Program Development and Project Management

  • NINT 5004 - Program Development and Project Management (Spring 2010)

Section B/CRN 2746
Alia Nankoe
Thursday 6.00pm - 7.50pm
Room: 66 W. 12th St., 602

Section C/CRN 7074
Melinda Pavin
Wednesday 8.00pm - 9.50pm
Room: 66 W. 12th St., 602

Note: PDPM is the first of two courses that make up the Practice Option.  PDPM is a prerequisite to the course Practicum in International Affairs/PIA (NINT 5166).

Students must have completed a minimum of 24 credits and must declare their concentration before they begin the Practice Option. The only exception is if they plan to do the IFP in the summer following the Practicum as their last 6 credits, in which case 18 credits is the minimum.

PDPM provides students with the opportunity to gain a systematic and comprehensive understanding of the key concepts and skills essential to effective program development and project management in international affairs.  It will focus on skills that practitioners need to be effective in a range of professional contexts and will provide a forum for exploring the trends, tensions, ethical dilemmas, and opportunities facing practitioners in the field of international affairs.

By examining key aspects of a project-cycle and case studies from a wide range of fields, students will learn the techniques and tools used in formulating and managing projects and programs for desired impact. At the end of the course, students will have developed skills in the following areas of program development and project management - strategic design, needs assessment, implementation, proposal and report writing, budgeting, monitoring and evaluation, advocacy and dissemination. At the same time, the course will also give students the opportunity to develop insights into what it takes to be a "reflective practitioner" in an increasingly diverse global context.

Section B with Alia Nankoe serves as a pre-prequisite for the 2010 International Field Programs in Guatemala and Ethiopia; please see the IFP coordinator.  This course is also open to non-IFP students.