PUBPOL-707
CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT
Not in Fall 2026
Term
Overview
Feedback is mostly positive. The strongest signal is that students generally rate the course well. Best for students who are genuinely interested in the topic and willing to engage with the course on its own terms.
DepartmentPPS
Terms offeredFall
Typical enrollment11–12
Semesters of data3
3.3
Hrs / week
21
Responses
35
Enrollment
60%
Response Rate
Evaluation Scores
Overall quality
Teaching, content, and experience combined.
4.4
Intellectually stimulating
Challenges students to think deeply.
4.3
Instructor effectiveness
Explains concepts and facilitates learning.
4.8
Difficulty
Higher means harder.
2.9
Feedback Analysis
Feedback Analysishigh
Analysis based on student evaluations
Based on 65 comments across 3 sections
Feedback is mostly positive. The strongest signal is that students generally rate the course well. Best for students who are genuinely interested in the topic and willing to engage with the course on its own terms.
Student Reports
How hard is the A?
A is doable but not automatic
The signal here is more do-the-work-and-you-should-be-fine than easy-A chatter. Students do not describe the A as automatic, but the evidence also does not paint grading as punishing.
Homework Load
Moderate homework load
Homework load looks moderate. The recurring signal is steady weekly work, but not a course that turns every assignment into a grind.
Lecture Load
Lighter lecture burden
Student comments describe this as more discussion-, seminar-, or workshop-driven than lecture-dependent. The lecture burden itself does not sound like the main source of friction.
Strengths
• Instructor ratings are strong even when the comments do not cluster around one obvious positive theme.
Tradeoffs
• There is no single dominant complaint theme, but the feedback is not uniformly glowing either.
Best fit for
Best for students who are genuinely interested in the topic and willing to engage with the course on its own terms.
Watch out for
• A large share of the evidence comes from one instructor's version of the course, so this may not generalize cleanly.
Student Responses
Five principles of learning organization ADDIE analysis Simulation
Fall 2023 · Moreau, Lisa
I learned about Peter Senge's 5 disciplines. I learned about different teaching methods. I learned about the Paris declaration.
Fall 2023 · Moreau, Lisa
various adult learning principles and their role in international development
Fall 2023 · Moreau, Lisa
I learned to work better in team, co-teach a topic for the learners, and do the learner's analysis to identify gap and goal. I spoke more in class, because the Professor encouraged students to speak up a lot in class.
Fall 2023 · Moreau, Lisa
I discovered several new methods and tools for engaging groups when learning new content. I have also realized that this is a field that I would love to continue to expand and grow off of. I find a history and trajectory fascinating in the capacity development sphere that I want to explore.
Fall 2023 · Moreau, Lisa
Rating History
Rating history
Error bars show \u00B11 std dev
| Term | Instructor | Overall | Difficulty | Hrs/wk | Enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | Moreau, Lisa | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 12 |
| Fall 2024 | Moreau, Lisa | 4.5 | 3.0 | — | 12 |
| Fall 2023 | Moreau, Lisa | 4.3 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 11 |
Instructor
Moreau, LisaPPS
Also teaches
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