Eu centers proposal submission guidelines

Proposal Narrative Form
4.A.7. Any Other Activity Costs Not Listed Above. Describe and explain the timing and impact of any additional activities to be included in your planned activities, for each academic year of the 2011-14 grant period. Please also specify how these activities will further the program policy objectives and produce the related outcomes set out in section II of the Call for Proposals, and provide measurable criteria for evaluating their implementation. Attach additional page(s) if necessary.

Measurement and Evaluation

To ensure that CES is meeting its stated objects and continuously improving on the quality of its project plan, the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) of the University of Texas at Austin will serve as the external program evaluator and develop the evaluation plan for the 2011-2014 grant application for the EU Center for Excellence grant.

Purpose:

The purpose for the evaluation will be to assess the quality of CES programs based on the attainment of their stated project objectives with continuous reporting and feedback from partners and participants. CTL will create a table in which each objective is accompanied by the inputs/outputs, outcomes, performance measures, indicators, and data sources that will be used to assess it.

Data Collection Methods:

For each objective, CES will collect both quantitative and qualitative data over the three-year period, beginning in Fall 2011. All data collections will be incorporated into regular program procedures. Sources for data include tracking, program databases, and program surveys,

Analysis:

For each reporting period, CTL will obtain the evaluation data, analyze it according to the performance measures, and write up a report of the results. Findings will be expressed in narrative, tables, and graphs as appropriate.

Reporting of Results:

CTL will develop yearly evaluation reports that (a) summarize data and feedback collected for each objective; (b) indicate the extent to which performance measures are on target; and (c) document any changes to inputs/outputs, indicators, and/or data sources that were made during the reporting period.