Dr Steve Ariss and Dr Nasrin Nasr are running a two-day
short course for the third year:
‘Real-World’ Evaluation: Ten Key Principles
for Evaluating Complex Health and Social Interventions on Fridays, 8th AND 15th
January 2016.
The course is primarily focused on evaluations in complex
‘real-world’ situations, in which the evaluator has limited control over the
intervention or context, and traditional experimental methods are
inappropriate. It aims to introduce ten key principles for evaluation of
complex interventions and how to apply these in health and social care
settings. The course will mix theory and practice, and give broad perspectives
drawing on the participants’ own work and evaluation needs. Participants will
be introduced to complex situations, complex interventions and innovative
evaluation methodologies, including theory-driven approaches. Time between the
workshops will provide an opportunity for structured, self-directed study to
reflect on experiences and begin to design an evaluation proposal that is in
line with the nature of their practice.
Who will benefit from
the course?
Anyone with an interest in evaluation especially those who
feel that there is a need to address issues of complexity which have been
overlooked in traditional methods of evaluation:
·
Academics & Researchers
·
Health and social care practitioners and
managers
·
Public health practitioners (NHS, Local
Authority & not-for profit organisations)
·
Health and social care Commissioners
·
Post graduate students
·
Evaluators with experience of Traditional
Experimental evaluation methodologies who want to develop an
·
understanding of new ways of evaluation
·
Implementers of technological innovations
(including private sector)
Expected outcomes:
By the end of this programme participants will be able to:
·
Identify differences between simple, complicated
and complex interventions;
·
Describe ten key principles for evaluating
complex interventions;
·
Discuss the strength and limitations of various
approaches for evaluating complex interventions
·
Develop theories to guide evaluation
·
Plan the application of methods for
theory-driven evaluation
·
Appreciate the key issues for data analysis and
presentation of findings
Further Information
If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact
the Short Course Unit scharr-scu@sheffield.ac.uk or by telephone + 44 (0)114
222 2968.
Further details and online booking can be found here:
http://www.shef.ac.uk/scharr/shortcourseunit
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