Monitoring and Evaluation (Udemy.com)

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

( 309 Reviews )

Created by: Thomas Winderl

Produced in 2021

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

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Overall Score : 92 / 100

Course Description

This minicourse equips you with basic knowledge on Monitoring and Evaluation.
After this course, you will:
know what Monitoring and Evaluation a programme, policy or service isunderstand the difference between monitoring and evaluatingunderstand that measuring is about reducing uncertaintyknow the difference between data, information and knowledgework with aresults chain in the context of development and governance programmes, policies or servicesunderstand inputs, activities, outputs, outcomes and impactunderstand the difference between quantitative and qualitative dataunderstand the difference betweensecondary and primarydataknow some key tools to collect data yourselfknow how to design high-quality, effective indicatorsThecrashcourse consists of 20short, easily digestible lessons withvideo clips andgraphics. It also provides downloadable material with the content of the course as well as suggestions foradditional, high qualityreading 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 & EvaluationStudents who are interested in Monitoring & Evaluation of development and governance programmes, policies and servicesM&E professionals who want a quick refresher on basic concepts of Monitoring and EvaluationEvaluators who are area experts but who want an overview of basic concepts of Monitoring and Evaluation

Time: 43 mins on-demand videoh

Instructor Details

Thomas Winderl

4.6 Rating
309 Reviews

Hi. My name isThomas Winderl.
I am a senior advisor for Monitoring and Evaluation.
Over the past11 years, I havecarried out nearly 100 consultancies in over 30 countries around the globe, mainly inAsia, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Africa.
Myclients include many organizations of the United Nations (UNDP, UNICEF, UNCDF, UNFPA, UNOPS, UN Women, DPKO, UNDG, ESCWA, ESCAP) but also theEuropean Commission, theEuropean Court of Audits, theBritish Council andtheAmerican University of Beirut.
Previously, I worked for 8 years with an NGOin Africa and asa Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)in Nepal, Bhutan and Afghanistan.
I holds a Doctoratein Political Science anda Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Liverpool.