Syllabus

Instructor

Instructor: Nami Kawakyu, PhD, RN, MPH
University of Washington

Nami Kawakyu (she/them) is an experienced global health professional having worked in the U.S., Africa, and Asia designing and managing public health programs and building monitoring and evaluation systems, including working with local health departments, I-TECH, mothers2mothers, PATH, and the World Health Organization. Dr. Kawakyu has taught hundreds of health and public health professionals across the globe, including Bachelor of Science in Public Health courses on “Foundations of Public Health,” “Global Health and Health Geography,” and “Program Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation.” They are passionate about health workforce development, health systems strengthening, and results-based management. Dr. Kawakyu holds a PhD in Global Health Implementation Science, Masters of Public Health in Global Health, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, and a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology and Economics. They are fluent in English, Japanese, and Swahili.

Description

Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) is a critical element of any successful health program. M&E enables programs to track and demonstrate progress, as well as diagnose programs to enable better results. Participants who complete this course come away with improved understanding of the necessary tools to develop and implement M&E frameworks for their global health programs.

Course topics include M&E models and frameworks, indicators, design and use of M&E plans, evaluation designs and methods including quantitative and qualitative data collection, and ethical considerations in M&E. By the end of this course, participants will have the skills to develop M&E tools tailored to the needs of their work and the knowledge to apply it.

You can also download the course syllabus.

Course Learning Objectives

After completing this course, you will be able to:

• Define and distinguish between monitoring and evaluation.
• Develop a program logic model to communicate an evidence-based program theory.
• Develop an M&E plan to track progress of program activities toward objectives and assess program effectiveness.
• Develop quantitative and qualitative indicators and targets for an M&E plan.
• Use relevant qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis methods to track and evaluate program progress.
• Identify the qualities of effective qualitative and quantitative data collection tools.
• Describe how program data can be used for decision-making.
• Apply ethical guidelines for data collection and reporting.

Target Audience

The course is aimed toward public health and healthcare professionals. While this is a foundational level course, it will be very technically focused. Successful participants should be familiar with technical terms within this field. You'll also be more successful with an advanced level of English language fluency, as writing assignments are required. Basic skills in Excel will also be helpful in understanding lectures and completing assignments.

Format

This is a self-paced, online modular course divided into 10 weeks.

This course will be delivered entirely online through a course management system named (Moodle).

Participants are expected to review the pre-recorded weekly lectures, complete assigned readings and activities, and participate in discussion via the discussion forums. Most participants will also meet with a local study group that is led by a site facilitator. This is meant to increase opportunities for discussion about the relevance of the material to the local setting. Completion of a final course evaluation is strongly encouraged for successful completion of the course.

Materials

All reading materials for this course are provided, in PDF form, or by linking to online sources.

Grading

To be successful in the course you will need to complete all of the learning activities listed.

Final grades will be calculated as follows:

Activity	Percentage
Assignments (includes 6)	50%
Discussion Forums (2 points each, 5 total)	10%
Quizzes (4 points each, 10 total)	40%
Total	100%

Submitting Assignments

All assignments for this course will be submitted electronically through Moodle. Assignments must be submitted by the given deadline.

Viewing Grades in Moodle

Points you receive for graded activities will be posted to the Moodle Grade Book.

Quizzes will be graded upon submission. Discussion and assignment grades are posted by the end of the day Monday after an assignment is due. If you submit your assignment late (after the due date), please note that your grade will be updated approximately 10 days after the due date. All due dates and times are in Pacific Time.

Assignments

Written Assignments

There are several written assignments in the course that total 50 points. See the schedule for list of assignments and their point values.

Discussion Forums

Your participation in the discussion forums is critical for maximizing your learning experiences in this course. Please refer to the information on posting to discussion forums to read about expectations for posting.

Quizzes

Quizzes will open when the module opens. You will have 2 attempts on each quiz. The learning management system will record your highest score.

Optional Learning Activities

In some modules, we have included optional learning activities. These contain additional resources, learning activities, and downloadable resources. Completing these optional activities is for your own enrichment and will not count toward your grade.

Note: there is no final exam.

Certificate of Completion

Active participation is required in order to receive a Certificate of Completion for the course. To receive a Certificate of Completion from the University of Washington, USA, you must pass the course, which means getting a final score of 70% or higher on all graded activities.

If you are a site participant, you must earn a qualifying score and attend 3 of the site meetings your site will hold. Attendance at more, if offered, is encouraged but not required to meet the site participation requirement. After the course, site participant certificates will be sent to site coordinators for distribution.

Late Work Policy

Assignments will be due at the end of each module. If you are unable to submit your assignment by the due date, you may still submit it up to one week late without penalty. After the one-week grace period, the assignment will close and it can no longer be accepted for grading.

Commitment to Academic Integrity

Commit to Integrity

As a participant in this course you are expected to maintain high degrees of professionalism, commitment to active learning and participation in this class and also integrity in your behavior in and out of the classroom.

Definitions

"Plagiarism is defined as the use of the words, ideas, diagrams, etc., of publicly available work without appropriately acknowledging the sources of these materials. This definition constitutes plagiarism whether it is intentional or unintentional and whether it is the work of another or your own, previously published work. Plagiarism is a very serious offense that the University of Washington's eDGH Program does not tolerate."

Enforcement

Corroborated reports of plagiarism, cheating, or other misconduct will result in no credit on that assignment and may result in suspension from the course and ban from participation in future courses.

Religious Accommodations

eDGH uses the UW's policy on religious accommodations for participants who need to make special arrangements in meeting course deadlines due to reasons of faith or conscience or for religious activities. Accommodations must be requested within the first two weeks of this course by contacting edgh@uw.edu.

Copyright Statement

All content associated with this course is copyrighted. This includes the syllabus, assignments, reading lists, and lectures, as well as any material generated by your fellow students. Within the constraints of "fair use", you may copy these materials for your personal use in support of your education. For example, you may download materials to your computer for study, but you may not copy the materials and distribute or upload to a website. Such "fair use" by you does not include further distribution by any means of copying, performance or presentation beyond the circle of your close acquaintances, student colleagues in this class and your family. If you have any questions regarding any use violates the creator's copyright interests, please feel free to email edgh@uw.edu.