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SUMMARY:Conducting Interviews for Evaluation
DESCRIPTION:Gain hands-on experience in evaluation interviews\, from informant selection to conducting interviews! \n\n\n\n\nIn this emerging/intermediate evaluator course\, participants will learn how to select interview respondents and how to design the interview guide. Participants will also learn best practice in conducting interviews in various contexts and dealing with challenging interviewees. Participants will gain hands-on experience conducting interviews in a number of different scenarios. \nCourse Competencies: \nTechnical practice \n\nCollect\, analyze and interpret data using appropriate methods.\n\nSituational practice \n\nIdentify stakeholders’ needs and their capacity to participate\, while recognizing\, respecting and responding to aspects of diversity.\n\nInterpersonal practice \n\n5.3 Demonstrate effective\, appropriate and respectful verbal and non-verbal communication skills\n\nAbout the Qualitative Evaluation Series: \nThis workshop is part of the Qualitative Evaluation Series\, a two-part learning opportunity focused on qualitative data collection and analysis for program evaluation professionals. Feel free to register for either session in the series as your learning needs require! Participants who register for both sessions can receive a 10% discount on registration costs. Contact us to learn more! \nAbout the Facilitator: \nSandy Moir\, MBA\, CE\, FCMC\, CMP – a Partner at Goss Gilroy Management Consultants Inc (CGI)\, Sandy has over 30 years of experience in evaluation and performance measurement. Sandy conducts work in all sectors\, from employment to small business\, and from science to culture. Sandy has an MBA and is a Fellow Certified Management Consultant (CMC-Canada)\, a Certified Change Management Professional (Prosci) and Credentialed Evaluator (CES). Sandy is committed to lifelong learning and excels at group facilitation. She is also a seasoned presenter and routinely presents at CES conferences\, PPX symposia and CMC-Canada events. She has designed and delivered training on evaluation and performance measurement\, evaluation and change management\, evaluation and complex transformations\, and the development of online learning tools for result-based management to various government and not-for-profit organizations over her career. Sandy has also delivered the CES ESS training several times over the years.
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SUMMARY:Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis Techniques for Qualitative Data
DESCRIPTION:Learn how to use Excel and other computer-assisted tools to turn evaluation interviews into clear and useful findings! \nThis intermediate level workshop introduces techniques for analysing qualitative data such as interview results. By the end of the workshop\, participants will be able to conduct these types of analyses in a clear and systematic manner. The workshop will review the main techniques using MS Excel. A general overview of computer-assisted qualitative analysis software will also be presented. Key techniques will be presented step-by-step\, using a real-life case study. An Excel file workbook will be provided so that workshop registrants can apply the techniques discussed directly. Among other things\, best practice in quantifying data using percentages and proportions will be discussed\, as will the pros and cons of quantifying qualitative data. \nLearning outcomes: Apply qualitative and quantitative analysis techniques for qualitative data\, understand the pros and cons of quantifying qualitative data \nCourse Competencies: \nTechnical practice \n\nCollect\, analyze and interpret data using appropriate methods.\nUse findings to answer evaluation questions and\, where appropriate\, to develop recommendations\n\nReflective \n\nKnow evaluation theories\, models\, methods and tools and stays informed about new thinking and best practices.\nUse self-awareness and reflective thinking to continually improve practice\n\nAbout the Qualitative Evaluation Series: \nThis workshop is part of the Qualitative Evaluation Series\, a two-part learning opportunity focused on qualitative data collection and analysis for program evaluation professionals. Feel free to register for either session in the series as your learning needs require! Participants who register for both sessions can receive a 10% discount on registration costs. Contact us to learn more! \nAbout the Facilitators: \nSimon Roy\, PhD\, CE is a GGI Senior Associate and has over 28 years of program evaluation experience. Simon has a PhD in Sociology (University Paris -Nanterre) and is a Credentialed Evaluator. Since 2001\, Simon has facilitated multiple intermediate level and advanced level workshops for the Canadian Evaluation Society\, at national conferences and for many chapters. He has also designed courses for the CES\, including the current version of the online survey course; he delivered this course multiple times. Most recently he delivered a half-day workshop at the CES Conference in Quebec City on qualitative and quantitative approaches to analyzing qualitative data. He is also part-time professor at Ottawa University and l’École nationale d’administration publique\, where he teaches program evaluation and performance measurement at the graduate level on a regular basis. Simon is also a published author. He recently published a book chapter on the professionalization of evaluation (with B. Gauthier). \nPascale Latulippe\, MA is a Senior Consultant at GGI with more than 5 years of experience working in program evaluation. Pascale has a Graduate Diploma in Program Evaluation (University of Ottawa)\, a Master’s degree in International Development (University of Queensland)\, and\, a Bachelor degree in Peace & Conflict Studies (University of Toronto). Pascale has co-facilitated a number of workshops including this half day workshop at a Canadian Evaluation Society Conference.
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