The Universitat Oberta de Catalunya's (UOC) Department of Food Systems, Culture and Society and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) are partnering to offer a fully accredited, online certificate called: Assessing the Impact of Development Programmes on Food Security. This 4 month joint online UOC/FAO Specialization provides a comprehensive understanding and guidance for assessing the impact of development programmes on food security.

Dates: 24 October 2012 to 24 February 2013
Certificate fee: € 1,100

To register or for more information, please contact UOC directly by phone +34 93 165 42 43 or by email: fxmedina@uoc.edu or fxmedina@gmail.com

Syllabus

Module 1: Assessing programme impact on food security
1. Introduction to impact assessment
2. Food security concepts and frameworks
3. Programme design and Iimplications
4. Impact assessment in programme design
 
Module 2: Methods and approaches for assessing impact
1. Overview of methods and approaches
2. Quantitative methods: Household surveys
3. Quantitative methods: Secondary data
4. Qualitative methods
5. Selecting methods and approaches
 
Module 3: Interpreting and communicating results
1. Analysing and interpreting impact data
2. Documenting and reporting results