At the end of the course, trainees will be able to implement a research project effectively throughout its lifecycle. Trainees will be equipped to apply key concepts, principles and tools of project management, establish a project implementation team and emulate the qualities of a good project manager.
By the end of this course, participants will be able:
- To recognize the key principles and concepts of project management
- To describe the project management lifecycle for effective research project management
- To use project management tools to develop a plan and monitor progress of a research project across the lifecycle
- To plan and establish a team who will implement the research project
- To recognize the qualities of a good project manager
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to design and conduct process evaluations. By the end of this course, participants will:
- Understand the need for process evaluations and where they can add value to research and practice
- Understand the process by which a process evaluation is undertaken
- Articulate strong research question(s) to be answered by a process evaluation in their own research context(s)
- Develop a draft protocol for a process evaluation, with support from the research team