Program Overview
About the Course
LFS 302B is designed to introduce students to the principles and applications of project Monitoring, Evaluation, & Learning (MEL) and impact analysis.
Students will travel to Indonesia to learn the IEAnalytics Methodology in order to assess the efficacy and impact attributed to small-scale development projects in rural settings. The 2027 version of LFS 302B presents an opportunity for students interested in a career in international development to come to terms with the challenges of gathering information, analyzing data, and doing field-work post-pandemic – and beyond. Students will learn how to use the resources at their disposal to do research and interpret information from stakeholders in order to accurately appraise development project interventions. The world of international development faces many challenges, one of which is the failure of assistance interventions (aid projects and programmes). Students will develop a practical understanding of the logical processes by which projects are designed and implemented, including the need for external evaluation, ex post project delivery in order to assess the efficacy, outcomes, impacts, and sustainability of these interventions. Lack of project success, more often than not, is a result of inadequate impact evaluation strategies. Students will learn skills to develop strong monitoring, evaluation, & learning plans in order to overcome these deficiencies. Students will be provided with analytical tools that will increase their value as employment candidates for national and international donor agencies, consultancy companies, as well as non-government organizations (NGOs) operating in the development field.
Read about the 2025 program experience: Cracking the code of success: a UBC Global Seminar on impact evaluation in Indonesia hits the sweet spot