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Daily: aea365 Tip-a-Day
Weekly: Headlines and Resources Compilation
Ongoing: Discussion on Evaltalk or LinkedIn
June 3-6: AEA/CDC Summer Evaluation Institute
June 3-6: CPE TIG Week on aea365
June 7: Coffee Break Webinar: Pro bono Evaluation: The Benefits
June 8: Deadline for Awards Nominations
June 10-16: AZENet Week on aea365
June 11, 13, 18 & 20: eStudy - Intermediate Developmental Eval
June 12 & 19: eStudy - Introductory Consulting Skills
June 14: Coffee Break Webinar: The Visualization System Weave
June 21: Coffee Break Webinar: Making Findings "Actionable"
June 24-30: Internal Evaluation TIG Week on aea365
June 24-30: Thought Leaders Week with Matt Keene
June 28: Coffee Break Webinar: Online Tools at CYFERnetSEARCH.org
July 5: Coffee Break Webinar: Monitoring & Evaluation Planning
July 12 & 19: eStudy - Focus Group Research
July 12: Coffee Break Webinar: Eval Jitters: Planning for an Evaluation
July 18 & 19: Environmental Evaluators Network Unconference
July 19: Coffee Break Webinar: Evidence-based Reporting
July 26: Coffee Break Webinar: Eval Jitters: Managing an Evaluation
August 8 & 15: eStudy - Effective Reporting Techniques
September 5 & 12: eStudy - Social Network Analysis for Beginners
October 3 & 10: eStudy - Social Network Analysis for Intermediates
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Environmental Evaluators Forum Unconference

July 18-19

Washington, DC
More info and registration online here 

 

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Online eStudy   

 

Intermediate Developmental Evaluation
eStudy June 11, 13, 18 & 20
with Michael Quinn Patton
Registration Closes 6/4

 

Introductory Consulting Skills
eStudy June 12 & 19
with Gail Barrington
Registration Closes 6/8

 

Focus Group Research

eStudy July 12 & 19

with Michelle Revels

Registration Closes 7/6

 

Effective Reporting Techniques
eStudy August 8 & 15
with Kylie Hutchinson 

Registration Closes 8/1

 

Social Network Analysis for Beginners
eStudy September 5 & 12
with Kimberly Fredericks
Registration Closes 8/29


Social Network Analysis for Intermediates
eStudy October 3 & 19
with Kimberly Fredericks

Registration Closes 9/26

 

More info and registration online here for eStudy Workshops 

 
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Daily: aea365 Tip-a-Day for Evaluators

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aea365 provides a tip-a-day by and for evaluators. Featuring hot tips, cool tricks, rad resources and lessons learned. Get your daily dose of evaluation goodness right in your in-box! 

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Weekly: Headlines and Resources Compilation

Weekly Compilation  

Each week, we compile Headlines and Resources from across the field and send them out on Sunday to our H&R List subscribers and post them on AEA's listserv EVALTALK. 

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Ongoing: Dive Into the Discussion on EVALTALK or LinkedIn

Ongoing Discussion Forums 

AEA's legacy listserv is the longest running public discussion forum focusing on Evaluation. This lively list is open to member and nonmember evaluators alike from around the world.

If you have a (free) profile on popular professional social networking site LinkedIn, join the AEA group for ongoing threaded discussion of questions raised by over 7000 subscribers.  


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June 3-6: AEA/CDC Summer Evaluation Institute           

Training Institute & Pre-Institute Workshops, June 3-6, in Atlanta, GA

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Who should attend? Evaluators, applied researchers, grantmakers, foundation program officers, nonprofit administrators, social science students, you! Sessions are filled based on the date of registration, so register early.
 
What is the format? Three keynote addresses, five rotations of three-hour training sessions, plus two group lunches to allow for networking among conference attendees. And, a pair of great pre-Institute workshops.
 
What will I learn? You choose! Topics range from Qualitative and Quantitative Analyses, to Project Management, Logic Modeling, Reporting, Theory to Practice, Cultural Competence, and more...

Registration: Learn more and register online here: http://www.eval.org/SummerInstitute12/default.asp
 
Week of June 3-9: Collaborative, Participatory & Empowerment (CPE) TIG Week on aea365       
Join our colleagues in the Collaborative, Participatory & Empowerment TIG for a week of contributions on our aea365 Tip-a-Day Alerts. Join us as CPE contributors will be sharing tips, tricks, resources, and lessons learned to help us all better understand the issues and the intricacies of CPE evaluation.
   

