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Monitoring and Evaluation (Udemy.com)

A mini course in basic concepts of M&E for development and governance programmes, policies and services

Created by: Thomas Winderl

Last updated March 2023

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What you will learn

  • Understand what Monitoring and Evaluation is - and what the differences are between these two concepts.
  • Get an overview why this area of work is rapidly changing.
  • Understand what measuring means - and that it is about reducing uncertainty
  • Design or critically review a results chain.
  • Work with quantitative and qualitative data
  • Work with secondary and primary data and be familiar with key tools for collecting data yourself
  • Critically review indicators and design high-quality indicators yourself

How it compares

Against the other 503 rated Udemy courses in Teaching & Academics on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.3 out of 5higher than 16% of them
  • Reviews1,847#93 of 504 by number of reviews
  • Length0.8 hoursshorter than 95% of them
  • Last updatedMarch 2023earlier than 53% of them

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Course Description

This mini course equips you with basic knowledge on Monitoring and Evaluation. 

After this course, you will:

  • know what Monitoring and Evaluation a programme, policy or service is

  • understand the difference between monitoring and evaluating 

  • understand that measuring is about reducing uncertainty

  • know the difference between data, information and knowledge

  • work with a results chain in the context of development and governance programmes, policies or services

  • understand inputs, activities, outputs, outcomes and impact

  • understand the difference between quantitative and qualitative data

  • understand the difference between secondary and primary data

  • know some key tools to collect data yourself

  • 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.

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Instructor Details

Thomas Winderl

Hi. My name is Thomas Winderl.

I am a senior advisor for Monitoring and Evaluation.

Over the past 20 years, I have carried out well over 100 consultancies in 30 countries around the globe, mainly in Asia, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Africa.

My clients include many organizations of the United Nations (UNDP, UNICEF, UNCDF, UNFPA, UNOPS, UN Women, DPKO, UNDG, ESCWA, ESCAP) but also the European Commission, the European Court of Audits, the British Council and the American University of Beirut.

Previously, I worked for eight years with an NGO in Africa and as a Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Nepal, Bhutan and Afghanistan.

I hold a Doctorate in Political Science and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Liverpool.

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Reviews

4.3

1,847 ratings on Udemy

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By Lovette K Craig on 9/15/2022

Well i think the course is a basic understanding on M&E. Not M&E in details like i expected. I didn't see much that i expected but the basic was understanding and i learned a lot from it.

By Priyanka Jain on 12/20/2020

Concepts explained simply yet effectively

By Edith Waithira on 10/23/2020

It was a good course especially for someone without any background in the subject. It lays a good foundation.

By Judith Madondo on 8/23/2020

One of the videos does not show anything after 1.45seconds, it becomes blank

By Soe Moe Naing on 8/18/2020

A good one for a beginner

By Manoj Raturi on 8/11/2020

It is really amazing course, everything is explained here what is required by any M&E expert.

By Ayeni John Bidemi on 7/12/2020

It was great content and well simplified

By Tolu on 6/24/2020

The course stopped very abruptly and there were loads of gaps in the videos

By Sohail Marakkar on 6/16/2020

Good experience about the basics of M&E.

By Golepji David Wambutda on 6/13/2020

great and incisive

By Najima Bawa on 5/27/2020

Great course. Easy to follow

By Jane Godwin on 5/25/2020

I totally enjoyed this course.
It deeply gave me insight on what M&E entails

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Overall Score : 86 / 100