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Dear all, This is an invitation to register for eight upcoming London workshops and hands-on workshops in early September. These introductory workshops are designed to cover the entire process of research and evaluation, from start to finish. In practice, you will be able to provide your training programmes or events, public engagement activities, or your general provision of services with invaluable insights to create, change or meet strategic objectives. A particular focus is given to using quantitative evaluation methods and statistical analysis, in order to make your findings more robust The workshop series will help you address the following: - How do I collect the "right" information"? (Overall methods) - How do I ask the "right" questions? (Survey/questionnaire design) - How do I understand the information I collect? (Analysis & Reporting) The hands-on workshops are focused on questionnaire design and quantitative data analysis and reporting. They are for people who wish to put their training into action with the guidance from expert trainers. The early bird discount for our hands-on workshops ends on the 16th of August. Book by then for 10% discount. More information about the workshops is available at: www.methodsforchange.org. (apologies for cross-posting) Best Regards, 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."* Connect with us: [image: Facebook] <https://www.facebook.com/methodsforchange> [image: Twitter] <https://twitter.com/methods4change> [image: Youtube] <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMwZcmlQU8zmWGnZbFKDBzA> [image: Instagram] <https://www.instagram.com/methods4change/> www.methodsforchange.org Please share our workshops with your colleagues. <https://bit.ly/mfcevents> *Upcoming Workshops:* *Conduct a Successful Evaluation*Featuring speakers from University of Warwick & University of California 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? This workshop helps you decide how to evaluate your project, programme or activity using quantitative methods. 5 September 2017 Read More <https://bit.ly/QuanEval> Gentle Introduction to Survey Design for Evaluation You must ask the right survey questions to gather accurate, relevant data. This workshop introduces survey design for evaluation and provides friendly, practical guidance to help you avoid common pitfalls and improve your survey-based evaluations. 5 September 2017 Read More <https://bit.ly/SurvDesgEval> How to Evaluate Long-Term Impact with Questionnaires How can you know whether your programme, activity or event is making a lasting difference in people’s lives? This is one of the most challenging types of evaluation to design and conduct. This workshop will equip you for this challenge with practical guidance about how you can establish robust long-term impact evaluation using surveys. 6 September 2017 Read More <https://bit.ly/EvaLongTermImp> Accurately Quantify Open-Ended Evaluation Data You may find you have open-ended data from survey responses and other data sources. By the end of the workshop, you will have a practical plan for your open-ended data, using the long-established method of content analysis or more contemporary automated tools that have become increasingly low cost (or free!) and widely available. 7 September 2017 Read More <https://bit.ly/QuanOpen-E-Data> Introduction to Statistical Analysis for Evaluation (SPSS & R) Quantitative evaluations often rely on overly simplistic analysis. This workshop opens the door to using appropriate statistics to analyse and report on your data with an initial introduction to using statistical analysis software for evaluation for people with no or minimal training in statistics. 8 September 2017 Read More <https://bit.ly/StatAnlysEval> Workshop Series: Conduct a Successful Evaluation The series of workshops provides an introduction to using quantitative evaluation and statistical analysis in survey data. Learn to use both long-established methods and contemporary low-cost automated tools for analysis. Use this option to save 10% while booking the whole series of workshops. *Save 10% by booking a workshop set!* Read More <https://bit.ly/EvalSeries> Hands-on: Designing Questionnaires for Evaluation This workshop enables you to develop your evaluation questions in a supportive setting with expert guidance. It also addresses questionnaire-related concerns and challenges you bring. The workshop is for people who have already attended survey design training and wish to put their previous training into action. 11 September 2017 Read More <https://bit.ly/DesignQuestionnaires> Hands-on: Developing and Reporting Quantitative Analysis Book this workshop if you have already attended quantitative analysis training and are ready to put your training into practice. This ‘hands-on’ workshop enables your analysis of your existing data with guidance by expert trainers with vast experience. 12 September 2017 Read More <https://bit.ly/DevelopQuantitativeData> *Speakers* Dr Eric Jensen 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://bit.ly/DRRBookJensenLaurie> <https://bit.ly/WarwickJensen> Read More <http://bit.ly/mfc-EricJensen> [image: Benjamin Smith] Benjamin 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. [image: UCSB Logo] <https://bit.ly/UCSBSmith> Read More <https://bit.ly/BenjaminSmith> www.methodsforchange.org <https://bit.ly/mfcevents> Connect with us: [image: Facebook] <https://bit.ly/mfcfbk> [image: Twitter] <https://bit.ly/TwitterMFC> [image: Youtube] <https://bit.ly/MFC-Youtube> [image: Instagram] <https://bit.ly/instagramMFC> <https://bit.ly/mfcevents> For more information, contact us: [log in to unmask]