All the Parts Working as a Whole
The main purpose of an evaluation system is finding an effective design where “all parts are working as a whole” (101) . (I’m sure there’s some math equation that can be inserted here, but, my husband, Matt is the math person not me. 
) Preskill went into detail about how to design an evaluation system, breaking it up very simply into certain compontents that deals with leadership,vision, implementation, and where are we getting the money to finance this evaluation. Preskill then talks about the inherent value of injecting AI into the mix, and how valuable it is for organizations to build on their successes and how all the parts are working together to be effeictve. By providing examples and having us look through the case studies this week, its interesting to see how AI is used in relation to developing an evaluation system. I was especially interested in the case study involving conflict resolution, and how it added value to the process and created a “constructive rather than punitive” process of evaluation. The last chapter of the book deals with evaluation capacity and having organizations continually conduct evaluations to better themselves and achieve their missions and goals.
I don’t know if I had any issues with the evaluation systems that Preskill talked about, but I do think she had some good points and solidified, in my mind, an understanding of how evaluation systems work and can be effective. The case studies helped to support the ideas brought about by Preskill and she definitely was able to sum up the book to where afterwards, I felt I had a pretty good grasp of AI and its positive effects on evaluation.
With the final course project, I still need to work on putting together the powerpoint presentation, results, and discussion section. I am very glad that we were able to do a little bit at a time throughout the semester because doing all the stuff we had already done for the class and attempting to do it all at once seems crazy right now . But being a visual learner and all, I am curious if we can use imagery as well to explain our project so that the powerpoint isn’t so text heavy. Just a thought
