Assessing the Impact of Research and Evaluation Studies

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Member

$275.00

Corporate Member

$345.00

Non Member

$415.00

Overview

Don't miss the opportunity to attend this workshop from internationally renowned, Professor Sandra Nutley. Professor Nutley, author of 'Using Evidence: how research can inform public service' will be facilitating this course only once in WA. This workshop addresses the issues faced by many organisations and groups that are now being asked to provide an account of the benefits and impact of their research and evaluation activities. From public and charitable research funders, research and evaluation sections in government agencies, through to university research centres and groups, and evaluation organisations, they all face substantial challenges in providing robust and representative accounts of their impact.

This workshop is being held in partnership with the Australasian Evaluation Society (AES).

Course Content

This half day workshop is offered at an intermediate to advanced level. The workshop will discuss the challenges experienced when providing robust and representative accounts of the impact of program evaluations, participants will consider what, why, when and how research impact assessment is or can be undertaken.

Course Outcomes

By the end of this course attendees should be able to:

Examine examples of how a variety of organisations and groups have set about this task.
discuss the role of research impact case studies, the use of logic modelling and contribution analysis, and the potential for cost/benefit analysis and routine impact.

Benefits to your organisation

Understanding of the value and development of conceptual frameworks and methods that best reflect impact of program evaluations.
Understanding of how to best direct and/or produce robust and representative evaluation on program impacts.