Research Methods Training for Enterprises and Organisations CPDInfo Location Contact More Info Event Information
DescriptionResearch Methods Training for Enterprises and Organisations: How to Build Evidence for Evaluation and Action Following the success of our Evidence and Evaluation Continuous Professional Development Course, in Spring 2024, the Social and Economic Research Unit (SERU), at the Institute of Cornish Studies, The University of Exeter, are very pleased to announce a 2025 New Year programme of CPD: Research Methods Training for Enterprises and Organisations: How to Build Evidence for Evaluation and Action.
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ContactFor more information about course funding, please contact: [email protected] More InformationIntroduction to Research Methods for Evidence and Evaluation
Session One 21st January 2025 10.00am-3.00pm
University of Exeter Penryn Campus – Room TBC
Policy and strategy decisions and the evaluation of programmes or activities need evidence. Rigorous social research methods can provide that evidence. In this introductory session we will introduce participants to the main methods of research: surveys, interviews and focus groups. When should each of these be used and what they can do for your organisation?
Focus Groups and Individual Interviews
Session Two 22nd January 2025 10.00am-3.00pm
University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Room TBC
What can focus groups tell you about people’s views, attitudes and beliefs and what happens when they discuss them with others? Or what about when you want to explore the experiences and views of individuals? What are the strategies and techniques you need and what are the possibilities and limitations of focus groups and interviews? This session will take a ‘hands on’ and active learning approach to these methods of research.
How to Design and carry out a simple survey with Special Guest Lecturer Dr Charlotte Brookfield
Session Three 18th February 10.00am-3.00pm 2025
University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Room TBC
Surveys are about finding out characteristics, behaviour, attitudes and beliefs. They are fundamental if you want to know these things about groups of people with confidence. They are essential to good evidence. A well-designed simple survey can be the backbone of the evidence organisations need. In this session we will explore various types of survey, we design a simple survey questionnaire and we will introduce you to simple sampling techniques.
Please note, for this session, you should bring along a laptop or a tablet with Excel installed.
Analysing Survey data using Excel with Special Guest Lecturer Dr Charlotte Brookfield
Session Four 19th February 2025 10.00am-3.00pm
University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Room TBC
In the previous session you will have learned how to design surveys and questionnaires and as a group, you will have designed a simple survey. In this session you will learn how to input or transfer your data into an Excel spreadsheet. Having done this you will learn some straightforward techniques for analysing your data.
Please note, for this session you should bring a laptop/tablet with Excel installed.
For more information on funding or to reserve your place, please contact Mistralle Reid [email protected]
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