Overview
Develop your skills to plan, conduct and commission social, health or human service program evaluations with our expert team.
You’ll be introduced to key concepts, terminologies and techniques, apply them in interactive sessions, and use relevant scenarios and focused activities to build your practical skills and understanding.
This course will only proceed if there are 6 or more participants.
For more information, download the Methods for Social Analysis and Statistics brochure.
Who should attend
Anyone who:
- plans or implements social, health and human service programs
- monitors or assesses the effectiveness or success of program interventions
- wants to refresh their evaluation science knowledge.
Entry requirements
There are no entry requirements or prerequisites. You can do any Methods for Social Analysis and Statistics course in any order you wish.
What you'll learn
- Understand which types of evaluation are possible and the stages, scales and needs that determine when each is useful.
- Document a Program Logic to show how a program will make a difference, and articulate a Theory of Change that explains this.
- Recognise ethical issues and external factors that may impact the evaluation process and findings.
- Develop clear key evaluation questions and identify appropriate methods and indicators to address them.
- Understand the complementary value of quantitative and qualitative approaches for evaluation.
- Determine appropriate analytical approaches, interpret findings and consider their limitations.
- Identify modes for sharing evaluation findings with stakeholders for maximum impact.
Time commitment
This is an online course that will require roughly 14 hours to complete.
- Over 2 full days from 9am to 5pm (AEST).
Course curriculum
Assessment
Certification and accreditation
Students who successfully complete the course will receive a Certificate of Completion to verify their skills and achievements.
Facilitators
Practical activities were great. Appreciated the variety of learning modalities (phone survey, lecture-type content, practical activities, group discussion). The content was a light touch but comprehensive enough to improve my practice. Flexible and approachable. Encouraged open discussion throughout.
Kaitlyn Bruschi, Health and Wellbeing Queensland
Cost
| Applicant | Price |
|---|---|
| Standard rate | A$1,220 |
| Early bird (book and pay 5 weeks before the course starts) | A$1,013 |
| Groups of 3 or more (per person) | A$976 |
| UQ students | A$854 |
| Other students | A$915 |
Registration closes 7 days before the course starts.
The course will only proceed if there are 6 or more participants.
GST is included in the cost
Discounts can't be used with other discounts, offers or special promotions.
Payment optionsWe accept credit cards (Visa/MasterCard) for payment, including corporate credit cards. We can also invoice corporate and government clients. If you want to discuss payment options, please contact our team at issr.education@uq.edu.au.
Related courses
This course is part of the Social Research Methods suite. There are 10 courses within this suite – see the other related courses below:
- Social Research Methods 1 – Gathering and Analysing Qualitative Data
- Social Research Methods 3 – Social Cost-Benefit Analysis
- Social Research Methods 4 – Longitudinal Data Analysis
- Social Research Methods 5 – Data literacy, storytelling and influencing decision-makers
- Social Research Methods 6 – Survey Design
- Social Research Methods 7 – Principles of Research Design
- Social Research Methods 8 – Introduction to Quantitative Data Analysis
- Social Research Methods 9 – Regression Analysis
- Social Research Methods 10 – Data Wrangling with R: An Introduction
Contact
Institute for Social Science Research
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