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 * Week one: Theories of Change and Indicators**

The first week will be based on a general introduction assignment which can be summarized as following:


 * Challenge 1:**

//Participants will be able to describe the theory of change underlying a particular programme. Once this description is made it should be possible for participants to provide the result chain that links programme input to activities, outputs, outcomes and expected food security impact(s). Finally participants will be able to select the performance indicators for the programme (for each level of the result chain).//

In order to confront these challenges, participants will be led by the following learning objectives:


 * Learning Objectives: **


 * 1) Understand the importance of integrating impact assessment into programme design.
 * 2) Describe the theory of change underlying a particular programme, including by explictly identifying the assumptions on which the theory is based.
 * 3) Identify the key questions to be asked in an impact assessment
 * 4) Contextualize the following notions : 'result chain', 'programme inputs and activities,' 'outputs', 'outcomes' and 'impact'
 * 5) Identify performance indicators for a specific programme and set realistic targets
 * 6) Identify sources of information of performance indicators.
 * 7) Appreciate the importance of programme monitoring and evaluation, and its link to continuous learning and adjustment of programming.


 * Session 1: Self-guided e-Learning Lesson 1.4 "Impact Assessment in Programme Design." Duration: 50 minutes. (zip file available in shared drive week 1 folder). **

Dear participant, in order to get familiar with the basic concepts of impact assessment in programme design you are kindly invited to complete the following self-guided e-learning module. The lesson describes the importance of integrating impact assessment into programme design in order to be able to measure major achievements of the programme, and to facilitate adjustments in program design and implementation where needed. (Insert link to e-learning module).[| Learner's notes]can be downloaded as well (cf. low bandwidth).


 * Session 2: "From the theory of change towards performance indicators." Content.**

In order to design an impact assessment, you need to identify key indicators of programme impact. This requires that you think through the theory of change of the programme, identify evaluation questions, and develop the programme logic or results chain. This lessons provides an overview of the factors that need to be considered in the process of creating programme indicators and the importance of determining the means to obtain the information on those indicators.

See Content 1


 * Final assessment:**

Discussion groups and uploading of case study analysis. See assignment template 1 case study

/*At the end of each week the participants will be asked to participate in a formative assignment that reviews the fundamental concepts of that week. Draft questions need to be formulated in the session 1 assignment page.*/