ZIMBABWE EZEKIEL GUTI UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF HUMANITIES, EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK

MODULE GUIDE

PROJECT MONITORING & EVALUATION (ASW422)

LECTURER: MR MAGAVUDE TJ

CELL: +263777593997

EMAIL: [email protected]
PURPOSE OF THE COURSE

This course is premised along community work as a Social Work method. To that end, it serves
the following purposes:
1. To equip students with the requisite skills in planning, managing and evaluating
projects as a way of getting services to the people.
2. To prepare students to take a pro-poor and participatory approach to service planning
and delivery in line with the Social Work ethos.
3. To produce graduates who are articulate and proficient in fund-raising, managing and
evaluating projects through the production of quality and well researched concept
papers, project proposals, as well as monitoring and evaluation reports.

AIMS OF THE COURSE.

1. To enable students to design, analyse, appraise projects, monitoring and evaluating

projects as social work intervention strategy.
2. To acquaint students with the theoretical, technical and other aspects of planning,
implementing and managing development projects and to contextualise these theories,
models and concepts to Social Work practice.

COURSE OBJECTIVES
1. To help the student to acquire basic skills in project design and proposal writing
2. To enable the student to develop analytical skills in project development and
management
3. To help the student to identify major factors associated with the development
project success or failure in resource poor contexts.
4. To consider the link between social work practice and project planning and
management.
TEACHING METHODS
• Lectures
• Seminars
• Videos
• Field visits
COURSE CONTENT

1. Introduction
This section introduces the practice of project planning and management. Development issues
in 3rd world countries are explored with special reference to their impact on project planning
and management especially in Zimbabwe. Pertinent aims of project planning and management
are examined.

a) The historical development of project planning and management.

b) Brief overview of 3rd World Development issues.
c) Definition of key terms such as project, planning, programming, project management,
portfolio management etc
d) Project Triple Constraint
2. Determinants of Project Planning and Implications for Management
This section discusses the ethical considerations in project planning and management and
factors influencing the implementation of programmes and projects in a developing country
context. Implications of the determinants of project planning are discussed in detail.

a) Values and ideologies

b) Availability of Resources
c) Politics, Cultural and Social Issues
d) Globalisation and International Issues
3. Project Management Process Groups
Students will be introduced to project management process groups and each process group
will be discussed in detail.

a) Initiating Process Group

b) Planning Process Group
c) Executing Process Group
d) Monitoring & Controlling Process Group
e) Closing Process Group
4. Project Management knowledge areas
a) Project integration management
b) Project Scope management
 c) Project Time management
d) Project Human resources management
e) Project Risk management
f) Project Cost management
g) Project Communications management
h) Project Procurement management
i) Project Quality management
5. Project planning and management tools
This section aims at equipping students with the knowledge & skills of project designing,
implementation, monitoring & evaluation. The following tools will be examined;

a) Logical framework (LF)

b) Work break down structure (WBS)
c) Implementation timeline/ Ghant chart
d) Program Evaluation Review Technique (PERT)
e) Stakeholder analysis
f) Risk analysis
g) Feasibility analysis
h) Political, Economic, Social and Technological (PEST analysis)
i) Strengths, Weaknesses Opportunities Threats (SWOT analysis)
j) Gender analysis
6. Innovation and industrialization
In line with implementing Education 5.0, this section focuses on equipping students with
innovative skills necessary to spearhead development in the country. Therefore, students will
be equipped with essential skills in project proposal writing.

a) Introduction
b) Project cycle and proposal content
c) Basic proposal formats
d) Concept paper
e) Full proposal
7. Monitoring and Evaluation (M & E)
Monitoring and evaluation are critical phases in the planning and execution of projects. As
such, this section discusses various facets of the monitoring and evaluation process, the
following aspects are under examination here:
 a) Why evaluating
b) Types/forms of evaluation
c) The relationship between monitoring and evaluation
d) Ethical issues in conducting evaluations
e) Drafting terms of reference
f) Reporting on project outcomes

COURSE ASSESSMENT:

Students will be required to write THREE assignments. The first assignment is the project
proposal, the second assignment is a group assignment (presentation & write up) and the third
one is an in class that will be written under examination conditions. These three assignments
(project proposal, group assignment and in class test) will constitute 30% of the final course
assessment. The end of the semester examination will constitute the remaining 70% of the
final course assessment. Assignments should be written following the prescribed formats;
failure to follow the formats attracts heavy penalties. Assignments should be submitted on/or
before the due date.

Assignment 1: Project Proposal. A call for proposal will be sent to students using their class
email.

Assignment 2 : Presentations will be allocated to groups. After the presentations, students are
required to submit a write up.
Assignment 3: This assignment will be written under examination condition.
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