Monitoring and Evaluation online training

Monitoring and Evaluation for Results - July 2020

This Monitoring and Evaluation online course is a 6-week programme specifically designed for development workers in NGOs, government, UN agencies and private sector organisations.

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Course curriculum

1. Welcome to the course!
2. Meet your facilitators
3. The basics
4. Course structure
5. Course content
6. Community platform
1. Learning journal and M&E handbook
2. 10 Steps to RBM&E - Kusak and Rist
3. Module Slides
1. Webinar 1
2. Webinar 2
3. Webinar 3
4. Webinar 4
5. Webinar 5
6. Webinar 6
1. Module 1 resources
2. Introduction and Objectives
3. Why do we need M&E?
4. Learning in the project cycle
5. Exercise 1
6. Upload to your portfolio (M1-Ex1)
7. The Results Chain
8. Exercise 2
9. Results chain example
10. Key points
11. Upload your Learning Journal (M1-LJ)
1. Module 2 resources
2. Introduction and Objectives
3. Defining Stakeholders
4. Stakeholder Analysis
5. Exercise 1
6. Upload to your portfolio (M2-Ex1)
7. Stakeholder Participation Matrix
8. Key points
9. Upload your Learning Journal (M2-LJ)
1. Module 3 resources
2. Introduction and objectives
3. Using Logic for Project Design
4. An example of a Logic Model
5. Exercise 1
6. A Logic Model for an agricultural project
7. Advice in formulating Logic Models
8. Logic Model Variations
9. Group Work
10. Key Points
11. Upload your Learning Journal (M3-LJ)
1. Module 4 resources
2. Introduction and objectives
3. From Logic Model to Framework
4. Results Frameworks
5. Example - from Logic Model to Framework
6. Outputs, Outcomes and Impacts
7. Exercise 1
8. Output, Outcome or Impact?
9. Logical Frameworks
10. The Narrative Summary
11. The Links in our Logic
12. Group work
13. Key points
14. Upload your Learning Journal (M4-LJ)
15. Monitoring survey - M4
1. Module 5 resources
2. Introduction and Objectives
3. Assumptions
4. Examples and Practical Checks
5. Exercise 1
6. Case Study - Assumption Example
7. Assumptions and Risks
8. Group Work
9. Key Points
10. Upload your Learning Journal (M5-LJ)
1. Module 6 resources
2. Introduction and Objectives
3. What are indicators?
4. Targets
5. Criteria for setting indicators
6. Indicator selection
7. Different types of indicator
8. Exercise 1
9. About Categorise and Score method
10. KPI's
11. Exercise 2
12. Indicators for our Example
13. More Complex Indicators
14. Key Points
15. Quiz for Modules 1 - 6
1. Module 7 resources
2. Introduction and Objectives
3. Methods of Collection
4. Uses, Advantages and Disadvantages of Data Methods
5. Criteria for Selecting Methods
6. Data for the Results Chain
7. Most Significant Change
8. Sampling
9. Questionnaire Design
10. Top Tips
11. Means of Verification
12. Exercise 1
13. A Completed Framework
14. Group Work
15. Key points
16. Upload your Learning Journal (M7-LJ)
1. Module 8 resources
2. Introduction and Objectives
3. Reviews in M&E
4. Exercise Part 1
5. Situating Reviews
6. Reviews: A Case Study
7. Participation and Learning in Reviews
8. Exercise Part 2
9. Upload to your Portfolio (M8-Ex1p2)
10. Key Points
11. Upload your Learning Journal (M8-LJ)
12. Monitoring survey - M8
1. Module 9 resources
2. Introduction and Objectives
3. Why Evaluate?
4. Baselines
5. Defining Evaluation
6. Choosing an Approach
7. Developing Evaluation Questions
8. Stakeholder Participation
9. Exercise 1
10. Upload to your portfolio (M9-Ex1)
11. The Evaluation Process
12. Exercise 2
13. What is impact evaluation? | Howard White
14. Randomised Control Trials
15. Evaluation Overview
16. Group work
17. Key Points
18. Upload your Learning Journal (M9-LJ)
1. Module 10 resources
2. Introductions and Objectives
3. Introduction to PRA
4. Basic Principles
5. Focus Group Discussions
6. Spatial Techniques
7. Temporal Techniques
8. Ranking and Classifying
9. Understanding Systems
10. Exercise 2
11. Upload to your portfolio (M10-Ex2)
12. Participatory Video Making
13. Exercise 3
14. InsightShare video - Insights into Participatory Video
15. InsightShare video - Tofiga O Pili Aau
16. Key Points
17. Group Work
18. Upload your Learning Journal (M10-LJ)
1. Module 11 resources
2. Introduction and Objectives
3. Considering an M&E Plan
4. Framework-Based Plans
5. Planning Stakeholder Treatment
6. Exercise 1
7. Upload to your portfolio (M11-Ex1)
8. Other Plan Considerations
9. Needs-Based Plan
10. Exercise 2
11. Upload to your portfolio (M11-Ex2)
12. Key Points
13. Monitoring survey - M11
14. Upload your Learning Journal (M11-LJ)
1. Module 12 resources
2. Introduction and Objectives
3. The Need for a System
4. An Ideal M&E System
5. Exercise 1
6. Upload to your portfolio (M12-Ex1)
7. Movers, Blockers and Floaters
8. Exercise 2
9. Knowledge Management
10. Knowledge flows and conversions
11. Encouraging a Learning Culture
12. KM Techniques for Learning
13. Critical Success Factors for M&E
14. Quiz for modules 7 - 12
15. Key Points
16. Upload your Learning Journal (M12-LJ)
1. Rate this course
2. Final evaluation

About this course

Free
182 lessons
10 hours of video content

Watch Intro Video

Monitoring and Evaluation for Results - July 2020

Course curriculum

Course orientation

Resources

Webinars

Module 1 - M&E fundamentals

Module 2 - Stakeholder Analysis

Module 3 - Logic models

Module 4 - Results and Logical Frameworks

Module 5 - Assumptions and Risks

Module 6 - Indicators and targets

Module 7 - Data collection and Means of Verification

Module 8 - Reviews in M&E

Module 9 - Baseline, Evaluation, and Impact Studies

Module 10 - Participatory appraisal

Module 11 - M&E plan

Module 12 - M&E systems and Learning

Final course evaluation

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