Brief Course Description
1. Course Title:
(EN) Impact Evaluation for project and program
2. Language of Instruction:
Tiếng Anh
3. Course Code:
ECO501193
4. Credits:
3
5. Course Objectives:
The course helps students understand and apply techniques for evaluating the impact of public policies, development programs and projects on beneficiaries; thereby helping stakeholders see the true effectiveness of development interventions, enforcing accountability for stakeholders, learning from experience in designing and implementing interventions, and implementing results-based management. This course focuses on teaching students the basic quantitative methods of evaluating the impact of a public policy, development program, or investment project (which can be at the national, local, and business, organization level) after they have been implemented by experimental or quasi-experimental design. This knowledge can help students more conveniently study at the postgraduate level at universities with high rankings in the world in the field of public policy, development economics, investment projects; or working in international organizations, organizations, companies related to development projects, research and policy consultancy.
6. Brief Description of Course Content:
The course presents major techniques for impact evaluation and an introduction to the mixed methods approach. Students will be taught a supplementary module on mixed-methods evaluations.