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"Scientific Research Methods" is a 15 credits module and is designed for students in Year III Rural Development in the Department of Rural Development and Agricultural Economics. The module is composed of two learning units: Research Methodology I and Biometrics.
Aim
(i) To make the student able to design, to implement & organize, to carry out and to write various research tasks.
(ii) To make student familiar with basic knowledge of Data Management; Data collection and Analysis and application of software in problems solving
(iii) To make the student familiar with basic concepts in planning and analysis of Agricultural experiment.
Learning Outcomes
Having successfully completed the module, students should be able to:
_to improve the mathematical tools in economics and more particularly in development economics
-to Manipulate Data using various software
-Analyze problems with help of appropriate tools and define and evaluate relations between all aspects
-Write a research report and present the results
Lecturers' contacts
1. Dr Celestin Bigirimana, 0788764361, celbigirimana@gmail.com
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Indicative Resources:
The following textbooks are recommended for reading:
Eric L. Einspruch (2005). An introductory guide to SPSS for Windows, 2nd ed. Sage Publications, Inc. ISBN 1-4129-0415-3
Gilat A. MATLAB. An Introduction with Applications. Fourth edition. Ohio.USA
Joaquim P. Marques de Sá (2007). Applied Statistics Using SPSS, STATISTICA,MATLAB and R. Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York. ISBN 978-3-540-71971-7
Peter Dalgaard (2008). Introductory Statistics with R, 2nd ed. Springer Science+Business Media, LLC. e-ISBN: 978-0-387-79054-1
Prabhanjan Narayanachar Tattar, Suresh Ramaiah & B.G. Manjunath (2016). A course in statistics with R. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. ISBN: 9781119152729
Sabine Landau and Brian S. Everitt (2004). A handbook of statistical analyses using SPSS. Chapman & Hall/CRC Press LLC. ISBN 1-58488-369-3
Sally A. Lesik (2010). Applied Statistical Inference with MINITAB. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group. ISBN-13: 978-1-4200-6584-8 (eBook - PDF)
Trevor Wegner (2013). Applied Business Statistics Methods and Excel-based Applications, 3rd Ed. Juta and Company Ltd. ISBN: 978 0 7021 9709 3 (Web PDF).
Wim Buysse, Roger Stern and Ric Coe (2004). GenStat Discovery Edition for everyday use. World Agroforestry Centre. ISBN 92 9059 158 7
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Welcome to the module "Project Design and Evaluation" taught to Year III Rural Development Students. There are two learning units in that module:
1. Project Management
2. Monitoring and Evaluation Techniques
Aim
The main objectives of the module courses are to provide students with a global vision of the projects, to provide practical tools for anticipating the costs, delays and performances of development projects. This module aims at allowing students of Year 3 Rural Development to understand and apply the principles of project management. The course will explain the key concepts used while establishing an M&E system and discusses why M&E is essential for rural development program management. The course will also provide students with a practical and theoretical framework for analysing, planning for and implementing a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) process which is rural development.
Lecturers' contacts
Dr Celestin Bigirimana, 0788764361, celbigirimana@gmail.com
Dr Antoine Karangwa, 0788357981, karantoine@yahoo.fr
Intended Learning Outcomes
Having successfully completed the module, students should be able to:
-Conduct a project appraisal
-Practice the knowledge and techniques used in developing plans to monitor and evaluate rual development projects using results-based management.
-Formulate project goals and objectives
-Use a logical framework for effective management of projects
-Establish a project monitoring plan
Reading materials
FAO (2010). The use of monitoring and evaluation in agriculture and rural development projects: Findings from a review of implementation completion reports. Rome: Investment Centre Division.
UNDP (2009). Handbook on Planning, Monitoring and Evaluating for Development results. New York: United Nations Development Program.
Deborah Linnell (2014). Process Evaluation vs. Outcome Evaluation. Available at www.tsne.org
World Bank (2010). Toolkit for Monitoring and Evaluation of Agricultural Water Management Projects.
World Bank (2012). Gender issues in monitoring and evaluation in agriculture. Washington: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / International Development Association.
Frankel N. and Gage, A. (2016). M&E Fundamentals: A Self-Guided Mini-Course. New York: The Agency for International Development.