CLCM 602 Assessments and Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning for Faith-Based Disaster Relief Organizations

This course describes the role and use of assessments, and of monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) in the delivery of aid programs. Specific attention will be given to how MEL is used in faith-based organizations. The student will learn how to integrate the available field data and the principles of emergency management to develop and implement humanitarian action programs.

In this course, students will learn how to collect the necessary data for informed decision-making during the design and management of aid programs. The course will focus on conducting assessments during the design phase, including how to determine the relevant information needs. The course will also discuss the collection and use of MEL data to inform the ongoing management of a program, in order to make adjustments to improve effectiveness and communicate results to donors. Students will be introduced to the various types of tools and methodologies that can be used to collect data, including rapid assessments during an emergency response.

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After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.

Discussions (4)

Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student is required to provide a thread in response to the provided prompt. The thread must be at least 400 words and demonstrate course-related knowledge. In addition to the thread, the student is required to reply to 2 other classmates’ threads. Each reply must be at least 200 words. Students are required to provide proper citations to support their discussion thread and reply. (CLO: A, D)

Key Informant Interview Assignment

The Key Informant Interview Assignment provides an opportunity to apply the learning from the course materials and gain practical experience in primary data collection. For this paper, the student will be conducting interviews with individuals who represent churches, organizations, or structures within the student’s respective social networks, in order to learn about their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.  From the findings, the student will write a paper about trends and differences the student found in their responses and provide recommendations for disaster preparedness. (CLO: A, D)

Portfolio Project Assignments (3)

Throughout the course, the student will submit three Portfolio Projects which will guide the student to reflect on what the student learned and apply it to the Lukastan emergency response. These Projects are built on the Portfolio Projects that were completed during CLCM 600 and CLCM 601. With each Portfolio Project, the student will be creating sections of a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) plan for the fictitious Centerville International Relief (CIR). The purpose of the M&E Plan is to measure the effectiveness of the program design that was in the grant proposal the student wrote for CIR during CLCM 601. After receiving feedback from the Instructor for Portfolio Projects One and Two and revising them accordingly, these materials will be assembled into Portfolio Project Three. (CLO: A, B, C, D)