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Diseño de Proyectos de Desarrollo (Coursera)

Offered by Inter-American Development Bank - IDB,
Diseño de Proyectos de Desarrollo (Coursera)

¿Sabes cómo hacer para que tus proyectos logren los resultados esperados? Un diseño adecuado es el primer paso hacia un proyecto exitoso. Este curso te brindará los conocimientos y herramientas fundamentales para diseñar proyectos de desarrollo sostenibles, evaluables y que cumplan con los objetivos propuestos.

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El contenido de este MOOC está basado en las mejores prácticas para el diseño de nuevos proyectos de desarrollo económico y social de acuerdo con el Marco de Efectividad para el Desarrollo del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID), lo cual te ayudará a mejorar la comunicación, efectividad y rendición de cuentas en tus proyectos. Además de videos, lecturas y ejercicios, podrás aplicar tus conocimientos a través de casos de estudio.
Además, este MOOC hace parte de la Especialización en diseño y gestión de proyectos de desarrollo, que recoge el conocimiento y experiencia del BID en sus más de 60 años trabajando por mejorar la calidad de vida en América Latina y el Caribe, así como de buenas prácticas internacionales para la gestión de proyectos. Esta especialización se compone de los siguientes cursos:

Course 1 of 4 in the Diseño y Gestión de Proyectos de Desarrollo Specialization.
What You Will Learn:

  • Identificar los principales conceptos, procesos y fases de los proyectos de desarrollo con un enfoque por resultados.
  • Identificar la información clave para establecer los problemas, soluciones, relevancia, indicadores, diagnóstico y justificación del proyecto.
  • Reconocer herramientas de monitoreo y evaluación del proyecto para determinar la efectividad en el logro de sus objetivos.

Syllabus

WEEK 1
Módulo 1: Fases del ciclo de proyectos de desarrollo
Te damos la bienvenida al curso Diseño de Proyectos de Desarrollo. En este módulo te mostraremos los objetivos, estructura, evaluaciones y material de orientación del curso. Luego de esta introducción, aprenderemos sobre las fases del ciclo de proyectos que implica la gestión de proyectos que promueven el desarrollo económico y social. Se examinará una visión general de los elementos centrales y las principales actividades involucradas en las fases de "programación", "preparación" y "ejecución" y "cierre" de proyectos de desarrollo financiados por el BID.

WEEK 2
Módulo 2: Diseño y planificación de proyectos de desarrollo
Este módulo se centra en los elementos centrales del diseño y la planificación del proyecto de desarrollo. A saber, la definición del problema, la solución y el enfoque del proyecto, así como el diagnóstico y la justificación del proyecto, y el establecimiento de objetivos e indicadores S.M.A.R.T.

WEEK 3
Módulo 3: Gestión de proyectos por resultados
En este módulo se desarrolla la evaluabilidad del proyecto a través del POD, MDR y DEM y de qué manera el monitoreo y la evaluación colaboran para determinar en qué medida un proyecto alcanzó sus objetivos específicos al cierre del mismo.

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