Course on Designing and Conducting Surveys for M&E

Who should attend?

• • Project Managers
  • Statisticians & Researchers
  • Planners & Monitors and Evaluators
  • NGOS & Government Ministries
  • Central Banks & Universities

Learning Objectives

• • To learn how to develop a Monitoring & Evaluation system for designing and conducting surveys
  • To set objectives for data collection with credibility and precision
  • To gain hands on experience in real case studies approach

  Course Content

  Introduction to Survey
  

  • What is a survey
  • Types of surveys
  •  Setting objectives for information collection
  • Designing the study

  Choosing the appropriate evaluation design

  • Mixed-methods designs
  • Attribution, contribution and the importance of the counterfactual
  • Equity-focused evaluation at the policy level
  •  Equity-focused evaluation at the project and programme levels
  •  Feasibility analysis
    

  Why and when is a survey used?

  • When and how should a survey be used?
  • Pre-conditions of the survey for its use in evaluation?
  • Why use a survey in evaluations?

   

  Controlling the quality of the survey

  • Different stages of quality control?
  • Key issues to control?
  • Sample size determination

  How is a survey carried out?

  • Preparing a reliable and valid survey instrument
  • How to  development and design questioners
  • How to use questioner design software
  • How is desk-based survey techniques carried out?
  • Sampling strategies
  • How are samples designed?
  • Conducting pilot survey
  • Implementing the survey
  • How are the findings analysed and treated?
  • Managing and analyzing survey data
  • Report writing and presentation of the results

  • For further inquiries, please contact us on 

    Tel: +254 20 2000 957.

    Mob: +254 727 446 544.

    Email: info@ajtraining.co.za

    REQUIREMENTS AND TRAINING VENUE

    The training is residential and will be held at AJT Training Centre. Delegates should be reasonably proficient in English. Applicants must live up to Alexander James Training (AJT) admission criteria.

    ACCREDITATION

    Upon successful completion of this training, participants will be issued with an Alexander James Training (AJT) certificate.

  • CUSTOMIZED/TAILOR- MADE

    We will customize this training to fit your professional and institution expected outcome. You can have it delivered in our AJT Training Centre or at a convenient location.

    Kindly Note: The program content shown here is for guidance purposes only. Our continuous course improvement process may lead to changes in topics and delivery methodology.