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June 7: Pro bono Evaluation: The Benefits to You, Your Client, and the Community - Leah Goldstein Moses           

Coffee Break Webinar - Thursday, 2:00 - 2:20 PM ET

Free for all AEA members
Pro bono evaluation is a triple-bottom-line proposition. Your client gets the professional help they need to learn and grow. The people they serve benefit from participating in programs that have been evaluated and improved. And you might just be the greatest beneficiary - you get to try something new, build strong relationships, expand your professional practice, and do something good. Embarking on a pro bono project can have risks, however. Learn how to solicit and select projects, manage a pro bono relationship, and ensure that everyone wins. You will gain simple tips for building a pro bono practice that complements your other evaluation work. In addition, examples of rating sheets, application forms, and recruiting messages will be shared.

Register: Free to AEA members, but preregistration is required.
Preregister at  https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/963363536
June 8: Deadline for AEA Awards Nominations      

Deadline  

Nominations are now being accepted for the seven American Evaluation Association Awards. Do you know someone who's doing an exceptional job? Please take this opportunity to acknowledge outstanding colleagues and outstanding work. Through identifying those who exemplify the very best in the field, we honor the practitioner and advance the discipline.

Go to the AEA Awards Nominations Page
Week of June 10-16: Arizona Evaluation Network (AZENet) Week on aea365       
Join our colleagues in the Arizona Evaluation Network (AZENet) for a week of contributions on our aea365 Tip-a-Day Alerts. Join us as AZENet contributors will be sharing tips, tricks, resources, and lessons learned to help us all better understand the issues and the intricacies.
   

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June 11, 13, 18 & 20: Intermediate Developmental Evaluation: Applying Complexity Concepts to Enhance Innovation and Use - Michael Quinn Patton       

eStudy webinar - Mondays and Wednesdays, 2:00 PM- 3:30 PM ET

This eStudy is geared for an audience with intermediate level expertise in developmental evaluation (DE). DE is especially appropriate for innovative initiatives or organizations in dynamic and complex environments where participants, conditions, interventions, and context are turbulent, pathways for achieving desired outcomes are uncertain, and conflicts about what to do are high. DE supports reality-testing, innovation, and adaptation in complex dynamic systems where relationships among critical elements are nonlinear and emergent. Evaluation use in such environments focuses on continuous and ongoing adaptation, intensive reflective practice, and rapid, real-time feedback. The purpose of DE is to help develop and adapt the intervention (different from improving a model).

This evaluation approach involves partnering relationships between social innovators and evaluators in which the evaluator's role focuses on helping innovators embed evaluative thinking into their decision-making processes as part of their ongoing design and implementation initiatives. DE can apply to any complex change effort anywhere in the world. Through lecture, discussion, and small-group practice exercises, this workshop will position DE as an important option for evaluation in contrast to formative and summative evaluations as well as other approaches to evaluation.

 

This eStudy will occur in four 90-minute sessions and will include preparation materials sent before, between, and after the sessions.

 

Day 1 - Emergent methods in practice: The challenges of designing & budgeting developmental evaluation studies

Day 2 - Co-evolution and interdependence: The challenges of the relationship between the developmental evaluator and social innovators (primary intended evaluation users)

Day 3 - Making "real time" feedback meaningful and valid: The challenges of evaluation in a fast-paced, real-time world

Day 4 - Issues raised by participants: Interactions around DE in theory & practice

 

Presenter:
Michael Quinn Patton is an independent consultant based in Minnesota and former president of the American Evaluation Association. An internationally known expert on Utilization-focused Evaluation, this workshop is based on his book, Developmental Evaluation: Applying Complexity Concepts to Enhance Innovation and Use (Guilford, 2010).

 

Register:  https://www.eval.org/webinar_reg/Registrationtop.asp 

($150 full members, $80 students, $200 nonmembers, $110 student nonmembers)
Last day to register Monday, June 4, 2012  
June 12 & 19: Getting Started: Introductory Consulting Skills for Evaluators - Gail Barrington      
eStudy webinar - Tuesdays, 11AM - 12:30 PM ET

Are you a program evaluator contemplating venturing out on your own? For many, this may be both an exciting but intimidating prospect. Taught by an independent consultant, this practical eStudy course will reveal the simple but important skills needed to be successful. The course helps participants apply management consulting, entrepreneurial and small business skills to the evaluation and applied research setting. Valuable samples, worksheets, insider tips and trade secrets are provided. Through lecture, anecdote, at-home exercises, and independent reflection, participants are encouraged to identify and address the unique issues they face and to prepare an action plan. 

This eStudy will occur in two 90-minute sessions. A pre-course worksheet will be circulated for completion prior to Day 1 and an at-home investigative assignment will precede Day 2. Each session will cover three inter-related topics. 

Day 1 - Determining your competitive edge, Pricing methods and fees, Setting up shop 
Day 2 - Developing and using your business plan, Managing and tracking time, Marketing secrets and finding work

 

Presenter:  Gail Barrington has more than 25 years of practical experience. She founded Barrington Research Group, Inc. in 1985 and has conducted more than 100 program evaluation studies. In 2008, she won the Canadian Evaluation Society award for her Contribution to Evaluation in Canada. A frequent AEA presenter, she is the author of a new book entitled Consulting Start-up & Management: A Guide for Evaluators and Applied Researchers, released by SAGE in 2012.

Register:  https://www.eval.org/webinar_reg/Registrationtop.asp 
($75 full members, $40 students, $100 nonmembers, $55 student nonmembers)
Last day to register is Friday, June 8 
June 14: What Can I Do with The Visualization System Weave? - Georges Grinstein            

Coffee Break Webinar - Thursday, 2:00 - 2:20 PM ET

Free for all AEA members
Pro bono evaluation is a triple-bottom-line proposition. Weave is an open source (and free) platform for data analysis and visualization (iWeave.org). In this Coffee Break, Weave director Georges Grinstein will briefly discuss Weave's history and demonstrate some of Weave's capabilities. Weave can handle any type of data, including geographic, is highly customizable, and has many user interactivity features. Still in beta mode, this webinar will also give notice about the Weave developments right around the corner, including ADA compliance.
Register: Free to AEA members, but preregistration is required.
Preregister at  https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/954917433
June 21: Making Evaluation Findings "Actionable" to Improve Practice - Natalie Wilkins & Sally Thigpen            

Coffee Break Webinar - Thursday, 2:00 - 2:20 PM ET

Free for all AEA members
Making sure evaluation findings and lessons learned are used to improve practice is a challenge many evaluators face. This webinar will describe a four-step framework that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Division of Violence Prevention has begun to use for making important (but sometimes inaccessible) research and evaluation findings "actionable" to improve practice. A brief case study example from a suicide prevention evaluation will also be presented to illustrate how the framework can be used to turn evaluation findings into concrete, actionable tools to support practice.

Register: Free to AEA members, but preregistration is required.
Preregister at   https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/544262073
Week of June 24-30: Internal Evaluation TIG Week on aea365       
Join our colleagues in the Internal Evaluation TIG for a week of contributions on our aea365 Tip-a-Day Alerts. Colleagues working within organizations and program will share their tips, tricks, and lessons learned.
   

Go to aea365 and use the buttons to subscribe to a tip-a-day via email:
http://aea365.org/blog/ 

June 24-30: AEA Thoughts Leaders Forum Hosts Matt Keene         

Thought Leaders Forum - Weeklong asynchronous online discussion

Free for all AEA members
The Thought Leader Discussion Series connects thought leaders in our field with AEA members, new and old alike. Most months, we host an asynchronous (not in real time) online exchange over the course of a week using AEA's discussion forums. We are pleased to welcome Matt Keene in June.

Born in southwest Virginia where his mother's family lived for 350 years, Matt grew up with his mom (artist), dad (engineer) and brother (meteorologist) on the Delmarva Peninsula. As a child, he was in obsessive pursuit of everything...from exploring each cubic inch of Deep Creek to seeing the world through football. By the age of 20 a shattered knee and endless surgeries set a football career aside while he finished his studies in biology and chemistry and went to Central America because he wondered what saving rainforests was like. Living on the outskirts of Corcovado National Park in Costa Rica, he watched poachers walk away with puma and witnessed forests replaced by ecotourism hotels. He began wondering how well parks worked; began exploring protected areas in California, Latin America, Southeast Asia and Europe; and returned to North Carolina to study social sciences (and surf) and grapple with divergent problems. Today, Matt lives evaluation in Washington, DC, at the largest environmental organization (EPA) and coordinates the largest (only) Environmental Evaluators Network. Matt earned a bachelor's degree from Virginia Tech and a master's from Duke University.


If you aren't already subscribed to the forum: Go to the AEA Thought Leaders Forum Page to learn more and subscribe
June 28: Building Capacity One Click at a Time: Online Evaluation Tools at CYFERnetSEARCH.org - Amy Schaller             

Coffee Break Webinar - Thursday, 2:00 - 2:20 PM ET

Free for all AEA members
Do you dread creating logic models? Do you have difficulty identifying appropriate evaluation instruments for your program? Would building a survey online help streamline your evaluation? A host of online resources and tools to help enhance your evaluation capacity are available at CYFERnetSEARCH.org. In this Coffee Break webinar, we'll take a tour of the online logic model and survey builder tools. We'll briefly explore the searchable database of over 150 evaluation instruments vetted for youth programming. Learn how to build your own user account and access online evaluation tools with just a few clicks. This demonstration will be presented by AEA member Amy Schaller, representing the work of the Arizona Center for Research and Outreach at the University of Arizona.

Register: Free to AEA members, but preregistration is required.
Preregister at   https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/669247969
July 5: Monitoring & Evaluation Planning for Projects/Programs - Scott Chaplowe              

Coffee Break Webinar - Thursday, 2:00 - 2:20 PM ET

Open to the Public
Cosponsors: Catholic Relief Services, American Red Cross/Red Crescent, United States Agency for International Development, and AEA's International and Cross Cultural TIG
This webinar is part of a four-part series on monitoring and evaluation. In this Coffee Break, Scott Chaplowe will provide concise guidance to develop and implement an M&E system for project planning, implementation, and evaluation. The webinar covers the key components of a M&E system that trace a logical train of thought from the project's theory of change to the specific objectives needed for these changes, methods for measuring change, and protocols for collecting and analyzing data and information.

Register: Free to participants, but preregistration is required.
Preregister at https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/244654536
July 12 & 19: Focus Group Research: Understanding, Designing and Implementing - Michelle Revels       
eStudy webinar - Thursdays, 11AM - 12:30 PM ET

As a qualitative research method, focus groups are an important tool to help researchers understand the motivators and determinants of a given behavior. This course, based on the seminal work of Richard Krueger and David Morgan, provides a practical introduction to focus group research. By the completion of this course, attendees will be able to 1) identify and discuss critical decisions in designing a focus group study, 2) understand how research or study questions influence decisions regarding segmentation, recruitment, and screening; and, 3) identify and discuss different types of analytical strategies and focus group reports. Through lecture and homework, the course will introduce attendees to a framework for organizing and conducting a focus group. This eStudy will occur in two 90-minute sessions and will include preparation materials sent before, between, and after the sessions.

Day 1 - This session will 1) describe focus groups as a form of qualitative research; 2) discuss the different types of focus groups; 3) benefits and limitations of focus groups as well as the most appropriate contexts to use them in; 4) discuss the role of study questions in guiding your focus group research; 5) discuss how to ensure you are asking the right people the right questions (e.g. segmentation, recruitment, and eligibility screening) ; and 6) the role of incentives

Day 2 - This session will 1) discuss how to develop a moderator's guide; 2) discuss the important factors to consider when selecting a moderator; 3) the costs of conducting a focus groups; 4) confidentiality, research clearance requirements (IRB and OMB) and other special considerations when conducting focus groups; 5) data analysis, including the use of qualitative software; and 6) report writing.

Presenter: Michelle Revels is a technical director at ICF Macro specializing in focus group research and program evaluation. She has taught focus group research methods at both the AEA Annual Conference and CDC/AEA Summer Evaluation Institute for multiple years and to high praise. Ms. Revels attended Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts and the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.

