Development projects management and communication

Part 1: Development projects management

• Introduction and course objectives.
• The stages of project design, management and evaluation.
• The "logical framework".
• Design of a project respecting the "logical framework" approach.
• Communication in a project.

Part 2: Communication

• Introduction: conceptual elements, ethics and evolution of communication
• Project communication plan: objectives, design, implementation, evaluation
• Involving and mobilizing stakeholders: mapping, behavior change, materiality matrix, SDGs
• Communication campaign: using different media wisely
• Strategies and methodologies: feedback and best practices

Part 1: Development projects management

At the end of the course, students will be able to:

• Identify the challenges and prospects for a "good practice" of project management in the context of developing countries.
• Master the different phases of a design and project management approach as well as their articulation
• Apply a systematic project design approach according to the "logical framework" method in a given context
• Produce a project proposal structured according to the "logical framework" method
• Identify the place of communication in a perspective of project viability

Part 2: Communication

At the end of the course, students should be able to:

• master the basic concepts of communication in environmental development projects
• determine the challenges of communication in different contexts
• identify and analyze stakeholders
• define objectives and design a communication plan adapted to the identified audiences and context
• evaluate strategies, programs and communication media relating to sustainable development

Part 1: Development projects management

No prerequisite

Part 2: Communication

no prerequisite

Part 1: Development projects management

• Presentations
• Work in groups of 4 students, aiming to design a project by highlighting the key moments of communication and planning it clearly. "Accompanied" work during lessons with presentation and discussion of the different stages in the progress of the work and by email exchanges with the teacher
• Class attendance is therefore essential.

Part 2: Communication

• Ex cathedra course with power point support,
• Feedback/exchange with an external speaker
• Presentation of articles prepared by students
• Group work (mandatory): groups of 2 to 4 students; the work will be initiated during the courses and supervised via email exchanges; the work will focus on the design of a communication approach. The work will be the subject of an oral presentation
• Presence during the course is therefore essential

Part 1: Development projects management

Face-to-face course


Additional information:

face to face

Part 2: Communication

Face-to-face course


Additional information:

face to face

Possible adaptation according to sanitary context

Part 1: Development projects management

Platform(s) used for course materials:
- MyULiège


Further information:

- mandatory: pptx course materials

- optional: portfolio of additional documents made available and accessible online;

- recommended for additional information:

• Europeaid, 2004, Méthodes de l'aide- Lignes directrices - Gestion du cycle de Projet.
• Europeaid, 2010, Manuel de gestion financière pour les bénéficiaires de fonds européens destinés aux actions extérieures
• Europeaid,, 2015 Guide pratique des procédures applicables aux devis-programmes.
• Mefalopulos, 2008, Development communication sourcebook. Broadening the Boundaries of Communication, The World Bank.

Part 2: Communication

• compulsory: pptx materials of the course made available
• optional: portfolio of additional documents made available and accessible online;

Part 1: Development projects management

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

oral exam


Additional information:

The evaluation concerns the realization of the work and its oral presentation during the January session.

Possible adaptation as a function of sanitary conditions

Part 2: Communication

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

written exam ( open-ended questions ) AND oral exam


Further information:

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

oral exam

Continuous assessment


Additional information:


The assessment focuses on the completion of the work (a communication plan) and its oral presentation during the January session, and on the analysis work carried out during the four-month period to prepare the work (analysis of the context and stakeholders, identification of objectives, etc.)

Part 1: Development projects management

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Part 2: Communication

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Part 1: Development projects management

Campus Arlon
Avenue de Longwy 185
6700 Arlon

bernard.tychon@uliege.be

bakary.djaby@uliege.be



 

Part 2: Communication

Cécile Cavalade (cecile.cavalade@gmail.com)

Bernard Tychon (Bernard.Tychon@uliege.be)