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better evaluation

An online community of evaluation practitioners devoted to sharing learning, tools and frameworks for evaluation. Covers all aspects of evaluation practice including methods, tools, approaches and key themes. The resource library hosts a large free-access collection of publications on evaluation methods. Doesn’t focus on any one sector for evaluation, but does include a specific page […]

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Beyond the Numbers: How qualitative approaches can improve monitoring of humanitarian action

This paper looks at potential ways to improve the capture and uptake of qualitative data in monitoring of humanitarian programmes. The first section of the paper dispels three pervasive myths about the use of qualitative approaches in the humanitarian sector. The second section of the paper identifies promising practice used by humanitarian agencies when monitoring

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Back to the Drawing Board: How to improve monitoring of outcomes

This paper, published by the ALNAP Secretariat, aims to encourage humanitarian agencies to step back and reflect on what is currently being done to measure outcomes and how it can be improved in the future. It starts by identifying core assumptions and foundational thinking behind current monitoring systems. It then outlines issues arising from current

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Breaking the Mould: Alternative approaches to monitoring and evaluation

This paper, published by the ALNAP Secretariat, looks at a range of M&E innovations that are designed specifically to provide input to ongoing iterative decision-making and learning at the project level for humanitarian action. It identifies three key areas for potential innovation: 1) timing of M&E data provision; 2) flexibility of M&E frameworks to evolve

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Johns hopkins university Data science specialization

Online certified course designed by Johns Hopkins and hosted by Coursera. The course covers data science, R, GitHub, data cleansing, regression analysis, cluster analysis, debugging and more. Recommended 11 month timeframe based on 7 hours per week. Beginner level Python recommended prior to taking this course. https://www.coursera.org/specializations/jhu-data-science

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code academy

Online coding courses covering Python, SQL and more. Data science career path provides basics of coding, data science and analytics. Courses are interactive and focused on guided exercises. https://www.codecademy.com

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Datacamp

Online coding courses covering R, Python, SQL and more. Data analysis, visualisation and statistics included. Covers basics of data science, engineering and analytics. Courses are bit-sized and designed to work equally on your phone or laptop. https://www.datacamp.com/

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Dataquest

Online coding courses covering R, Python, SQL and more. Data analysis, visualisation and statistics included. Covers basics of data science, engineering and analytics. Courses are interactive and focused on guided exercises and practical problem sets. Learn Data Science and Build Data Skills with Dataquest – HP

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