Study location	Online
Type	Online Summer Courses, Distance Learning
Nominal duration	1 week (2 ECTS)
Study language	English
Course code	MSS1001

Tuition fee	€299 one-time

Entry qualification	Enrolled as an Undergraduate student or Undergraduate diploma The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original.

Language requirements	English The language of the course is English, so we expect a fluent level and the ability to follow and participate in class.

More information	maastrichtsummerschool.nl

Overview

Course Description
Governments, NGOs and private organizations in the developing world are increasingly engaged in donor-funded projects. Often they are asked to formulate project proposals that are economically, socially, politically and environmentally viable. To handle these often complex and demanding processes, project managers need to possess the latest knowledge on various project design tools. This course has been designed to appeal to students interested in the aid/development sector as well as students who are interested in logical models that can be applied to project design.

Goals
• Understand development project as a concept
• Knowledge of the Project Life Cycle and the involved decision-making processes
• Familiar with the Log Frame Approach
• Aware of the importance of preparing quality documents throughout the cycle of operations
• Familiar with the analytical tools required to characterise problems and needs
• Knowledge of the planning tools required to assess the feasibility of a given project
• Aware of the importance of considering the adequate assumptions while designing a project
• Aware of the three dimensions involved in the design of a project
• Understand how and why the log frame is structured as a comprehensive logic model.

Recommend Literature
• The Road to Results – World Bank openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/2699/526780PUB0Road101Official0Use0Only1.pdf?sequence=1
• Project Management Methodology – Council of Europe www.coe.int/en/web/project-management-methodology/tools Aid Delivery Methods ec.europa.eu/europeaid/sites/devco/files/methodology-aid-delivery-methods-project-cycle-management-200403_en_2.pdf

Teaching Methods
Interactive Class, Lectures, Presentations, Research

Assessment Methods
Assignment

Course Coordinators
Rui Santos