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Dear Subscribers, Do you know what can quantitative evaluation offer you when you are trying to understand what is working and why in your programme or activity? The workshop *Very Gentle Introduction to Quantitative Evaluation* with Prof. Eric Jensen <http://bit.ly/mfc-EricJensen> (Associate Professor, Dept. of Sociology, University of Warwick) and Benjamin K. Smith <http://bit.ly/BenjaminSmith> (Researcher at the University of California-Santa Barbara) on *5 Sep 2017*, will give you the information you need to decide how to evaluate your project, programme or activity using quantitative methods. *Registration is available from this event page:* http://bit.ly/QuanEval *Questions about this workshop?* Please email [log in to unmask] Also, feel free to share with others who may be interested in this workshop. Best Regards, (apologies for cross-posting) Fidany Communications Methods for Change [log in to unmask] *"Practitioner focused workshops designed to empower you and your organisation on the best evaluation and research techniques available."* Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/methodsforchange>* | *Twitter <http://twitter.com/methods4change>* | *Website <http://www.methodsforchange.org/> / Please share these workshops with your colleagues. <https://www.methodsforchange.org/> Very Gentle Introduction to Quantitative Evaluation <https://www.methodsforchange.org/event/very-gentle-introduction-to-quantitative-evaluation/> How do you know what to measure and how? What can quantitative evaluation offer you when you are trying to understand what is working and why in your programme or activity? This workshop equips you with the information you need to decide how to evaluate your project, programme or activity using quantitative methods. Register <https://www.methodsforchange.org/event/very-gentle-introduction-to-quantitative-evaluation/> Event date: Tue, 5th September Location: London, UK. Standard & businesses: £120 University Staff: £96 Charities & unaffiliated: £78 Students & unemployed: £48 The link below takes you to the event page and provides more information. You can register from this page: www.methodsforchange.org/event/very-gentle-introduction-to-quantitative-evaluation Topics - Laying the foundations for good quantitative evaluation: How do you ensure your objectives are clear, specific and measurable? - Introducing the quantitative evaluation toolkit: Questionnaires, experiments, structured observation and quantifying open-ended data - How do you get a representative sample for your evaluation? - How do you ensure your quantitative evaluation plan is realistic? Find out more <https://www.methodsforchange.org/event/very-gentle-introduction-to-quantitative-evaluation/> Dr. Eric Jensen (Dept. of Sociology, University of Warwick) is a world leading social scientist, specialising in evaluation research. Dr Jensen holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Cambridge, He is the author of *Doing Real Research: A Practical Guide to Social Research (SAGE).* <https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/sam/doing-real-research/book241193> warwick.academia.edu/EricJensen <https://dashboard.qualiaanalytics.org/surveys/58656f8e28d8f161457d3871/www.warwick.academia.edu/EricJensen> Read more <https://www.methodsforchange.org/speaker/dr-eric-jensen-1/> Dr Eric Jensen <https://www.methodsforchange.org/speaker/dr-eric-jensen-1/> <https://www.methodsforchange.org/speaker/dr-eric-jensen-1/> Benjamin Smith <https://www.methodsforchange.org/speaker/benjamin-k-smith/> <https://www.methodsforchange.org/speaker/benjamin-k-smith/> Benjamin Smith is a researcher at the University of California-Santa Barbara's Department of Communication and Orfalea Center for Global & International Studies. He is an experienced social research expert, specialising in quantitative methods, marketing and market research. He has consulted as a statistics expert on numerous evaluations including the Manchester Science Festival in the UK. 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