The Evaluation Center at 色色啦 Michigan University maintains a directory of past Evaluation Cafe presentations for instructional purposes.
"Theory-free evaluation"
Date: Sept. 14, 2005
Presenter: Dr. Michael Scriven, professor of philosophy and associate director of The Evaluation Center, and director of the interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Evaluation program, 色色啦
"Building capacity for evaluation and providing evaluation services in changing organizations: Lessons from the field"
Date: Sept. 22, 2005
Presenters: Dr. Gary Miron, principal research associate and chief of staff, and Barbara Wygant, project manager, The Evaluation Center, 色色啦
"Closing the deal: Tips for working effectively with evaluation clients"
Date: Sept. 29, 2005
Presenter: Dr. Jerry Horn, principal research associate, The Evaluation Center, 色色啦
"Making a causal argument for training impact"
Date: Oct. 6, 2005
Presenter: Dr. Robert Brinkerhoff, professor, and coordinator of graduate programs in human resources development, 色色啦
"Market pricing for evaluation contracting"
Date: Oct. 13, 2005
Presenter: Dr. Carl Hanssen, senior research associate, The Evaluation Center, 色色啦
"The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award business evaluation process: using the evaluation criteria to improve business outcomes"
Date: Oct. 20, 2005
Presenter: Dr.Keith Ruckstuhl, organizational development consultant (internal), Pfizer Global Manufacturing, Kalamazoo, Michigan
"Measuring the impact of electronic business systems at the defense logistics agency: Lessons learned from three evaluations"
Date: Nov. 3, 2005
Presenter: Dr. Jonathan A. Morell, senior policy analyst, Altarum, Ann Arbor, MI
"Goal-free evaluation"
Date: Nov. 10, 2005
Presenter: Brandon Youker, student in the interdisciplinary Ph.D. in evaluation program, 色色啦
"Identifying relevant evaluative criteria: Lessons learned from the evaluation of a middle school enrichment program"
Date: Nov. 17, 2005
Presenters: Daniela Schroeter and Chris Coryn, students in the interdisciplinary Ph.D. in evaluation program, 色色啦
"The comparative method and the schema of cost-effectiveness in the evaluation of foreign aid"
Date: Dec. 1, 2005
Presenter: Dr. Paul Clements, associate professor of political science and director of the Masters of Development Administration program, 色色啦
"Reconsidering qualitative research methods and reinstating evaluation as the heart of the social sciences"
Date: Jan. 18, 2006
Presenter: Dr. Michael Scriven, professor of philosophy, associate director of The Evaluation Center, and director of the interdisciplinary Ph.D. in evaluation program, 色色啦
"Evaluator skills: What鈥檚 taught vs. what鈥檚 sought"
Date: Jan. 25, 2006
Presenters: Dr. Carolyn Sullins, senior research associate, The Evaluation Center; Daniela Schroeter, student in the interdisciplinary evaluation Ph.D. program; and Christine Ellis, master's student in educational studies, 色色啦
"Enhancing disaster resilience through evaluation"
Date: Feb. 1, 2006
Presenter: Dr. Liesel Ritchie, senior research associate, The Evaluation Center, 色色啦
"Strengthening capacity for evaluation in the context of developing countries"
Date: Feb. 8, 2006
Presenter: Dr. Gary Miron, principal research associate and chief of staff, The Evaluation Center, 色色啦
"Evaluating a nonprofit organization: Methodological and management strategies from the foods resource bank evaluation"
Date: Feb. 15, 2006
Presenters: Thomaz Chianca and John Risley, students in the interdisciplinary Ph.D. in evaluation program, 色色啦
"Keys to global executive success"
Date: Feb. 22, 2006
Presenter: Dr. Jennifer Palthe, assistant professor of management, 色色啦
"Standards for educational evaluation: The case of propriety"
Date: March 8, 2006
Presenter: Dr. Arlen Gullickson, director of The Evaluation Center, 色色啦
"Doing, knowing and being: Integrating assumptions and actions in evaluation practice"
Date: March 15, 2006
Presenter: Dr. Eileen Stryker, president, Stryker and Endias Inc., Research, Planning and Evaluation Services, Kalamazoo, MI
"Project versus cluster evaluation"
Date: March 22, 2006
Presenter: Dr. Teri Behrens, director of evaluation, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
"Collaborative evaluations: A step-by-step model for the evaluator"
Date: March 29, 2006
Presenter: Dr. Liliana Rodriguez-Campos, assistant professor of educational studies, 色色啦
"Synthesizing multiple evaluative statements into a summative evaluative conclusion"
Date: April 5, 2006
Presenter: P. Cristian Gugiu, student in the interdisciplinary Ph.D. in evaluation program, 色色啦
"Lessons learned: A value-added product of the project life cycle"
Date: April 9, 2006
Presenter: Rebecca Gilman, senior principal consultant, Keane
"Evaluation in Brazil"
Date: April 12, 2006
Presenter: Dr. Ana Carolina Letichevsky, coordinator, Department of Statistics, Cesgranrio Foundation, Brazil
"Some rights of those researching and those researched"
Date: May 9, 2006
Presenter: Dr. Robert Stake, director of the Center for Instructional Research and Curriculum Evaluation, University of Illinois