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Monitoring and Evaluation in Development (DEVT90035)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
July
Overview
Availability | July - Dual-Delivery |
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Fees | Look up fees |
The importance of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) in the management of projects and programs has been widely recognised within the development sector. Effective M&E acts as an anchor to keep the program moving in the right direction towards the goals and targets set at the planning stage. Historically, M&E was seen exclusively as a tool to make development organisations accountable to donors and conducted by foreign consultants who were largely unfamiliar with the context where development interventions took place. This approach has hampered development agencies’ efforts to obtain the right kind of information for effective M&E and project management.
Within the new M&E paradigms emerging since the 1990s, an emphasis is placed on not only accountability but also learning, empowerment and capacity building of local communities. This subject aims to offer comparative insights into different M&E approaches in development as well as to impart practical skills to students so they may develop the technical proficiency in project/program M&E. The subject focuses on development projects and programs rather than policies or public sector management. Practical exercises will be an essential part of the subject.
Intended learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of this subject, students are expected to:
- understand key terms and approaches in Monitoring and Evaluation in Development;
- be able to design and implement an effective M&E plan and/or M&E system for development organisations;
- be able to think critically and independently about issues relating to M&E in development;
- be able to work productively and creatively in a team;
- be sensitive to cultural diversity across contexts.
Generic skills
Last updated: 10 November 2023
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Students enrolled in this subject must be enrolled in a Masters by coursework degree.
It is recommended that students have professional experience in the international development sector and/or have completed DEVT90001 Development Project Management and Design prior to enrolling in this subject.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 10 November 2023
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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An M & E plan
| During the teaching period | 50% |
An essay
| Week 10 | 50% |
Hurdle requirement: Students are required to attend a minimum of 80% of classes in order to pass this subject and regular class participation is expected. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Additional details
Last updated: 10 November 2023
Dates & times
- July
Coordinator Matthew Mabefam Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours Contact hours Total of 24 contact hours: 3-hour seminar per week from Week 1 to Week 8 of Semester 2. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 24 July 2023 to 15 September 2023 Last self-enrol date 3 August 2023 Census date 11 August 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 8 September 2023 Assessment period ends 8 October 2023 July contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 10 November 2023
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Recommended texts and other resources
- Marelize Gorgens and Jody Zall Kusek (2009). Making Monitoring and Evaluation Systems Work: A Capacity Development Toolkit. Washington, DC: The World Bank.
- Markiewicz, Anne, and Ian Patrick. (2015). Developing Monitoring and Evaluation Frameworks. SAGE Publications.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Public Administration Course Master of Public Administration (Enhanced) Specialisation (formal) Development Studies Informal specialisation 150 Point Master of Development Studies (Gender & Development) Informal specialisation 200 Point Master of Development Studies (Gender & Development) - Links to additional information
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 10 November 2023