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Workshop 2010 ONLINE SURVEYS MASTERCLASS: Designing, Implementing, Interpreting and Leveraging Online Surveys.

Workshop Leader: Dr Zita Unger

Melbourne 13 October 2010, Brisbane 20 October 2010, Sydney 27 October 2010

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Professional Activity 2010

American Evaluation Association International Conference 2010
 Theme - Evaluation Quality

The 2010 American Evaluation Association (AEA) Annual Conference will be held November in San Antonio Texas. For more information, click here . Evaluation Solutions will present a roundtable discussion and paper.

ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: ASSESSING BOARD PERFORMANCE - CHALLENGES AND CONSTRAINTS
Presenter: Zita M Unger, PhD, Evaluation Solutions

PAPER: EVALUATION AND PERFORMANCE OF UNIVERSITY BOARDS - A FRAMEWORK FOR ANALYSIS
Presenter: Zita M Unger, PhD, Evaluation Solutions

Past Activity

American Evaluation Association International Conference 2009

Theme - Context and Evaluation
The 2009 American Evaluation Association (AEA) Annual Conference will be held November in Orlando Florida. For more information, click here . Evaluation Solutions will present a demonstration and a paper.

DEMONSTRATION: PRICING EVALUATION - DOES THE TAIL WAG THE DOG?
Presenter: Zita M Unger, PhD, Evaluation Solutions

PAPER: DEVELOPING FUTURE RESEARCH LEADERS - EVALUATION CHALLENGES
Presenter: Zita M Unger, PhD, Evaluation Solutions

 

 

Australasian Evaluation Society (AES) International Conference 2009

Theme - Evidence and Evaluation
The 2009 Australasian Evaluation Society (AES) Annual Conference will be held September in Canberra. For more information, click here. Evaluation Solutions will present a workshop.

WORKSHOP: DEVELOPING RELIABLE AND VALID QUESTIONNAIRES
Facilitator: Zita M Unger, PhD, Evaluation Solutions

 
 
American Evaluation Association International Conference 2008

Theme - Evaluation Policy and Evaluation Practice

The 2008 American Evaluation Society (AEA) Annual Conference was held November in Denver USA. For more information, click here. Evaluation Solutions presented a paper.

PRESENTATION: DEVELOPING FUTURE RESEARCH LEADERS - EVALUATION OF THE GROUP OF EIGHT (Go8) UNIVERSITIES PROGRAM
Presenter: Zita M Unger, PhD, Evaluation Solutions

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Australasian Evaluation Society International Conference 2008

Theme - Evaluation: Adding Value

The 2008 Australasian Evaluation Society (AES) Annual Conference was held September in Perth. For more information, click here.

Evaluation Solutions presented two half-day workshops and a paper.
WORKSHOP 1. DESIGNING ONLINE SURVEYS
WORKSHOP 2. DESIGNING QUESTIONNAIRES
Facilitator: Zita M Unger, PhD, Evaluation Solutions

PRESENTATION: DEVELOPING FUTURE RESEARCH LEADERS - EVALUATION OF THE GROUP OF EIGHT (Go8) UNIVERSIITES PROGRAM
Presenter: Zita M Unger, PhD, Evaluation Solutions

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2008 EEAA Leaders Forum

The 2008 Exhibition and Event Association of Australasia (EEAA) Leaders Forum was held in Melbourne April 2008. For more information, click here.

Evaluation Solutions presented results of the 2007 benchmarking study.
 
 
EEAA BENCHMARDING SURVEY RESULTS 2007
Presenter: Melissa Prichard, Evaluation Solutions

The Association's strategic vision contained in BluePrint For The Future, proposed several research programs. The Industry Benchmarking study was conducted by Evaluation Solutions, and provided an up-to-date picture of Exhibition and Event activity, including identification of changes and trends in the industry.

 
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American Evaluation Association International Conference 2007

Theme - Evaluation and Learning

The 2007 American Evaluation Society (AEA) Annual Conference was held November in Baltimore USA. For more information, click here.
PAPER: INTEGRATING EVALUATION AND 360-DEGREE FEEDBACK - ENHANCING EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT
Presenter: Zita M Unger, PhD, Evaluation Solutions
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Australasian Evaluation Society International Conference 2007

Theme - Doing Evaluation Better

The 2007 Australasian Evaluation Society (AES) Annual Conference was held September in Melbourne. For more information, click here.

Evaluation Solutions presented a workshop and two poster sessions.
WORKSHOP. ESSENTIALS OF SURVEY DESIGN
Facilitator: Zita M Unger, PhD, Evaluation Solutions
 
POSTER. PROJECT MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES FOR SURVEY PROJECTS
Presenter: Gail Forward, Evaluation Solutions
 
POSTER. CULTURE PULSE SURVEYS: LONGITUDINAL MEASURES
Presenter: Francis Baldinu, Evaluation Solutions
Zita was a member of the Melbourne Conference Committee and the National Awards Committee, which is responsible for reviewing award nominations aimed at encouraging excellence in evaluation practice.
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2007 EEAA Leaders Forum

The 2007 Exhibition and Event Association of Australasia (EEAA) Leaders Forum was held in Sydney May 2007. For more information, click here.

