.Having acquired advanced knowledge and demonstrated an understanding of the theoretical and practical aspects and the methodology of work in the area of Sociology with a depth that reaches the forefront of knowledge. 2. Apply the knowledge acquired, their understanding and their abilities to solve complex and/or specialized problems in the professional field. 4. To be able to function in complex situations or that require the development of new solutions both in the academic and labor or professional fields within the field of Sociology study. BASIC COMPETENCES 3. Students have the ability to gather and interpret relevant data (usually within their field of study) in order to make judgements which include reflection on relevant social, scientific or ethical issues. 4. Students should be able to communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialist and non-specialist audiences. GENERAL COMPETENCES 2. Communicate, defend and refute arguments on the most relevant issues in the sociological field on a sound basis, both orally and in writing, recognizing the complexity of social phenomena. SPECIFIC COMPETENCES 9. Know the skills to raise and develop applied research in different areas of society. 13. Possess skills and abilities in developing, using, and interpreting social indicators and social measurement instruments. 15. Know how to choose the relevant social research techniques (quantitative and qualitative) at all times. 17. Possess skills for the evaluation and performance of quality and satisfaction studies. 20.Analyze public policies and social intervention, as well as evaluate their results.

To link the contents of the course whit the previous subject " Introduction to the evaluation of programs and organizations . To indentify and definition the object or unit of evaluation. Delimit of the object - "evaluand" - and to understand of program through different perspectives: 1. Result (Logical Framework). Critics and difficulties in define program goals. Goals-free evaluation and discussion about corrective mechanisms. 2. Process (process map and flowchart), 3. structural elements and 4. change theory (program and implementation theory). To identify logic models: Wisconsin, Kellogs, EFQM, Evaluative Approaches. To drawn information needs and questions: 1) stakeholders perspective (pluralism) 2) Theory-driven evaluation. 3) Final summative judge. To extract informatives questions: Operationalization: of dimensions, criteria, questions and indicators. Definition of the evaluation matrix

- Teacher explanation of the contents with the active participation of students through dynamic and workshops. This method relate primarily to the acquisition of knowledge and abilities. The students work whit a brief handbooks. These tasks are estimated in 3 ECTS. - The students development a evaluation design. It involves study the object, carry out a little field work, to connect whit organizations (real or supposed). The design can be done in small teams. This task has a value of 2 ECTS. - Specific workshop (planning outcomes, processes and operationalization). The workshop is conducting mainly with the assistance of the teacher in class time. This task is estimated in 1 ECTS. - Individuals or group tutorials. The teacher gives support trough individuals o groups interviews.