LFS 302B International Field Studies in Indonesia – May 1 – 31, 2014

This undergraduate food and resource economics summer field course in Indonesia consists of instruction, planning and implementation of a performance assessment or monitoring and evaluation (M&E) methodology.  The specific methodology, Monitoring & Evaluation for Timely Responses (METR), uses experiential learning (real-world examples) to provide students with an effective tool for independent ex-post development project evaluation used by civil society private and public sector professionals.  After a week of instruction, three weeks are spent evaluating an actual development project in Indonesia by a team of students led by the instructor.  Students are assigned tasks to assess project finance & economics, institutional development & governance, or appropriateness of the project science and technology.

Application is required and due Feb 24, 2014 so don’t wait! http://www.landfood.ubc.ca/undergraduate/lfs-302b-application

For more information, you can find theLFS 302B course outline here.

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