Course Summary
The course will give you an overview of the key stages involved in planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating international development projects. It will feature case-study material, including the procedures and guides used by development agencies including the Australian aid program. You will examine in detail project identification, design, monitoring and evaluation processes and tools used by development practitioners. You will investigate the role of the Logic Models and the Theory of Change Approach, and link this to measures of activity, quality and impact of development projects.
This course introduces you to the international development project management cycle. In the majority of instances these activities are aid-financed projects of international development agencies. It integrates work-based learning and academic learning, commonly referred to as Work Integrated Learning (WIL), which will allow you to solve authentic industry problems or address real issues faced in these organisations.