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NPM320
Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
The rapidly changing non-profit world calls for new perspectives, innovation and collaboration to navigate evolving challenges and opportunities. To meet these demands, you鈥檒l need process-oriented approaches that are adaptive, inclusive, equitable, and focused on continuous learning. In this course, you鈥檒l develop the skills to plan, design and implement effective and responsive evaluation strategies, including theory of change, data collection and data analysis, enabling you to measure your non-profit鈥檚 impact and use your findings to inform future initiatives.
Overview
Location: Online
Format: Self-paced within deadlines set by instructor
Duration: 13 weeks
Tuition: $875
Can be applied to:
Non-Profit Management Certificate
Upcoming Offerings
Register for a course at any time, with the option to apply to a program later.
- Wed, Sep 10 (self-paced all week)
- Wed, Sep 17 (self-paced all week)
- Wed, Sep 24 (self-paced all week)
- Wed, Oct 1 (self-paced all week)
- Wed, Oct 8 (self-paced all week)
- Wed, Oct 15 (self-paced all week)
- Wed, Oct 22 (self-paced all week)
- Wed, Oct 29 (self-paced all week)
- Tue, Nov 4 (self-paced all week)
- Wed, Nov 12 (self-paced all week)
- Wed, Nov 19 (self-paced all week)
- Wed, Nov 26 (self-paced all week)
- Wed, Dec 3 (self-paced all week)
What you will learn
After completing this course, you鈥檒l be able to do the following:
- Analyze personal, structural and systemic factors that affect equity-focused, culturally responsive, trauma-informed and participatory evaluation practices
- Apply practical methodologies for program planning, monitoring and evaluation in complex systems
- Generate effective engagement strategies
- Outline emerging evaluation approaches that include developmental evaluation and principle-focused evaluation
- Communicate evaluation findings
- Identify evaluation standards, principles and codes of behaviour relevant to non-profit management
How you will learn and be evaluated
- Prepare to spend about 10 hours per week on coursework
- Expect reading and other assignments on a weekly basis
- Plan to access the course at least once every few days to keep up with your work and group assignments
You will be evaluated on:
- Assignments
- Participation in online discussions
Learning Materials
No textbook is required. We will provide all course materials online.
Technical Requirements
For online courses, you will need a computer with audio and microphone that is connected to the internet. Canvas is the online system that will be used for the course. For more information and online support, visit Online Learning.