APG5189 · Measuring effectiveness in International Development

Overview

Ensuring effectiveness is a key competency in international development practice, and has a wide range of applications in other cross-disciplinary sectors including public administration, the corporate sector and project management in the not-for-profit sector. In this unit, you will study topics including the history and nature of monitoring, evaluation and learning, identifying standards and ethics of practice, examining key concepts, identifying and learning how to use key methods and tools, reporting, and understanding impact evaluation.

Areas of study: International development practice

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

The Handbook lists no prerequisite, corequisite or prohibition for this unit.

Learning outcomes

1. discuss the processes involved in measuring effectiveness in international development;
2. apply a range of tools, processes and practices commonly used to monitor and evaluate various projects and programs;
3. adopt sound ethical principles that underpin monitoring and evaluation;
4. communicate findings effectively verbally and in writing.

Workload

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.