Certificate in Quantitative Evaluation Methods

This Certificate in Quantitative Evaluation Methods (CQEM) is awarded for completion of thirty days of coursework designed to help evaluators become more proficient in the use of a variety of quantitative designs and analyses for assessing what works best in a program for what types of persons and under what circumstances. It is for evaluators who wish to focus specifically on quantitative methods applied to the investigation and explanation of outcomes, impacts, and effectiveness of programs. Prior completion of the first-level Certificate in Evaluation Practice (CEP) is strongly recommended, but is not mandatory.
The coursework for the CQEM may come from or transfer to the Certificate in Evaluation Practice (CEP) and the Certificate in Advanced Evaluation Practices (CAEP). Thus, it is possible for one to have completed requirements for the CQEM once those for CAEP have been met, assuming electives have been chosen with this aim in mind. Similarly, when the requirements for the CQEM have been met, most of the required days from electives Groups IB and IIB of the CEP and CAEP certificates will have been fulfilled.

In the list below, each topic is linked to the current TEI course that satisfies the requirement.

Many past TEI courses satisfy part or all of the days associated with topics identified in the required and elective groupings listed below. Past participants may request a transcript showing credits earned toward any Certificate. Send a stamped ($0.63) and self-addressed envelope to the TEI office: 116 Front Street, Federal Building, Rm 236, Lewes, DE 19958, and indicate which certificate(s) are of interest. Transcripts will be provided at no cost as long as we are permitted to handle these requests as we have time, i.e., usually within a week or two. For rush orders, send a check for $10 along with a stamped and self-addressed envelope.

Required:

30 days of instruction in following subject areas:

III.a. Evaluation design (3 days) 

III.b. Evaluation research methods (3 days)

III.c. Applied statistics (4 days)

III.d. Applied measurement (2 days)

III.e. Survey design and administration (2 days)

III.f. Sampling (1 day)

III.g. Linking evaluation questions to analysis techniques (3 days)

III.h. Applied regression analysis (3 days) 

III.i. Outcome and impact assessment (3 days)

III.j. Cost-benefit/cost-effectiveness analysis (2 days)

III.k. Meta-analysis (2 days)

III.l. Policy evaluation (2 days)