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• Module 1 - Describing and locating EHA 
• Module 2 - Purpose of evaluation
• Module 3 - Initiating and planning the evaluation
• Module 4 - Evaluation criteria and frameworks
• Module 5 - Evaluation methodologies
• Module 6 - Teams and management
• Module 7 - Reporting
• Module 8 - Use and dissemination of evaluations

Module 1 - Describing and locating EHA

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This module will look at:

• The definitions and understandings of Evaluation of Humanitarian Action (EHA)
• The increasingly wide range of activities and scenarios relevant to HA
• The challenges this wide range presents

Module objective:

• To emphasise the importance of not treating all HA as the same.
• To introduce the importance of choosing appropriate standards, indicators, and frameworks for differing HA contexts and types

Module 2 - Purpose of evaluation

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This module will look at:

• Accountability and lesson-learning
• Drivers towards accountability in humanitarian assistance
• Types of evaluation

Module objective:

• To emphasise the importance of clarifying the purpose of an evaluation, especially if it is to be user-focused.
• To understand the tensions between accountability and lesson-learning, and the implications for designing an evaluation

Module 3 - Initiating and planning the evaluation

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This module will look at:

• Who needs what and why?
• What to evaluate?
• Who should evaluate?
• When to evaluate?

Module objective:

• To prepare participants to plan an evaluation, paying particular attention to who needs what and why, as well as other aspects of the planning process

Module 4 - Evaluation criteria and frameworks

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This module will look at:

• Standard DAC evaluation criteria
• HA frameworks

Module objective:

• To explain and emphasise the importance of applying standard DAC evaluation criteria, especially, Effectiveness; Efficiency; Relevance and Impact.
• To develop knowledge of how to apply HA frameworks covering all main HA scenarios and contexts, specifically how to use them to formulate appropriate questions for evaluating HA in different contexts

Module 5 - Evaluation methodologies

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This module will look at:

• Different types of data collection methods
• The importance of documentation review
• Some useful distinctions: quantitative vs qualitative indicators, formal vs informal methods of data collection
• Informal data collection methods (PRA, focus group discussions, timelines etc) and challenges of analysis
• Interviewing skills
• Data analysis and dealing with bias
• Ethical considerations

Module objective:

• To familiarise participants with different evaluation methods, and how to choose amongst them
• To sharpen participants experience of interviewing skills
• To alert participants to issues of bias and ethical considerations
• To guide participants in data analysis

Module 6 - Teams and management

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This module will look at:

• EHA evaluation teams
• Management of EHA activities

 Module objective:

• To develop skills in EHA team management and membership
• To develop skills and knowledge in the management of EHA activities

Module 7 - Reporting

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This module will look at:

• Options for reporting (both verbal and in writing)
• Planning reporting
• Preparing and conducting reporting

Module objective:

• To set out the variety of options for reporting EHA results, both verbal and in writing
• To develop skills and approaches for effective reporting
• To understand the linkages between systematic analysis and gradual development of EHA results (findings, conclusions and recommendations) and clear, credible and effective presentation of those results

Module 8 - Use and dissemination of evaluations

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This module will look at:

• Evidence of how we learn
• Good practice and potential pitfalls of dissemination
• Examples of good dissemination practice

Module objective:

• To emphasise the importance of planning for use and dissemination of evaluations, from the outset
• To review the very poor record in evaluation follow up in the humanitarian aid sector
• To share examples of good practice in dissemination and follow-up 

 

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