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Monitoring and Evaluation in Development (DEVT90035)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
Overview
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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
Students who successfully complete this subject should be able to:
- Understand key terms and approaches in Monitoring and Evaluation in Development
- Design and implement an effective M&E plan and/or M&E system for development organisations
- Think critically and independently about issues relating to M&E in development
- Work productively and creatively in a team
- Be sensitive to cultural diversity across contexts.
Last updated: 16 February 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Corequisites
Non-allowed subjects
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: 16 February 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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An M & E plan
| During the teaching period | 50% |
An essay
| Week 10 | 50% |
Hurdle requirement: 1. Attendance hurdle requirement: This subject has a minimum requirement of 80% attendance at tutorials, seminars, or workshops. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Hurdle requirement: 2. Late Penalty and Assessment hurdle requirement: Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at five per cent (5%) of the possible marks available for the assessment task per day or part thereof. All pieces of assessment must be submitted to pass the subject. Each submitted assessment must be complete, constitute a genuine attempt to address the requirements of the task and will not be accepted after 20 University business days from the original assessment due date without written approval. | Throughout the semester | N/A |
Last updated: 16 February 2024
Dates & times
- July
Coordinator Matthew Mabefam Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total of 24 contact hours: A 2 hour seminar per week, followed by a 1 hour workshop, for eight weeks from the teaching start date. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 22 July 2024 to 13 September 2024 Last self-enrol date 1 August 2024 Census date 9 August 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 6 September 2024 Assessment period ends 6 October 2024 July contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
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Last updated: 16 February 2024
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 (Enhanced) Informal specialisation 200 Point Master of Development Studies (Gender & Development) Informal specialisation 150 Point Master of Development Studies (Gender & Development) Specialisation (formal) Development Studies - 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: 16 February 2024