Monitoring and Evaluation
What you’ll learn
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Understand what Monitoring and Evaluation is – and what the differences are between these two concepts.
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Get an overview why this area of work is rapidly changing.
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Understand what measuring means – and that it is about reducing uncertainty
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Design or critically review a results chain.
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Work with quantitative and qualitative data
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Work with secondary and primary data and be familiar with key tools for collecting data yourself
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Critically review indicators and design high-quality indicators yourself
This mini course equips you with basic knowledge on Monitoring and Evaluation.
After this course, you will:
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know what Monitoring and Evaluation a programme, policy or service is
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understand the difference between monitoring and evaluating
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understand that measuring is about reducing uncertainty
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know the difference between data, information and knowledge
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work with a results chain in the context of development and governance programmes, policies or services
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understand inputs, activities, outputs, outcomes and impact
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understand the difference between quantitative and qualitative data
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understand the difference between secondary and primary data
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know some key tools to collect data yourself
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know how to design high-quality, effective indicators
The crash course consists of 20 short, easily digestible lessons with video clips and graphics. It also provides downloadable material with the content of the course as well as suggestions for additional, high quality reading for each chapter.
Who this course is for:
- Staff members of development organizations (UN agencies, international non-governmental organizations) who want to get quickly familiar with the basics of Monitoring and Evaluation.
- Professionals who consider a career in Monitoring & Evaluation
- Students who are interested in Monitoring & Evaluation of development and governance programmes, policies and services
- M&E professionals who want a quick refresher on basic concepts of Monitoring and Evaluation
- Evaluators who are area experts but who want an overview of basic concepts of Monitoring and Evaluation
Donna James –
It was very easy to understand
Lily Tackie-Yaoboi –
Presentation was simple to understand and examples used were prsctical
Adesokan Abdulmalik Ademola –
It is a good start for a beginner. I hope there are more videos that go in-depth into the process of designing logframes and m&e plans
Emmanuel Martin Odhiambo –
The course is relevant and straight to the point.
Margaret Mbeyu Nguma –
Yes it is am learning more an new things about monitoring and Evaluation
David Doolabh –
I learnt a lot from this course. M&E seems easy but there is so much more in it. It truly was a course worth taking.
Vivien Jackson –
Good class but at times was somewhat confusing for me. Some samples are very similar like in “indicators”, and in that case I didn’t do very well on a couple quizzes. Thanks.
Timothy Okoilu –
this course is helping to gain more understanding
Allan M Turbat Jnr –
This course enlightened me through the Monitoring and Evaluation process in the government and development organisation. As a beginner I appreciate this introduce course.
Aries T. Awatin –
It is a great help and user-friendly to everyone.
John Kitcher –
It made the concept of M&E very simple to understand and build on. GOOD JOB!!!
Derrick Tsuma –
The experience was very much ok and one thing that stood out was basically the way to co-relate between Monitoring & Evaluation, Also the concept of articulating what Quantitative and Qualitative means of verification and lastly i learnt in depth how to translate and arrive in realizing how and indicator works.