Diploma in Project Planning Monitoring and Evaluation

The Diploma in Project Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation at Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti University trains students in project planning and design, M&E planning, indicator development in M&E, and data collection methods in M&E. It also covers impact assessment designs, quantitative and qualitative methods in evaluations, and research methods linked to M&E work.

The programme is structured by year and semester. In Year 1, it includes Semester 1 communication skills and information literacy, introduction to computers, and several core M&E modules. In Semester 2, it adds ethics and entrepreneurship, research methods, computer packages for data analysis in M&E, and modules on project risk management and M&E in complex emergencies and non-permissive environments. Year 2 Semester 1 includes Process and Clarificatory Evaluation, Project Management, Result Based Monitoring, and a Research Project.

Modules

• DPME111General Principles in M&E
• DPME112Project planning and design
• DPME113M&E Planning
• DPME115Data collection methods in M&E
• DPME116Indicator Development in M&E
• DPME121Contemporary issues in Project planning
• DPME122Computer packages for data analysis in M&E
• DPME123Impact assessment designs
• DPME124Quantitative and qualitative methods in evaluations
• DPME125M&E in Complex emergencies and Non-permissive Environments
• DPME126Project risk management
• DPME211Process and Clarificatory Evaluation