Cost-effectiveness & Benefit-cost Analysis in Education
Introduces economic evaluation methods in education, focusing on cost, cost-effectiveness, and benefit-cost analyses. Lecture and project-based with real-world application.
Summary
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades).
What you’ll be able to do
Develop and articulate a clear understanding of economic evaluations in education
Discuss and write about concepts in economic evaluation
Assess empirical work for strengths and weaknesses of rigor of evidence
Distinguish cost analyses, cost-feasibility studies, benefit-cost analyses, and cost-effectiveness studies
Articulate the strengths and weaknesses of each approach, including what settings facilitate which type
Design and peer-review research employing economic evaluation in education
Conduct research proposal applying methods covered in class to contribute to the field
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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades).
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Topics
- Input collection, pricing, cost estimation, inflation/amortization adjustments, sensitivity analyses, effectiveness measurement, benefit quantification, rates of return, and communication of results
- Real-world application, data collection, replication, and peer review
Skills
- Application of cost, cost-effectiveness, and benefit-cost analysis methods in education
- Collecting inputs, pricing, estimating costs, adjusting for inflation/amortization, sensitivity analysis, measuring effectiveness, quantifying benefits, and computing rates of return
- Designing and peer-reviewing research employing economic evaluation
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