Professional Development Workshop Series

August 21-26, 2009

2009 has been a phenomenal year for Claremont Graduate University's annual series of workshops for professionals, academics, and students who seek to hone their research and evaluation skills.  Hundreds of web viewers across the globe joined our live audience (who also came in-person from across four continents) for a week of stimulating discussion, debate, and skill-building.

Among the highlights of this year's series were The Claremont Evaluation Debates, a pair of stimulating discussions on leading theories in the field with Dr. Michael Scriven, Dr. Michael Quinn Patton, and Dr. David Fetterman. These debates, which were watched live by hundreds online, are now also available for free viewing as streaming video at the link above.

Claremont Workshop Series Available Online
For the First Time, Summer 2009

One workshop each day was offered via a live webcast.

The live webcast offerings included:

• Friday, August 21:Basics of Evaluation & Applied Research Methods (Donaldson & Christie)
• Saturday, August 22: Practical Program Evaluation: A Program Theory Approach (Chen & Donaldson)
• Sunday, August 23: Utilization-Focused Evaluation (Patton)
• Monday, August 24: Empowerment Evaluation (Fetterman)
• Tuesday, August 25: Meta-Evaluation: A Checklist Approach (Scriven)
• Wednesday, August 26:Using Technology to Enhance Applied Research and Evaluation (Donaldson & Azzam)

Professor David Fetterman conducts an exercise with on-site and online participants

Full List of Workshops

Friday, August 21, 2009
		Writing Successful Grant Proposals Allen M. Omoto Sold out!	Logic Models for Program Evaluation and Planning Thomas Chapel
Basics of Evaluation & Applied Research Methods Stewart I. Donaldson & Christina A. Christie Sold out!

Saturday, August 22, 2009
		Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods Michelle C. Bligh Sold out!	Quasi-Experimental Methods William D. Crano
Practical Program Evaluation: A Program Theory Approach Huey T. Chen & Stewart I. Donaldson Sold out!

Wednesday, August 26, 2009
		How to Conduct Culturally Competent Community-based Program Evaluations Katrina L. Bledsoe
Using Technology to Enhance Applied Research and Evaluation Stewart I. Donaldson & Tarek Azzam Sold out!			Using RCTs (Randomized Control Trials) to Improve Educational Research and Evaluation Tiffany Berry & Rebecca M. Eddy

Daily Schedule

Each workshop lasted 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 – 1:30 p.m. Lunch Break*
3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Break
4:45 p.m. Workshop Concludes

*Lunch break on Aug. 23 & 24 was extended to 2 pm to accommodate our keynote sessions.

Registration

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.  In response to economic concerns across the globe, this year's registration rates have been reduced to make the workshops accessible to the public.  See below for our unprecedented Early Registration Rates.

Regular Registration Rates:

• Students: $65 per one full-day workshop
• Professionals: $125 per one full-day workshop

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.

A certificate of participation is available upon request.

Continuing education credit was available for licensed psychologists in California through the MCEP Accrediting Agency. Each workshop was accredited for 6 hours (with the exception of workshops on August 23 and 24, which were accredited for 5.5 hours). Continuing education units are only available for the on-site workshops, not for the webcast offerings.

A certificate of participation is available upon request for all licensed psychologists and other professionals.

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

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

Workshops Photo Album

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Dr. Huey T. Chen presents on "Practical Program Theory Driven Evaluation".

Undergraduate Applied Research Methods Fellowship Program

Number of Awards: 10
Open to: Undergraduate students studying applied research methods and evaluation
Application deadline: July 1, 2009

Claremont Graduate University’s School of Behavioral and Organizational Sciences is continuing its efforts to introduce promising young scholars to the exciting world of applied psychology, evaluation and applied research methods.

Up to ten undergraduate students received scholarships to attend CGU’s August Professional Development Workshops free of registration charges.

To be considered for this fellowship you must:
• Write a 2-3 page essay on how you plan to use psychology in your future career
• Send the essay to John Lavelle (john.lavelle@cgu.edu) by July 1, 2009.

Fellowships were announced July 13, 2009.

Last updated 8/26/09