Technique | Content | Description |
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Simulation | Ethical dilemma of negotiation with a client | A client asks an evaluator to change his evaluation design to please a funding agency. Two groups of students receive the same case description; one is in favor of the request, and the other against. |
Drawing | Definition of the evaluation | Each student must produce a drawing representing his or her perception of the evaluation (see additional file 1) |
Logic model | Each team of students must prepare a graphic representation of the constituent elements of a programme's logic (see additional file 2) | |
Case study | Theory of intervention | Each team must determine the theory of the intervention with its various components based upon a real case: the referral system for obstetrical emergencies at Kayes in Mali. |
Problem-based learning | Evaluation plan | Each team must draw up an evaluation plan for a health district in Burkina Faso. |
Debate | Evaluation profession | A senior public health consultant is invited to discuss with the class the profession in Africa. Students must prepare questions in advance. |