To have a conceptual knowledge of the origins and the key developments of evaluation and evaluation research; to master the theoretical and epistemological framework of evaluation research; to know the most important theoretical and practical approaches to evaluation and evaluation research; to identify the relationships between policies and evaluation in the field of education and of social services; to critically discuss the relation between evaluation and policies both at a macro- and at a micro- levels.
Knowledge and understanding
To have a conceptual knowledge of the origins and the key developments of evaluation and evaluation research; to master the theoretical and epistemological framework of evaluation research; to know the most important theoretical and practical approaches to evaluation and evaluation research.

Applying knowledge and understanding
Be able to: identify actors’ and stakeholders’ needs for the evaluation; define an evaluation plan; select approaches and tools in relation to aims and objectives of the evaluation.

Making judgements
Be able to: identify the relationships between policies and evaluation in the field of education and of social services; critically discuss the relation between evaluation and policies both at a macro- and at a
micro-levels.

Communication skills
Be able to: critically analyse the concepts and language used in the field of evaluation; draft an evaluation plan.

Learning skills
To be able to deepen the acquired knowledge through different texts and learning experiences.