Professional Development Workshop Series

Evaluation and Applied Research Methods
August 22-27, 2008

Online Registration is now closed,
but we will accommodate as many walk-in registrants
as possible during the week of the workshops.

Walk-in registrants may pay at the door by cash or check.

A list of all 23 day-long workshops are below, with links to full descriptions of each.

Continuing Education Units are available; follow the link for details. 

Key Luncheons

This Friday, Saturday and Sunday, we will be offering a special Keynote Address and buffet luncheon. Follow this link to learn more, and click here to guarantee your seat!

Friday, August 22: Robert Klitgaard (President, Claremont Graduate University)
Saturday, August 23: Mark W. Lipsey (Vanderbilt University)
Sunday, August 24: Joha Louw-Potgieter & Johann Louw (University of Cape Town, South Africa)

Full List of Workshops

Friday, August 22, 2008
Basics of Evaluation & Applied Research Methods Stewart I. Donaldson & Christina A. Christie Fewer than 10 seats remaining!	Introduction to Applied Quantitative Analysis Dale E. Berger	Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods Michelle C. Bligh Only 2 seats remaining!	Writing Successful Grant Proposals Allen M. Omoto Fewer than 5 seats remaining!

Saturday, August 23, 2008 *Special lunchtime keynote session available.
Practical Program Evaluation: A Program Theory Approach Huey T. Chen & Stewart I. Donaldson Sold out! Email for waitlist.	Building Evaluation Capacity Hallie Preskill Fewer than 10 seats remaining!	Advanced Qualitative Evaluation Sandra Mathison	The Logic of Evaluation and Causality: What Makes What Works Work? Michael Scriven Fewer than 5 seats remaining!

Sunday, August 24, 2008 *Special lunchtime keynote session available.
Considering Culture in Evaluation and Applied Research Rodney K. Hopson Fewer than 5 seats remaining!	Logic Models for Program Evaluation and Planning Thomas Chapel Fewer than 5 seats remaining!	Evaluation Use, Influence, & Consequences: Research, Theory, and "Minding the Gap" to Practice Melvin M. Mark Fewer than 10 seats remaining!	Getting Outside the American Box:  New Perspectives on Evaluation’s Function, Focus and Utility from Around the World Ross Conner

Monday, August 25, 2008
Using RCTs (Randomized Control Trials) to Improve Educational Research and Evaluation Tiffany Berry & Rebecca M. Eddy	Introduction to the Measurement of Experience Jeanne Nakamura	Evaluating Public Health Programs and Initiatives: Using CDC's Framework for Program Evaluation as a Guide Thomas Chapel	Beyond the Basics and the Traditional: Designing Qualitative Evaluation and Applied Research Studies Sharon F. Rallis & Matthew Militello Sold out! Email for waitlist.

Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Creating Effective Surveys for Applied Research Jason Siegel Sold out! Email for waitlist.	Empowerment Evaluation David Fetterman Fewer than 10 seats remaining!	Monitoring Progress on Campus Diversity Daryl Smith	Quasi-Experimental Methods William D. Crano Fewer than 10 seats remaining!

Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Using Technology to Enhance Applied Research and Evaluation Stewart I. Donaldson & Tarek Azzam Sold out! Email for waitlist.	How to Conduct Culturally Competent Community-based Program Evaluations Katrina L. Bledsoe Fewer than 5 seats remaining!	Cost-Benefit Analysis Annette Steinacker

Daily Schedule

Each workshop lasts one full day.

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Check in & Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Morning Welcome & Introductions
9:15 a.m. – Workshop Begins
10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Break
12 noon – 2:00 p.m. Lunch Break
3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Break
4:45 p.m. Workshop Concludes

New in 2008: Special Keynote Sessions Co-sponsored by the Southern California Evaluation Association. Tickets for these events, which will include a buffet lunch and talk, will be available at the door for $10.  Lunchtime during these dates will be timed so participants may attend the keynote talks. Keynote Sessions - When and Where: 12 noon - 1:30 pm Albrecht Auditorium Stauffer Hall of Learning, Claremont Graduate University 925 North Dartmouth Ave, Claremont CA 91711 Follow this link to guarantee your seat for one of the three keynote lunches.

Friday 8/22/08 Robert Klitgaard (President, Claremont Graduate University) How Evaluation Research Can Improve Politics and Policy, with Examples

Saturday 8/23/08 Mark W. Lipsey (Director of the Center for Evaluation Research and Methodology, Vanderbilt University) Evaluation Evidence and Evidence Based Practice: Concept and Confirmation

Sunday 8/24/08 Joha Louw-Potgieter (University of Cape Town, South Africa) Johann Louw (University of Cape Town, South Africa)   Programme Evaluation in South Africa or, "Always Something New Out of Africa" - Pliny the Elder

Workshops Photo Album

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Dr. Huey T. Chen presents on "Practical Program Theory Driven Evaluation"
during the 2007 summer workshop series.

Registration

Pre-registration is now closed, but we will accommodate as many walk-in registrants as space permits during the week of the workshops. E-mail us for further information.

Generous gifts to Claremont Graduate University made it possible for us to once again realize our mission of making high-quality evaluation education more accessible to a diverse group of working professionals and students.

Regular Registration Rates

Students:
$100 per one full-day workshop

Professionals:
$175 for one full-day workshop
Discounts available for multiple workshops.

For those admitted into the Certificate of Advanced Study in Evaluation, or our M.A. and Ph.D. Programs, some of these workshops meet various program requirements.

Continuing education credit is available for licensed psychologists in California through the MCEP Accrediting Agency. Each workshop is accredited for 5.5 hours.

For more information about our Ph.D., M.A., and other programs in Evaluation, click here.

Location & Directions

Location, Directions, Accommodations & Transportation: Information on transportation, suggested accommodations, location and directions of workshop are provided as well as vacation ideas while visiting sunny Southern California.

Contact us at (909) 621-8084 or psych@cgu.edu.

Last updated 8/18/08