KNOWLEDGE: - and skills to plan and to develop applied research in different areas of society. - and to mastery of the methodology of Social Sciences and its basic and advanced techniques of social research. - and skills in the search of secondary information from different sources. CAPACITIES: - 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, develop and implement programmes and projects of social intervention. - Analysis and synthesis - To link knowledge of Sociology and related sciences as Evaluation. - Organization and planning. SKILLS: - In the development of organizations (consulting, design and management of organizations and institutions). - Ethical commitment. - Team work and interdisciplinary perspective.

(See "Programme" in Aula Global) Lesson 1. Conceptual and historical introduction to the Evaluation of Programmes and Organizations. Lesson 2. Purposes and main Sources about Evaluation Lesson 3. Basics of the evaluation: phases, methodology, advantages-limitations and uses. Lesson 4. Stakeholders, areas and levels of evaluation. Lesson 5. Epistemology and major Evaluation approaches. Lesson 6. Types of evaluation according to different criteria.

- Lecturing that combines the explanation with active student participation. It relates primarily to the acquisition of knowledge skills and abilities. A complementary activity will be the deep study by the students - Proposal for a reading of texts, written essay, an exhibition by the students, sharing and analysis with the lecturer. It relates to the skills and competences especially with transferable skills. - Development of a meta-evaluation, "antreproyecto" and micro-evaluation. It involves case studies, secondary data sources to consult and develop a proposal. This activity focuses on the acquisition of competencies especially those of the mainstreaming level. - Individual or group tutorials, virtual or not; it depends on the practice.