Evaluation & Assessment

The Cybersecurity project has developed a comprehensive evaluation and assessment plan in conjunction with the project’s external evaluator University of Wisconsin-STOUT. The evaluation approach includes both formative and summative evaluation. The evaluation is framed by five evaluative questions which reflect both formative evaluation, accountability factors and project implementation; and summative evaluation, the impact or the difference the project is making on students, industry and the overall region.

An overview of the project’s evaluation plan can be found in the following document: Exhibit A CSCC Revised Eval Plan

Final Evaluation Report: Cybersecurity 2019

Evaluation Report: Cybersecurity 2018

Brief Report: Cybersecurity 2017

About University of Wisonsin-STOUT

The UW-Stout Applied Research Center (ARC), established in 2007, specializes in providing clients with results that can directly influence decision making, particularly in the area of evaluation. UW-Stout ARC staff have received formal training in evaluation studies, and several hold Doctoral and Master degrees in this field. The staff have over 50 years of combined experience working with clients in survey development and administration, statistical analysis, qualitative analysis, designing evaluation instruments, and other aspects of research design. The ARC has provided evaluation services for approximately $35 million in grant funded programs, through grants from the National Science Foundation, Department of Education, Education Trust, UW System and UW-Stout.