Evaluation and Monitoring

Module overview

The aim of this module is to develop students' understanding of the nature of studies to monitor and evaluate intervention programmes, using examples from Government and other related areas. There is a particular focus on the contribution of statistical methods in both the design and analysis of such studies.

Linked modules

Pre-requisite: STAT6083 or STAT6095 or STAT6117

Learning and Teaching

Study time
Type	Hours
Independent Study	72
Teaching	28
Total study time	100

Resources & Reading list

General Resources

Laboratory space and equipment required. Computing Laboratory with access to Excel, including Data Analysis Toolkit, and R

Internet Resources

Research Methods for Policy Evaluation.

The Magenta Book: Guidance Notes for Policy Evaluation and Analysis, background paper 7 ‘ Why do social experiments? Experiments and quasi-experiments forevaluating government policies and programmes’.

Journal Articles

Ravallion M (2001). The Mystery of the Vanishing Benefits: An Introduction to Impact Evaluation. World Bank Economic Review, 15(1), pp. 115-40.

Textbooks

J.D. Angrist and J.-S. Pischke (2015). Mastering Metrics: the Path from cause to Effect. Oxford: Princeton University Press.

J.D. Angrist and J.-S. Pischke (2009). Mostly Harmless Econometrics: an Empiricist's Companion. Oxford: Princeton University Press.

Assessment

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Exam	100%

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Exam	100%

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Exam	100%

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal & External