Concept Note for an ICT4D Project


Final Project – Concept Note for an ICT4D project

 

Grade: 35% of term mark

 

Stages and Timeline

    Marks
Group formation and topic area
Oct. 1, 2013
 
 
   
Drafting of concept note
ongoing
5

First presentation /Preliminary research and needs assessment

Presentation Rubric

Oct. 29, 2013
10
Final submission  (rubric - please comment)
Nov. 26, 2013 20
  Total 35

 

 

For the final project, students are asked to work in small group (a maximum of 3 students) to produce a Concept Note for a proposed project on ICT for Development. The topics students choose will be discussed in class and online, and developed in stages, culminating in the final Concept Note. The topic must build on concepts and principles discussed in class, and students will have opportunities to engage in peer-review of each other’s projects.

 

The final Concept Note must not presented on a wiki page and it must not exceed 5 pages (double-spaced, 12 pt. font, roughly 1,500 words in total). Links must be provided to the background research, methodology, needs assessment, data used, bibliography, and any resources considered relevant to the concept note.

 

1. Summary of the action

Please provide the following information:

1.1       Brief description of the proposed action.

 

2. Relevance:

Please describe the following:

2.1       How relevant is your proposal to the needs and constraints of the target country(ies) or region?

2.2       What are the problems to be resolved and the needs to be met?

2.3       What are the evidence that support the relevance of your proposal (citing class wiki or knowledge base

2.4       Who are the actors involved (final beneficiaries, target groups)?

2.5       What are the objectives and expected results?

2.6       What is the added value of the action (what adds the action by reference to (central or local) government action and actions 

            implemented by non state actors)?

 

3. Methodology and Sustainability:

Please describe the following:

3.1       What are the main project activities?

3.2       Who will be your main implementing partners, what is the length of your relationship with them and how will they be involved in the project?

3.3       How will the project achieve sustainability?

3.4       Will it have multiplier effects?

 

4. Expertise and operational capacity:

Please describe the following:

4.1       What is the experience of your group in planning similar projects?

4.2.      What is the experience of your group and your partner(s) of the issues to be addressed?

 

 

Skills Development resulting from the Project

Needs assessment

Research

Critical evaluation of source materials

Citing relevant sources and attribution
Creativity

Partnership building

Peer review

Online citizenship

Media literacy (appropriate tools)

How to receive criticism "constructively"