IDS 191 - Special Topics. 1-6 Credits.

(R-6) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one-time offerings of current topics.

IDS 392 - Independent Study. 1-9 Credits.

(R-9) Registration requires consent of instructor. Course material appropriate to the needs and objectives of the individual student.

IDS 398 - IDS Internship. 1-6 Credits.

(R-6) Offered every term. Consent of instructor required. Special internships under instructor supervision offering practical experience.

IDS 490 - Research. 3 Credits.

This course is designed to enhance the participants’ understanding of important methods used in the evaluation of international development programs. The toolkit of a student completing this course will include knowledge of basic methods and standard systems used worldwide for conducting such evaluations. You will learn how to design, conduct, report on and orally present your findings as if you are speaking to a group of donors, project planners or other stakeholders. Level: Undergraduate-Graduate

IDS 491 - Special Topics. 1-6 Credits.

(R-6) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one-time offerings of current topics. Level: Undergraduate-Graduate

IDS 497 - Monitoring and Evaluation in International Development. 1-6 Credits.

Course is designed to enhance the participants’ understanding of important methods used in the evaluation of international development programs. The toolkit of a student completing this course will include knowledge of basic methods and standard systems used worldwide for conducting such evaluations. You will learn how to design, conduct, report on and orally present your findings as if you are speaking to a group of donors, project planners or other stakeholders. You will study how to derive important monitoring and evaluation questions from existing literature, how to aim for specific professional outcomes such as the generation of a professional talk, poster, or paper, and the steps required along the way to get you to those outcomes. Survey design, identification and definition of critical M&E variables, predicting required analyses of those variables, LogFrame, Social Frameworks, and CapacityWORKS will be taught in this class. Level: Undergraduate-Graduate

IDS 591 - Special Topics. 1-6 Credits.

(R-6) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one-time offerings of current topics.