Evaluation Solutions presented results of the 2006 benchmarking study.
 
EEAA BENCHMARDING SURVEY RESULTS 2006
Presenter: Melissa Prichard, Evaluation Solutions

The Association's strategic vision contained in BluePrint For The Future, proposed several research programs. The Industry Benchmarking study was conducted by Evaluation Solutions, and provided an up-to-date picture of Exhibition and Event activity, including identification of changes and trends in the industry.

 
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2007 University Governance: Managing Relationships

The University Governance: Managing Relationships Conference was held in Melbourne at Victoria University March 2007. For more information click here.

The Centre for International Corporate Governance Research (CICGR) received a grant from the Department of Education and Training to conduct a project on board assessment in universities in conjunction with a conference to showcase the results.

Attendees represented all Victorian Universities. Guest speaker included the Minister for Education Services, Employment, Skills & Women's Affairs, the Hon. Jacinta Allen.

The University Council Assessment Questionnaire (UCAQ) was proudly conducted by Evaluation Solutions, a partner in the project. Following the survey results, individual and benchmarking results were available to participating University Councils.
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2006 The Consequences of Evaluation

The 2006 American Evaluation Association (AEA) Annual Conference was held November in Portland USA. For more information, click here.

We host the Business & Industry Topical Interest Group website and presented in a Panel Session.
 
PANEL. INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY INTO EVALUATION TO STUDY AND SUPPORT EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT TRAINING IMPACT

PAPER: ENHANCING SELF-AWARENESS THROUGH 360-DEGREE FEEDBACK

Presenter: Zita M Unger, PhD, Evaluation Solutions

Web-based multi-rater feedback plays an important role in streamlining and enhancing the process of self-awareness and leadership development. Examples will be drawn from the implementation of leadership development programs for various levels of executives involved in municipal government. The use of the online system for an individual to meta-assess their own progress and the use of combining data across the program to look at impact will be discussed. Meta-evaluation of the 360-degree experience for participants provides insights into a range of cultural, organizational and technical issues.

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2006 Commonwealth Games

Melbourne hosted the 18th Commonwealth Games in March 2006, an eleven day athletic competition involving 71 Commonwealth nations. The City of Melbourne was one of three organising bodies responsible for the delivery of the Games. For more information, click here.

Evaluation Solutions enjoyed an afternoon at the State Netball Hockey Centre, hosted by City of Melbourne Continuous Improvement, Corporate Performance. We were delighted to get into the spirit of the Games!

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2006 EEAA Industry Benchmarking Study

The 2006 Exhibition and Event Association of Australasia (EEAA) Leaders' Forum, held January in the Gold Coast, Qld. For more information, click here.

Evaluation Solutions presented results of the 2005 benchmarking study.
 
 
EEAA BENCHMARDING SURVEY RESULTS 2005
Presenter: Melissa Prichard, Evaluation Solutions

EEAA has undertaken Industry Benchmarking since 2001, providing an up-to-date picture of Exhibition and Event activity, and building on information collected in previous years to identify changes and trends in the industry.

In 2005 the benchmarking study was taken online and included Organisers, Venues, Registration Companies, and Suppliers, both in Australia and New Zealand. The study collected information about individual Exhibition and Events from Organisers, Venues, and Registration Companies. Marketing Expenditure and Employment Profiles were collected from Organisers, Venues, Registration Companies and Suppliers.
 
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2005 Crossing Borders, Crossing Boundaries

We attended the 2005 Joint Canadian Evaluation Society/American Evaluation Association (CES/AEA) Conference, held October in Toronto Canada. For more information, click here.

We held a Professional Development Workshop, and participated in a Demonstration session.
 
WORKSHOP. 360-DEGREE FEEDBACK: ONLINE METHODS AND TECHNIQUES
Facilitator: Zita M Unger, PhD, Evaluation Solutions
360-degree feedback is a powerful multi-dimensional leadership development tool. Feedback is obtained from a range of perspectives across an organisation. The ease of deploying surveys on the web does not mean that organisations are better equipped to implement 360-degree, but it does produce new opportunities and challenges. Through mini-lecture, demonstration, discussion, small group practice and role-play this workshop will introduce participants to conducting effective 360-degree feedback online.

 
DEMONSTRATION. ONLINE 360-DEGREE FEEDBACK: ON TARGET?
Presenter: Zita M Unger, PhD, Evaluation Solutions
 
The online environment is ideal for seamlessly crossing borders and boundaries. 360-degree feedback, as both a leadership development tool and performance appraisal instrument, intersects the organisational space with a range of cross-cultural, business and technical issues. This interactive demonstration will walk participants through an effective 360-degree feedback process and case study issues of implementation and online success factors.
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