The Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) at the World Bank, in partnership with the Faculty of Public Affairs and Management at Carleton University, launched the International Program for Development Evaluation (IPDET) in 2001. This four-week program is offered annually and seeks to provide quality professional development for the evaluation community working within developing contexts.

IPDET was designed to meet the needs of evaluation and audit units of many different types of organizations involved in development work. This comprehensive international program is designed to help a range of development specialists conduct significant evaluations of development interventions at the project, program, and policy levels. It is both an educational experience and an opportunity to advance career objectives.

Below are the twelve modules from the two-week core course, which aims to build skills and knowledge required for high-quality development evaluation. This course is designed especially for those with little prior evaluation experience or for those wanting a refresher course.

For more information on IPDET visit: http://www.ipdet.org

Modules	Powerpoint Presentation	Narrative Chapter
1. Introduction to Development Evaluation
2. Emerging Issues and Trends
3. Front-End Analysis of the Evaluation Process: Why, When & What
4. Building a Results-Based Monitoring & Evaluation System
5. Evaluation Questions
6. Descriptive, Normative and Cause-Effect Evaluation Designs
7. Approaches to Development Evaluation
8. Data Collection Methods
9. Sampling
10. Data Analysis and Interpretation
11. Presenting Results
12. Managing for Quality and Use
13. Complex Evaluations
14. Evaluation Ethics, Politics, Standards, and Guiding Principles