Join the South West London Research Support Network for an engaging session exploring the importance of evaluation within your research.

So, you’ve completed the initial phrase of your research. You’ve designed a well-thought out survey, distributed it to participants and collected responses to inform the next steps in your project. But what next? It’s time to evaluate.

Evaluation is a vital part of the research process. It enables you to measure your results against your intended project outcomes and demonstrate whether you are having a positive impact on your population. This could be presented in whether your project has delivered on value for money, if its worth repeating or scaling up, or what could be done differently next time.

Marcus Green, Analytics Director at Optum says, “Planning and carrying out your evaluation effectively are as important as the intervention you are delivering. One should not exist without the other. In this workshop, we will introduce a straightforward and practical approach to evaluating your intervention. With increasingly constrained resources, there has never been a better time to rapidly evaluate and know you’re targeting your efforts to best effect for the populations you serve.”

About the session

Led by Marcus Green, Optum, the session will focus on practical insights and ways to evaluate your research. It will also cover:

• Key evaluation questions and design
• How to evaluate your research through data and measurement
• Best practice to analyse your collected data
• Ways to share your findings with an audience in ways that resonate and are impactful

Rather than a traditional lecture, this session will be an engaging discussion.

Attendees will have the opportunity to learn from real-world examples and gain valuable knowledge that can be applied to their own research projects.

Agenda

Introduction and Welcome

Why evaluate?

Key evaluation steps

• Evaluation questions
• Data and measurement
• Designing evaluation
• Resourcing evaluation and managing stakeholders
• Analysing collected data
• Sharing findings with audience

Group task

• Designing evaluation for wellbeing coach intervention

Conclusions and close

 

About South West London Research Support Network

Are you curious to learn more about what research is, and how you can get involved yourself?

Are you a voluntary sector organisation wanting to invest in and conduct more research to benefit your organisation and the community you serve?

The new South West London (SWL) Research Support Network is here to help local communities and voluntary sector organisations become more aware of research practices and learn how to conduct their own effective research. This network will help people learn from one another and develop skills and confidence to become more integrated in the research sphere, potentially leading a project themselves.

Whether you’re a seasoned researcher or just starting out, this is the perfect opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals in a relaxed and friendly environment.

Find out more on the South West London Research Support Network page.

Register for the event on Eventbrite