Each course constitutes of 6-8 lectures supplemented by case studies, exercises and group discussions covering the topics given below. A typical Executive Education Course proceeds as follows:

Lecture 1: What is Evaluation?

Case Study 1: Program Theory (Group Discussion)

Lecture 2: Outcomes, Indicators, and Measuring Impact

Group Project: Choose topics for presentation (Theory of Change)

Group Project: Theory of Change 

Case Study 2: Why Randomize? (Group Discussion)

Lecture 3: Impact Evaluation – Why Randomize?

Group Exercise 1: Mechanics of Randomization

Case Study 3: How to Randomize? (Group Discussion)

Lecture 4: How to Randomize?

Group Project: Evaluation Design

Group Exercise 2: Random Sampling and Law of Large Numbers

Lecture 5: Sampling and Sample Size

Case Study 4: Threats and Analysis (Group Discussion)

Lecture 6: Threats and Analysis

Group Project: Evaluation Design and Power Calculations

Lecture 7: Cost Effectiveness and Scaling Up 

Group Exercise 3: Power Calculations and Sample Size

Lecture 8: Randomized Evaluation: Start-to-Finish

Group Project: Finalize presentation

Group Presentations

Course Wrap Up