Research and Evaluation Methods Emphasis Area
Fall 2011 Schedule of Events
Please join us! October 12: Noon – 1 pm
All you need to know about the Research and Evaluation Methods Emphasis area!
Join us to learn about the following:
- The skills needed to work in Monitoring and Evaluation
- Which organizations could you eventually work for
- How to do a ‘gap analysis’ of your skill set and determine what skills you need (that you can work on while at BU) to be competitive in M&E jobs
- Learn about current M&E projects at CGHD
Please join us! November 9: Noon – 1 pm
Boston area panel of M&E professionals!
Join us to learn about the following:
- The programs and evaluations that Boston Area professionals are working on
- Advice on how to break into M&E
- Do’s and don’ts of working with these and other organizations
Organizations on the panel to include MHS, Oxfam America, JSI, Path,
Please join us! November 30: Noon - 1 pm
Research and Evaluation Methods Journal Club!
Join us to discuss the Evaluation of the Paris Declaration. Please read the document before the journal club meeting. We’ll present a brief overview of the Paris Declaration Evaluation, pose and answer questions and lead a discussion about this important work. Documents available online at: http://pd-website.inforce.dk/content/pdf/PD-EN-web.pdf and http://pd-website.inforce.dk/content/content-en.html
Research Methods Emphasis Areas presents the IH Journal Club – USAID's NEW Evaluation Policy
Date & Time: Thursday, February 24, 12-1pm
Location: CT305
Join the Research Methods emphasis area for a discussion on new Evaluation Policy at USAID, released January 19 by Dr. Rajiv Shah. Come to praise or criticize, but mostly understand what this policy means for health and development programming throughout the world. Join Candace Miller, Assistant Professor to learn the lingo, understand the debates, identify constraints and become an impact evaluation convert! Given that the future of global health includes Impact evaluations, we’ll discuss the full skill set needed to successfully implement rigorous evaluations from start to finish. This session is intended for the evaluation-interested. No previous experience required. Please read the Evaluation Policy.
Link: Policy available at http://www.usaid.gov/evaluation/USAIDEvaluationPolicy.pdf
