UNIT TITLE:                  Monitoring and Evaluation

LEARNING OUTCOMES

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

(Understanding, skills, knowledge to be learned)

(Standards of achievement against which outcomes will be measured)

The learner will be able to:

The learner has achieved this because (s)he can:

1.           Understand the difference               between monitoring and               evaluation

1.1         Analyse the purpose of               monitoring

1.2         Explain, with examples, the               difference between evaluation               and monitoring             

2.           Appreciate different approaches               to monitoring

2.1         Describe the range of approaches               to monitoring and give examples               to show their appropriateness

2.2         Analyse the issues relating to               confidentiality and equality within               monitoring

3.           Understand different techniques               used to gather, collate and               evaluate the information collected               by the monitoring system

3.1         Describe the steps involved in an               evaluation

3.2         Explain why they are important

3.3         Examine at least 2 techniques               that can be used to gather and               collate information

3.4         Describe how the findings can be               analysed to ensure accuracy,               sufficiency and relevance

4.           Understand different participative               and creative approaches to               evaluation

4.1         Analyse current approaches to               evaluation

4.2         Comment on their effectiveness               of involving all the relevant               stakeholders

5.           Recognise the components to be               included in the design of an               effective evaluation

5.1         Prepare an outline plan for               evaluating a specific project or               activity with aims, methods,               resources and expected               outcomes

6.           Appreciate the value of               disseminating    the results to the               wider community and relevant               organisations

6.1         Analyse different approaches to               dissemination for at least 2               different audiences

6.2         Explain what outcomes are               desired