Register:  https://www.eval.org/webinar_reg/Registrationtop.asp 
($75 full members, $40 students, $100 nonmembers, $55 student nonmembers)

Last day to register is Friday, July 6
July 12: Evaluation Jitters Part One: Planning for an Evaluation - Alice Willard              

Coffee Break Webinar - Thursday, 2:00 - 2:20 PM ET

Open to the Public
Cosponsors: Catholic Relief Services, American Red Cross/Red Crescent, United States Agency for International Development, and AEA's International and Cross Cultural TIG
This webinar is part of a four-part series on monitoring and evaluation. One of the challenges with evaluations is that staff often think the work to prepare for an evaluation is completed with the basic scope of work. As a result, evaluators often arrive to conduct an evaluation and find that some basic data organization and prep work have not been done, adding stress, misunderstandings, and cost to the evaluation. This Coffee Break will introduce The Pre-Evaluation Guide, which provides several easy steps to help prepare for an evaluation, from basic document management through logistics organization.

Register: Free to participants, but preregistration is required.
Preregister at https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/773488608
July 18 & 19: Environmental Evaluators Network Forum           

Unconference - Wednesday & Thursday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM ET in Washington, DC

Registration is only $25!

What are the responsibilities and opportunities for environmental evaluation to serve the public good? What facilitates and what impedes the discipline of evaluation and its practitioners in achieving environmental 'public goodness'? How should 'public good' even be defined? These are some of the questions we hope you will help us wrestle with at the 7th annual US Environmental Evaluators Network Forum.

 

The US EEN and the American Evaluation Association (AEA) are hosting the event as an 'unconference.' This format is participant driven, lively, and creative. Participants in the unconference determine its content during the event!

 

Are you working with or in an agency or organization that implements environmental programs and policies? Do you evaluate environmental programs and/or policies? Are you concerned about evaluation being used for the public good? This event is for you.


Register is $25 for all attendees: Learn more and register online here: http://www.environmentalevaluators.net/2012-een-forum/ 
July 19: Simple Measurement of Indicators & Learning for Evidence-based Reporting - Guy Sharrock & Susan Hahn               

Coffee Break Webinar - Thursday, 2:00 - 2:20 PM ET

Open to the Public
Cosponsors: Catholic Relief Services, American Red Cross/Red Crescent, United States Agency for International Development, and AEA's International and Cross Cultural TIG
This webinar is part of a four-part series on monitoring and evaluation. To be successful projects must lean towards an adaptive management style and all staff must have a clear understanding of the project monitoring system and their role in its implementation. Yet, few manuals exist on the nitty-gritty task of how to set up a monitoring system. CRS has created an approach to setting up a project monitoring system - SMILER - that includes mechanisms to turn data into useful knowledge that informs project learning and decision making whilst maintaining a focus on achieving results and reporting accomplishments. By emphasizing project monitoring, SMILER seeks to balance the need for project staff to seek and listen with the more formal obligations of evaluation to quantify and prove. The presentation will introduce SMILER and some useful tips of turning M&E rhetoric into practical reality.

Register: Free to participants, but preregistration is required.
Preregister at https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/797218760
July 26: Evaluation Jitters Part 2: Managing an Evaluation - Alice Willard               

Coffee Break Webinar - Thursday, 2:00 - 2:20 PM ET

Open to the Public
Cosponsors: Catholic Relief Services, American Red Cross/Red Crescent, United States Agency for International Development, and AEA's International and Cross Cultural TIG
This webinar is part of a four-part series on monitoring and evaluation. Once an evaluation begins, the evaluation team needs a key organizational contact. This contact is often a junior staff person assigned to 'manage' the evaluation process. Rather than a technical or a senior manager, this contact's job can include helping smooth logistics (setting up meetings), providing routine communication to the organization's management about the progress of the evaluation, and also serving as the 'go to' for challenges and opportunities that come up during an evaluation. This webinar will introduce The Managing an Evaluation Guide, which provides several tips on how to schedule and organize the evaluation team.

Register: Free to participants, but preregistration is required.
Preregister at https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/751789457
August 8 & 15: An Executive Summary is Not Enough: Effective Reporting Techniques for Evaluators - Kylie Hutchinson        

eStudy webinar - Wednesdays, 2:00 PM- 3:30 PM ET

As an evaluator you are conscientious about conducting the best evaluation possible, but how much thought do you give to communicating your results effectively? Do you consider your job complete after submitting a lengthy final report? Reporting is an important skill for evaluators who care about seeing their results disseminated widely and recommendations actually implemented. This webinar will present an overview of three key principles of effective reporting and engage participants in a discussion of its role in effective evaluation.  You will leave the webinar with an expanded repertoire of innovative reporting techniques.
 

