The unit aims to help participants to understand the specific elements and tools of program management in development practice and to be able to apply them in a critical fashion

• to understand the different tools available, their strengths and weaknesses, the reasons for using them, and how they may be applied in different circumstances
• to understand the relationship between the different elements of aid programming e.g., inputs, outputs, outcomes, impact and appropriate indicators for each
• to understand how different perspectives in aid programming (including gender, beneficiary, administrator and donor) will influence program outcomes.

This unit will take a comparative approach, looking at the experiences in program management from the perspective of different stakeholders such as multilateral organisations, government, donors, contractors, non-government organisations, and beneficiaries.  A key component is student group work in working through the key issues above in developing their own case study ‘project'.

At the end of the course the students will be able to :

Ø        demonstrate a working knowledge of key terms, concepts in the management of development projects and programs.

Ø        Be able to design a small scale development project and be able to contribute to the design of major projects;

Ø        Demonstrate an understanding of the different perspective of stakeholders by being able to undertake stakeholder analyses;

Ø        demonstrated a working knowledge of the different approaches to analysing the gender effects of development projects and be able to apply at least one of them in practice;

Ø        be able to apply the key Program management tool used by development agencies - the Logical Framework Analyses. .

Ø        demonstrated a working knowledge of the different approaches to monitoring and evaluating development projects;

• A Project Design: no more than 15 (single space) pages plus annexes. This will be an individual project design writeâ??up based on the classâ??based group work. 60%
• 20% - An essay of 2,000 words selected from one of the topics covered in the first half of the course.
• Participation in course, based on attendance, group work, 10%.
• 10% tutorial exercises based on addressing key program management techniques covered in class.

Delivery Mode:

On Campus.