← School of Social Sciences Reading materials - 15 weeks

Programme Evaluation for Social Change

All weekly reading materials for this course. Each week includes a learner-facing page and a source Markdown file for NotebookLM/video workflows.

Week 01 Course Map and Big Questions the field's core questions, boundaries and promises Week 02 Key Concepts and Vocabulary the concepts learners need before they can analyse evidence Week 03 Classical Foundations the thinkers, debates and early evidence that shaped the field Week 04 Contemporary Theories modern frameworks and how they differ from older assumptions Week 05 Evidence and Measurement how claims are supported, measured and challenged Week 06 Institutions and Context how social setting, institutions and history shape the topic Week 07 Inequality, Power and Ethics who benefits, who is harmed and how ethical analysis changes interpretation Week 08 Culture and Diversity how meaning, identity and difference shape social life Week 09 Methods Workshop how to turn a question into a research design Week 10 Data Interpretation how to read tables, interviews, archives or observations without overclaiming Week 11 Applied Case Analysis how the course ideas work in a real-world scenario Week 12 Technology, AI and the Field how digital systems and AI change the questions and risks Week 13 Policy and Professional Practice how knowledge becomes advice, policy, design or public communication Week 14 Research Proposal Studio how to build a credible final project Week 15 Synthesis and Capstone Brief how the course comes together into a durable professional capability