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Half-Day Morning Workshops (#4, 5, 6, 7)
#5 -On-line Focus Group & Discussion Boards in Program
Evaluation
A half-day workshop facilitated by:
Christine Frank, Ph.D., Georgian College, Barrie ON
This workshop will be held at a computer lab on the University of Saskatchewan
campus (transportation will be provided between the conference hotel and
the campus). The workshop will introduce an exciting technological tool
for qualitative research. Workshop participants will learn and experience
how to plan, design and execute a qualitative evaluation using an on-line
discussion board. They will have the opportunity to apply software by
ITracks, a research software developer and consulting firm with its head
office in Saskatoon. Workshop registrants will play the role of participants
as well as moderators in a live on-line focus group. Examples of past
research studies will be used to reinforce the learning. Finally, there
will be some discussion concerning the advantages and disadvantages of
a live focus group versus an on-line focus group and an on-line discussion
board.
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