Cambridge Admissions Office course timetable
February 2022
| Tue 1 |
These sessions are aimed at those who are brand new to HEAT (Higher Education Access Tracker) and who will want to be added to the live database as their institution’s Operational Lead or User with all Reports. If you are only going to need Read Only or Read Only with Export permissions this training is not required. |
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This online session will address how to scope the requirements and boundaries of your evaluation in terms of purposes, questions and scaling. It will particularly explore how evaluation could be used constructively and strategically, and five potential areas that you could explore in your evaluation. This is the second step in the 6-Step Evaluation Process. The session will comprise of practical guidance, opportunities for discussion, and introduce some practical resources you can use in your own evaluation planning. |
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| Tue 8 |
Evaluation Ethics
Finished
This online session will explore ethical considerations and principles within evaluation and how to ensure ethical practice in your evaluation. The session will comprise of practical guidance and the opportunity to work through real ethics scenarios relating to evaluation within a group. |
| Wed 9 |
Surveys are a very common data collection method in Access & Participation evaluation. This session will review why they are so ubiquitous, their strengths and some common pitfalls to look out for. Great if you're new to survey design or want to refresh yourself on this method, we'll be going over some examples from recent programmes' evaluation and sharing good practice in design, collection, and analysis. |
| Fri 11 |
A drop-in session to discuss evaluation issues and topics related to Access & Participation work. Things you might want to discuss include:
Or anything else A&P evaluation related! |
| Wed 23 |
Theory of Change - Part 1
Finished
This online session will cover the basics of an underpinning Theory of Change for access & participation interventions. It is linked to the Theory of Change - Part 2 session on 16th March which will focus on worked examples. |
March 2022
| Wed 2 |
These sessions are aimed at those who are brand new to HEAT (Higher Education Access Tracker) and who will want to be added to the live database as their institution’s Operational Lead or User with all Reports. If you are only going to need Read Only or Read Only with Export permissions this training is not required. |
| Wed 16 |
Theory of Change - Part 2
Finished
This online session follows on from the Theory of Change - part 1 session on 23rd February. Part 2 will be an interactive session looking at worked examples. |
| Wed 23 |
A drop-in session to discuss evaluation issues and topics related to Access & Participation work. Things you might want to discuss include:
Or anything else A&P evaluation related! |
| Fri 25 |
Evaluation 6 Step Process
Finished
An online session that will outline and explain a simple 6-step process for designing and embedding evaluation for Access & Participation interventions and programmes. The process has been developed by the Cambridge Admissions Office and is flexible enough to be applied to many A&P interventions, regardless of the student lifecycle stage in question. |
| Wed 30 |
This online session will explore the role of stakeholder analysis in programme/intervention design, evaluation planning, and reporting. It will also look at ways to undertake stakeholder analysis and stakeholder management. The session will comprise of practical guidance and opportunities for interaction. |
April 2022
| Thu 7 |
These sessions are aimed at those who are brand new to HEAT (Higher Education Access Tracker) and who will want to be added to the live database as their institution’s Operational Lead or User with all Reports. If you are only going to need Read Only or Read Only with Export permissions this training is not required. |
| Wed 13 |
A drop-in session to discuss evaluation issues and topics related to Access & Participation work. Things you might want to discuss include:
Or anything else A&P evaluation related! |
May 2022
| Tue 3 |
These sessions are aimed at those who are brand new to HEAT (Higher Education Access Tracker) and who will want to be added to the live database as their institution’s Operational Lead or User with all Reports. If you are only going to need Read Only or Read Only with Export permissions this training is not required. |
| Thu 12 |
This online session will explore the role of stakeholder analysis in programme/intervention design, evaluation planning, and reporting. It will also look at ways to undertake stakeholder analysis and stakeholder management. The session will comprise of practical guidance and opportunities for interaction. |
| Mon 16 |
Evaluation Methods: Interviews
Finished
This online session will explore why and how interviews can be a valuable method in the evaluation of access and participation, outreach and public engagement activities/interventions. |
| Wed 18 |
This online session will address how to scope the requirements and boundaries of your evaluation in terms of purposes, questions and scaling. It will particularly explore how evaluation could be used constructively and strategically, and five potential areas that you could explore in your evaluation. This is the second step in the 6-Step Evaluation Process. The session will comprise of practical guidance, opportunities for discussion, and introduce some practical resources you can use in your own evaluation planning. |
| Wed 25 |
Reporting, Dissemination & Comms
Finished
This online session will explore how to present and disseminate evaluation findings in appropriate ways for intended users, and to support wider strategic use. |
June 2022
| Wed 8 |
These sessions are aimed at those who are brand new to HEAT (Higher Education Access Tracker) and who will want to be added to the live database as their institution’s Operational Lead or User with all Reports. If you are only going to need Read Only or Read Only with Export permissions this training is not required. |
| Fri 10 |
Intro to Qualitative Data Analysis
Finished
This introductory session will explore what qualitative data analysis can tell you and the implications of different kinds of qualitative data collection. |
| Thu 23 |
Theory of Change - Part 1 & 2
CANCELLED
This in person session will cover the basics of an underpinning Theory of Change for access & participation interventions and focus on worked examples. |
| Thu 30 |
Intro to Quantitative Data Analysis
Finished
A training session for people working in access & participation who wish to develop a better understanding of the stats techniques and numbers that you may encounter when evaluating programmes. We'll be covering the basics, including descriptive statistics and some inferential statistics techniques. We'll also have a worked example from Rebecca Middleton at NEACO on analysing survey data. All welcome, be great to see you there (albeit on Teams). |
July 2022
| Thu 7 |
These sessions are aimed at those who are brand new to HEAT (Higher Education Access Tracker) and who will want to be added to the live database as their institution’s Operational Lead or User with all Reports. If you are only going to need Read Only or Read Only with Export permissions this training is not required. |
| Thu 14 |
Evaluation 6 Step Process
Finished
An online session that will outline and explain a simple 6-step process for designing and embedding evaluation for Access & Participation interventions and programmes. The process has been developed by the Cambridge Admissions Office and is flexible enough to be applied to many A&P interventions, regardless of the student lifecycle stage in question. |
August 2022
| Tue 2 |
These sessions are aimed at those who are brand new to HEAT (Higher Education Access Tracker) and who will want to be added to the live database as their institution’s Operational Lead or User with all Reports. If you are only going to need Read Only or Read Only with Export permissions this training is not required. |