Monitoring and Evaluation online training

Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL5) - 2021

This Monitoring, Evaluation Accountability and Learning 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. Course Overview
3. Navigation
1. Learning Journal, MEAL handbook and Groupwork Guide
2. Module Slides
3. Other Useful Resources
1. Community platforms
1. Webinar 1
2. Webinar 2
3. Webinar 3
4. Webinar 4
5. Webinar 5
6. Webinar 6
1. Module 1 - Exercises
2. Module 1 - Supplementary Reading
3. Introduction and Objectives
4. Why do we need MEAL?
5. Learning in the project cycle
6. Exercise 1
7. Upload to your portfolio (M&E4-M1-Ex1)
8. The Results Chain
9. Exercise 2
10. Results Chain Example
11. Key points
12. Upload your Learning Journal (M&E4-M1-LJ)
1. Module 2 - Exercises
2. Module 2 - Supplementary Reading
3. Introduction and Objectives
4. Defining Stakeholders
5. Stakeholder Analysis
6. Exercise 1
7. Upload to your portfolio (M&E4-M2-Ex1)
8. Stakeholder Participation Matrix
9. Key points
10. Upload your Learning Journal (M&E4-M2-LJ)
1. Module 3 - Exercises
2. Module 3 - Supplementary Reading
3. Introduction and objectives
4. Using Logic for Project Design
5. An example of a Logic Model
6. Exercise 1
7. A Logic Model for an agricultural project
8. Advice in formulating Logic Models
9. Logic Model Variations
10. Group Work
11. Key Points
12. Upload your Learning Journal (M&E4-M3-LJ)
1. Module 4 - Exercises
2. Module 4 - Supplementary Reading
3. Introduction and objectives
4. From Logic Model to Framework
5. Results Frameworks
6. Example - from Logic Model to Framework
7. Outputs, Outcomes and Impacts
8. Exercise 1
9. Output, Outcome or Impact?
10. Logical Frameworks
11. The Narrative Summary
12. The Links in our Logic
13. Group work
14. Key points
15. Upload your Learning Journal (M&E4-M4-LJ)
16. Monitoring survey (M&E4-M4-MS)
1. Module 5 - Exercises
2. Module 5 - Supplementary Reading
3. Introduction and Objectives
4. Types of Assumptions
5. Assumptions and Frameworks
6. Examples and Practical Checks
7. Exercise 1
8. Case Study - Assumption Example
9. Assumptions and Risks
10. Group Work
11. Key Points
12. Upload your Learning Journal (M&E4-M5-LJ)
1. Module 6 - Exercises
2. Module 6 - Supplementary Reading
3. Introduction and Objectives
4. What are indicators?
5. Targets
6. Criteria for setting indicators
7. Indicator selection
8. Different types of indicator
9. Exercise 1
10. About Categorise and Score method
11. KPI's
12. Exercise 2
13. Indicators for our Example
14. More Complex Indicators
15. Key Points
16. Upload your Learning Journal (M&E4-M6-LJ)
17. Quiz for Modules 1 - 6 (M&E4 - Q)
1. Module 7 - Exercises
2. Module 7 - Supplementary Reading
3. Introduction and Objectives
4. Methods of Collection
5. Uses, Advantages and Disadvantages of Data Methods
6. Criteria for Selecting Methods
7. Data for the Results Chain
8. Most Significant Change
9. Sampling
10. Questionnaire Design
11. Top Tips
12. Means of Verification
13. Exercise 1
14. A Completed Framework
15. Group Work
16. Key points
17. Upload your Learning Journal (M&E4-M7-LJ)
1. Module 8 - Exercises
2. Module 8 - Supplementary Reading
3. Introduction and Objectives
4. Reviews in M&E
5. Exercise Part 1
6. Situating Reviews
7. Reviews: A Case Study
8. Participation and Learning in Reviews
9. Exercise Part 2
10. Upload to your Portfolio (M&E4-M8-Ex1p2)
11. Key Points
12. Upload your Learning Journal (M&E4-M8-LJ)
13. Monitoring survey (M&E4-M8-MS)
1. Module 9 - Exercises
2. Module 9 - Supplementary Reading
3. Introduction and Objectives
4. Why Evaluate?
5. Baselines
6. Defining Evaluation
7. Choosing an Approach
8. Developing Evaluation Questions
9. Stakeholder Participation
10. Exercise 1
11. Upload to your portfolio (M&E4-M9-Ex1)
12. The Evaluation Process
13. Exercise 2
14. What is impact evaluation? | Howard White
15. Randomised Control Trials
16. Evaluation Overview
17. Group work
18. Key Points
19. Upload your Learning Journal (M&E4-M9-LJ)
1. Module 10 - Exercises
2. Module 10 - Supplementary Reading
3. Introductions and Objectives
4. Introduction to PRA
5. Basic Principles
6. Focus Group Discussions
7. Spatial Techniques
8. Temporal Techniques
9. Ranking and Classifying
10. Understanding Systems
11. Exercise 2
12. Upload to your portfolio (M&E4-M10-Ex2)
13. Participatory Video Making
14. Exercise 3
15. InsightShare video - Insights into Participatory Video
16. InsightShare video - Tofiga O Pili Aau
17. Key Points
18. Group Work
19. Upload your Learning Journal (M&E4-M10-LJ)
1. Module 11 - Exercises
2. Module 11 - Supplementary Reading
3. Introduction and Objectives
4. Considering a Plan
5. Framework-Based Plans
6. Planning Stakeholder Treatment
7. Exercise 1
8. Upload to your portfolio (M&E4-M11-Ex1)
9. Other Plan Considerations
10. Needs-Based Plan
11. Exercise 2
12. Upload to your portfolio (M&E4-M11-Ex2)
13. Key Points
14. Upload your Learning Journal (M&E4-M11-LJ)
1. Module 12 - Exercises
2. Module 12 - Supplementary Reading
3. Introduction and Objectives
4. The Need for a System
5. An Ideal MEAL System
6. Exercise 1
7. Upload to your portfolio (M&E4-M12-Ex1)
8. Movers, Blockers and Floaters
9. Exercise 2
10. Knowledge Management
11. Knowledge flows and conversions
12. Encouraging a Learning Culture
13. KM Techniques for Learning
14. Critical Success Factors for M&E
15. Quiz for modules 7 - 12 (M&E4-Q)
16. Key Points
17. Upload your Learning Journal (M&E4-M12-LJ)
1. Rate this course (M&E4-R)
2. Testimonial (M&E4-T)
3. Final Evaluation

About this course

Free
194 lessons
6.5 hours of video content

Watch Intro Video

Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL5) - 2021

Course curriculum

Course orientation

Resources

Community

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 Methods

Module 11 - MEAL plan

Module 12 - MEAL systems and Learning

Final course evaluation

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