PROF-670 Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (3)

This course introduces students to economic reasoning principles related to cost assessment and program evaluation, including cost effectiveness, project cost-benefit analysis (CBA), and valuing, predicting, and monetizing project performance and impacts. Students learn to design, interpret, and use different cost assessment tools for informed decision making in professional settings. The course includes recent developments and applications in the theoretical and empirical cost assessment literature related to public, private, and international organizations, including equity assessment. The course also explores the limits of cost-inclusive assessment and evaluations. Grading: A-F only. Restriction: OGPS Program: Online.