This eStudy course will be presented in 2 90-minute sessions:


Day 1 - Principles of Effective Evaluation Reporting 

Day 2 - Innovative Reporting Techniques

 

At the end of this course attendees will be able to describe the role of communication and reporting in good evaluation practice, state 3 principles for effectively communicating evaluation results, and list 3 alternatives to writing a final report.

 

Presenter: Kylie Hutchinson is a credentialed evaluation consultant, trainer, and instructional designer. She presents regularly for the AEA, CES, and Summer Evaluation Institute as well as her own private webinars. Her interest in dissemination and communications stems from twenty years of experience in the field of evaluation.

Register: https://www.eval.org/webinar_reg/Registrationtop.asp
($150 full members, $80 students, $200 nonmembers, $110 student nonmembers)
Last day to register is Wednesday August 1 
 
September 5 & 12: Social Network Analysis for Beginners - Kimberly Fredericks        

eStudy webinar - Wednesdays, 1:00 PM- 2:30 PM ET

This eStudy is geared for an audience that is at the novice level of experience and expertise in social network analysis. Interest in the field of social network analysis has grown considerably over the last decade. Social network analysis takes seriously the proposition that the relationships between individual units or actors are non-random and that their patterns have meaning and significance. It seeks to operationalize concepts such as position, role, or social distance that are sometimes used casually or metaphorically in social, political, and/or organizational studies. This eStudy course seeks to provide an introduction to social network analysis theories, concepts, and applications within the context of evaluation. Participants will be come to a basic understanding of network concepts, methods, and the software that provides for analysis of network properties. Participants will be exposed to real world examples and discussion to facilitate a better understanding of network structure, function and data collection.
 
This eStudy will occur in two 90-minute sessions and will include preparation materials sent before, between, and after the sessions.
 
Day 1 - This session seeks to provide an introduction to social network analysis theories and concepts.
Day 2 - This session will focus on analyzing networks. 

Presenter: Kimberly Fredericks frequently conducts social network analysis in her role as associate professor at The Sage Colleges, where she is also Associate Dean of the School of Management and the Chair of Graduate Programs. Kim is a regular author and speaker on this subject, including co-editing an issue of New Directions for Evaluation on Social Network Analysis in Program Evaluation.

Register: https://www.eval.org/webinar_reg/Registrationtop.asp
($150 full members, $80 students, $200 nonmembers, $110 student nonmembers)
Last day to register is Wednesday August 29
 
 
October 3 & 10: Social Network Analysis for Intermediates - Kimberly Fredericks        

eStudy webinar - Wednesdays, 1:00 PM- 2:30 PM ET

Interest in the field of social network analysis has grown considerably over the last decade. Social network analysis takes seriously the proposition that the relationships between individual units or actors are non-random and that their patterns have meaning and significance. It seeks to operationalize concepts such as position, role, or social distance that are sometimes used casually or metaphorically in social, political, and/or organizational studies. This eStudy course seeks to provide a briefintroduction to social network analysis theories, concepts, and applications within the context of evaluation and then provides for application of these tools. Participants will come to a more thorough understanding of network concepts, methods, and the software that provides for analysis of network properties. Participants will be exposed to real world examples and discussion to facilitate a better understanding of network structure, function and data collection.
This eStudy will occur in two 90-minute sessions and will include preparation materials sent before, between, and after the sessions.
 
 Day 1 - This session will cover data collection methodologies and tools and an introduction to UCINET, Netdraw, and Network Genie.
 
Day 2 - This session will also provide for a discussion of applications of social network analysis to evaluation and emerging trends in the field.
Presenter: Kimberly Fredericks frequently conducts social network analysis in her role as associate professor at The Sage Colleges, where she is also Associate Dean of the School of Management and the Chair of Graduate Programs. Kim is a regular author and speaker on this subject, including co-editing an issue of New Directions in Evaluation on Social Network Analysis in Program Evaluation.

Register: https://www.eval.org/webinar_reg/Registrationtop.asp
($150 full members, $80 students, $200 nonmembers, $110 student nonmembers)
Last day to register is Wednesday September 26