Category Archives: evaluation tools

Informatics, Big Data, and Data Visualization

Notes from module 10 of the Interprofessional Health Informatics course I’m working on (plus side reading that I did to fill in some blanks/learn more about some things mentioned in the course). Big Data = size of a database that is … Continue reading

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Evaluation Designs When You Have Small Sample Sizes

Evaluation occurs in real-world contexts, which means that we often don’t have as much control as we do in research projects. For example, in research we may be able to randomize participants to receive an intervention or not, whereas randomization … Continue reading

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Indicators

Will be working on creating some indicators, so I figured it was a good time to brush up on them! Read two items – a guide and a journal article – and my notes from them are below. The Good Indicators … Continue reading

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Webinar Notes: Social Network Analysis

Webinar hosted by Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement (CFHI) social network analysis: allows us to visualize and measure relationships in a network (e.g., how information is passed within the network) can help you identify people who have connections to groups … Continue reading

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Webinar Notes: Soft Systems Methodology: The Use of Rich Pictures from Evaluation

As part of EvalYear 2015, the School of Public Affairs at the University of Colorado Denver, is holding a webinar series called: “Practical Applications of Systems to Conduct Evaluation: Cases and Examples“. They have a great list of 30 minute … Continue reading

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Webinar Notes: Systems Dynamics: Computer​ Models to Anticipate and Plan for Surprise

As part of EvalYear 2015, the School of Public Affairs at the University of Colorado Denver, is holding a webinar series called: “Practical Applications of Systems to Conduct Evaluation: Cases and Examples“. They have a great list of 30 minute … Continue reading

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Webinar Notes: “Cross Boundary Insights: Plans, Critical Incidents, and Outcomes” by Jonathan Morell

As part of EvalYear 2015, the School of Public Affairs at the University of Colorado Denver, is holding a webinar series called: “Practical Applications of Systems to Conduct Evaluation: Cases and Examples“. They have a great list of 30 minute … Continue reading

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Online Module Notes: RE-AIM

I recently completed an online learning module about the RE-AIM framework for program planning and evaluation offered by the Centre for Training and Research Translation (TRT) at  Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention at the University of North Carolina at Chapel … Continue reading

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Webinar Notes: “Issues in Qualitative Analysis and Reporting”

Presenter: Christine Frank, PhD, CE Hosted by: Canadian Evaluation Society Date: 18 Nov 2013 qualitative data are “words, actions, interactions, images” objective” exploring in-depth, finding out why….” research method: qual (explore & define concepts & issues) –> quant (measure, generalize, test … Continue reading

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