Class Workshop III - Project Planning and Management

The curricular Unit Atelier III - Project Planning and Management aims to develop skills in the field of action research methodologies and to promote conceptual and technical knowledge of the importance of Sociology and the role of the sociologist in programs/strategies/projects of social intervention. It is intended  students acquire knowledge on planning and evaluation methodologies both in the application of public policies and in projects of organizations/associations of different domains in society (poverty, social exclusion and unemployment; ethnic discrimination and inequalities gender, environment and climate change, education, among others).  

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Research-Action     Action Research in Sociology    The role of Sociology and sociologist in the design of public policies and in the participation in programs/strategies of social intervention.  Planning and evaluation methodologies     Main concepts, diversity of methodologies and types of planning    Diversity of evaluation methodologies    Main stages of a social intervention project (pre-diagnosis, diagnosis, general objectives, specific objectives, intervention strategies, action plan, monitoring and evaluation)   Main evaluation modalities (ex-ante evaluation; ongoing evaluation; final evaluation; ex-post evaluation)  Analysis of intervention programs/strategies/projects conceived within the scope of public organisation, associations and non-governmental organizations of  different areas 

Field visits to local associations and organizations participating on isocial intervention projects.

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