UNIT 7 PROJECT DESIGN: MANAGEMENT

March 5, 2002

Instructor: Dr. Maria Hadjipavlou-Trigorgis & Andrea Bartoli

Lecturer: Steve O'Malley

Project Coordinator: Zachary Metz

Students define the most appropriate management approach and design for their project.

Objectives

• Explore and define management approach for each project.

Agenda

• Presentation on management issues in fieldwork by guest lecturer
• Presentations from students on Project Team process, roles, and responsibilities
• Dialogue, questions and answers with guest lecturer on management issues

Assignment

• Meet with Project Teams
• Integration of lessons learned into Project Design
• Prepare for presentations on funding strategies

Lecturer: Paul Martin

Project Coordinator: Zachary Metz

Students define the most appropriate funding approach for their project.

Objectives

• Explore and define funding approach for each project.

Agenda

• Presentation on project funding & strategies by guest lecturer
• Presentations from students on project funding proposals
• Dialogue, questions and answers with guest lecturer on funding issues

Assignment

• Meet with Project Teams
• Integration of lessons learned into Project Design
• Prepare for presentations on evaluation strategies

SPRING BREAK (March 18-March 22)

Students may choose to use Spring Break to meet or confer with local project partners.

UNIT 9 PROJECT DESIGN: EVALUATION STRATEGIES March 26, 2002

Instructor: Dr. Maria Hadjipavlou-Trigorgis & Andrea Bartoli

Lecturer: Herb Spirer

Project Coordinator: Mark Stover

Students define the most appropriate evaluation strategies for their project.

Objectives

• Explore and define funding approach for each project.
• Transition proposals into project designs

Agenda

• Presentation on evaluation strategies by guest lecturer

  Stages of evaluation

  Pre-project
  Pre-implementation
  Project Implementation
  Post-project & Follow-up

• Presentations from students on evaluation strategies
• Dialogue, questions and answers with guest lecturer on evaluation strategies

Assignment

• Meet with Project Teams
• Integration of lessons learned into Project Design
• Prepare for Presentations of Draft Project Designs

UNITS 10-11 (PROPOSAL OF PROJECT)

UNIT 10 PRESENTATION OF PROJECT PROPOSALS (Part 1) April 2, 2002

Students present project proposals to class and review panel. Class and panel critique and support further development of project design.

Objectives

• Present and strengthen project design

Agenda

• Presentations of project design
• Critique and discussion of design with review panel

Assignment

• Meet with Project Teams
• Integration of lessons learned into Project Design

UNIT 11 PRESENTATION OF PROJECT PROPOSALS (Part 2) April 9, 2002

Students present project proposals to class and review panel. Class and panel critique and support further development of project design.

Objectives

• Present and strengthen project design

Agenda

• Presentations of project design
• Critique and discussion of design with review panel

Assignment

• Meet with Project Teams
• Integration of lessons learned into Project Design
• Prepare for presentation of finalized Project Design for Unit 13

UNIT 12 (PREPARING FOR FIELDWORK)

UNIT 12 LESSONS FROM THE FIELD April 16, 2002

Instructor: Dr. Maria Hadjipavlou-Trigorgis & Andrea Bartoli

Project Coordinator: Mark Stover

Students discuss logistical, technological and psychological challenges associated with doing fieldwork.

Objectives

• Prepare for the challenges and joys of doing fieldwork in conflict zones.

Agenda

• Preparing for fieldwork
• Safety
• Using technology
• Travel papers
• Travel clinic and health care
• Phoning home and taking care of yourself

Assignment

• Prepare for presentation of finalized Project Design for Unit 13

UNIT 13 (PRESENTATION OF FINALIZED PROJECT DESIGN)

Agenda

• Project teams present final Project Design to class

UNIT 14 (CONCLUSION)

Project Coordinator: Mark Stover

Class reflects on experience of course and integrates final lessons learned in preparation for summer project.

Objectives

• Conclude and evaluate the fall phase of workshop
• Prepare to enter summer phase of workshop

Agenda

• Concluding remarks
• Evaluations
• Next steps

SUMMER INTERNSHIP

3 Credits

120 hours

6 Credits

240 hours

FALL SEMESTER

Students meet one entire Friday and Saturday to debrief their fieldwork experience and prepare for reporting back to local partners, ICRP and the SIPA community. Each student will present his or her experiences and results at one brown bag presentation during the course of the semester.

Objectives:

• Reporting to ICRP
• Reporting to partner
• Reporting to funders
• Reporting to SIPA

FUNDING SOURCES:

This course will be supported and funded by sources identified by the International Conflict Resolution Program.

INSTRUCTOR BIO

Maria Hadjipavlou-Trigeorgis

Lecturer in the Department of Social and Political Science at the University of Cyprus. Undergraduate degree in English Studies and Literature at West London College, U.K. Graduate studies at the University of Exeter, U.K. (M.Ed., 1975). University of Kansas (M.Sc. Journalism, 1981) and Boston University (Ph.D, Comparative Social and Political Change, 1987). She taught as Lecturer at Boston University (1982-1985), as Adjunct Assistant Professor at Bentley College, U.S.A. (1987-1988) and has been Post-Doctoral Fellow at Harvard University (1992-1993). Since 1991 she has been an associate of the Program in International Conflict Analysis and Resolution (PICAR) of the Center for International Affairs, Harvard University. Visiting Scholar at School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, USA (1996-1997). Also co-founder of International Conflict Resolution Program (ICRP) at Columbia University (1997). Research interests: Nationalsim, Ethnic and International Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Peace, the Cyprus Conflict, Comparative Politics and Feminism. Dr. Hadjipavlou-Trigeorgis has published widely in the fields of peacemaking and conflict resolution.

BULLETIN DESCRIPTION:

The Applied Conflict Resolution Workshop links conflict resolution theory with practical application in the context of ongoing conflict resolution interventions. The Workshop will focus on the practical skills necessary for successful implementation of fieldwork through project design, fundraising, implementation, management, team building and evaluation. The Workshop links with a structured conflict resolution summer internship and a fall short course for debriefing the entire Workshop cycle.