| Session Title: Using Systems Tools to Understand Multi-site Program Evaluation |
| Skill-Building Workshop 687 to be held in Chesapeake Room on Friday, November 9, 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM |
| Sponsored by the Health Evaluation TIG |
| Presenter(s): |
| Molly Engle, Oregon State University, molly.engle@oregonstate.edu |
| Andrea Hegedus, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ahegedus@cdc.gov |
| Abstract: Evaluators working complex multi-site programs must be conscious of systems characteristics. Using systems tools can aid the evaluator in effectively evaluating the program. Connecting multi-site programs with overall program objectives can be accomplished with quick diagramming tools showing function, feedback loops, and leverage points for priority decisions. Designed for evaluators responsible for evaluating large multi-site programs or evaluators within a specific program of a larger multi-site program, participants will, individually or in small groups, draw a program system and consider its value to the programs goals and objectives. Drawings will be discussed, the method assessed, and insights summarized. The workshop will assess, "What did you learn and how do you intend to use this skill?" along with "What was the value of this experience to you?" This skill building workshop integrates the sciences of intentional learning, behavioral change, systems thinking and practice, and assessment as functional systems of evaluation and accountability. |