M&E Fundamentals: A Self-Guided Minicourse

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Author(s): Frankel N, Gage A

Year: 2007 (rev. 2016)

Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) is an essential component of any intervention, project, or program. This mini-course covers the basics of program monitoring and evaluation in the context of population, health and nutrition programs. It also defines common terms and discusses why M&E is essential for program management.

At the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Identify the basic purposes and scope of M&E
• Differentiate between monitoring functions and evaluation functions
• Describe the functions of an M&E plan
• Identify the main components of an M&E plan
• Identify and differentiate between conceptual frameworks, results frameworks, and logic models
• Describe how frameworks are used for M&E planning
• Identify criteria for the selection of indicators
• Describe how indicators are linked to frameworks
• Identify types of data sources
• Describe how information can be used for decision-making

Available in EPUB and Kindle editions and as an online certificate course.

This publication is also available in the following language:
Vietnamese
Spanish
Portuguese
French

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MEASURE Evaluation is funded by USAID to strengthen capacity in developing countries to gather, interpret, and use data to improve health. We create tools and approaches for rigorous evaluations, providing evidence to address health challenges. And we strengthen health information systems so countries can make better decisions and sustain good health outcomes over time.

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