APMS 113: DIPLOMA IN MONITORING AND EVALUATION
Africa Institute for Project Management Studies (AIPMS) (AIPMS) is pleased to announce a Diploma in Monitoring and Evaluation. The course is offered through Distance Learning for six months.Overview
Now more than ever, funding organizations seek more accountability for the funds they provide to development projects. Development organizations understand they are more likely to receive future funding if they can deliver and show results. That’s why employees who have specialized Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) skills are in demand. This specialized knowledge helps to assess a project’s performance and its lasting impact.
The program provides students with competencies in the following areas:
- International development project design
- Monitoring and evaluation methods
- Quantitative and qualitative research methods for field-based monitoring and evaluation
- Historical contexts and critiques of monitoring and evaluation
- Innovations and the practice of impact evaluation for organizational learning
- Management of monitoring and evaluation functions and teams
The program will include opportunities to learn monitoring and evaluation techniques that are connected to specific sectors and are connected to the values of the organizations, including health, economic development, gender, youth, environment, education, and government
Course Outline:
Module 1
- Introduction
- Monitoring and Evaluation and IntegratedPart of Project planning and Implementation
- Evaluation Types and Modules
- Monitoring and Evaluation Tools and methods
- Data Analysis and report writing
- Why Monitoring and Evaluation
- Designing a Monitoring system
- Baseline Control
- Result Based Management
Module 2
- Indicators
- Project management Techniques in Monitoring and Evaluation
- Understanding the Project
- Stake holder Analysis
- Importance of Monitoring and Evaluation
- Cluster Development
- Community Based Participatory Research
- Participatory Evaluation
Module 3
- Choosing questions and Planning for Evaluation
- Information Gathering and Synthesis
- Qualitative and Quantitative Evaluation Design
- Selecting appropriate Design
- Collecting and Analyzing Data
- Collecting and Use of Archival Data
- Refining Project based on Evaluation
Module 4
- Using Evaluation Design to answer to answer key questions about your Project
- Providing Feedback
- Communicating information
- Evaluation Report Outline
This course is designed specifically for development organizations.
Course Structure Course Organizers: Africa Institute of Project Management Studies
Cost: $800 Mode: Online Learning
Duration: 6 Months
Modules: 4 Modules
1st Month- Module 1 & Assignment 1
2nd Month- Module 2 & Assignment 2
3rd Month- Module 3 & Assignment 3
4th Month- Module 4 & Assignment 4
5th Month- Research Paper
6th Month- Final Exam
LANGUAGE: English only
FORMAT: Web-based and Distance Learning facilitated
GENERAL COURSE CONTACT:
The Project Officer
Africa Institute for Project Management Studies
6th Parklands, Valley View Office Park
Nairobi-Kenya
Tel:+254 711 368 826
Email: info@africadevelopmentresources.org