Evaluating and evidencing impact
Online course
Course description
This course will give you the foundation to evaluate the significant and far-reaching impacts from your research and evidence these impacts convincingly. You will also learn techniques for monitoring, evaluating and evidencing your impact. You will have an opportunity to discuss your own evaluation and evidence plans and challenges with colleagues and get expert help. As part of the session, you can choose to receive your own hard copy of one of Prof Reed’s books, Impact Culture or The Research Impact Handbook.
Key benefits:
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Gain clarity on the difference between impact and engagement, and define impacts in concrete, measurable terms
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Develop an evaluation plan tailored to your objectives
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Understand the strengths and limitations of key evaluation methods for assessing policy impact
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Effectively integrate EDIA-related metrics and technology into your evaluations
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Discover easy and quick-to-use tools to fix problems with significance or reach in case studies
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Capture compelling evidence to demonstrate policy impact for multiple purposes effectively
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Discuss your own impact evaluation plans and evidence challenges with colleagues and get advice
At the end of the workshop:
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Receive slides and links to free resources to help you embed impact in your research
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If you choose to commit to taking a specific action based on the course, you will receive a follow-up email from your trainer(s) after a month to check on your progress and offer assistance if needed.
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Receive curated responses to participants' questions via email after the workshop, with responses provided within one week.
This course is based on the Evaluating impact from research: A methodological framework paper and accompanying material in The Research Impact Handbook
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Half-day (3-hour) session
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Full-day (6-hour) session
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(3 hours)
2,290 British pounds
(6 hours, split over two days)
4,490 British pounds
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“I loved the practical tips and tools, stimulating me to think about how impact can be achieved and evaluated, and what impact actually means.”
This course reframed the concept of impact and made it into something that I want to do; something that can be exciting and rewarding and meaningful."
"The resources and ideas for how to track and manage impact were particularly helpful and made the concept less abstract.”
“I liked the pace of presenting and asking the audience to comment on questions in the chat, giving us some time to reflect. Great use of the online delivery method.”