The next level is the problem solved how you can meet the standard of – Excellence as described in the criteria, by addressing one or more of the causes (eg. teachers do not have adequate qualifications). This in turn involves an analysis of causes and effects in terms of the solution (eg. training the trainers, rather than, for instance, replacing them). Then a proposal should elaborate on the specific activities. Five basic ingredients are needed for a project matrix: The (long-term) development objective, the immediate objective as a result of the project, the outputs to be produced within the project, activities, inputs. A proposal should not start with citing the inputs, but rather the development objectives to which the project will ultimately contribute. The immediate objective then follows, and thereafter are the direct project outputs which are linked to and underpin these. Then the activities and finally the inputs are presented. Indicators are also needed for how you are going to prove what you have achieved for both the development objective and the immediate objective, – and you also need to state how you will verify these indicators. In the case of indicators for outputs of, for example, an MA for working journalists, you would show results in terms of characteristics of graduates. UNESCO is prepared to assist each of the schools in preparing a project matrix which can be discussed with stakeholders and revised, with the immediate objective of each project being for the School to come closer to being a Centre of Excellence on a particular point. The matrix is a negotiation tool for bringing donors, UN agencies and – stakeholders into a discussion about how you can mobilise the necessary resources to produce the outputs. This is known as a framework “logical analysis”. See model project design in appendix G.
The next level is the problem solved – how you can meet the standard of Excellence as described in the criteria, by addressing one or more of the causes (eg. teachers do not have adequate qualifications). This in turn involves an analysis of causes and effects in terms of the solution (eg. training the trainers, rather than, for instance, replacing them). Then a proposal should elaborate on the specific activities. Five basic ingredients are needed for a project matrix: The (long-term) development objective, the immediate objective as a result of the project, the outputs to be produced within the project, activities, inputs. A proposal should not start with citing the inputs, but rather the development objectives to which the project will ultimately contribute. The immediate objective then follows, and thereafter are the direct project outputs which are linked to and underpin these. Then the activities and finally the inputs are presented. Indicators are also needed for how you are going to prove what you have achieved – for both the development objective and the immediate objective, and you also need to state how you will verify these indicators. In the case of indicators for outputs of, for example, an MA for working journalists, you would show results in terms of characteristics of graduates. UNESCO is prepared to assist each of the schools in preparing a project matrix which can be discussed with stakeholders and revised, with the immediate objective of each project being for the School to come closer to being a Centre of Excellence on a particular point. The matrix is a negotiation tool – for bringing donors, UN agencies and stakeholders into a discussion about how you can mobilise the necessary resources to produce the outputs. This is known as a “logical framework analysis”. See model project design in appendix G.
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