Program and Credit Details

Development Project Management Institute

Monterey, CA

May 12 – 30, 2008

The Development Project Management Institute (DPMI) certificate program is a professional training that combines guided individual readings completed prior to campus study, three weeks of intensive classroom instruction, and a post-seminar reflection paper. The three-module DPMI training is taken as a whole over a period of three weeks with classes held Monday through Friday. Each module is taught by current practitioners who have extensive international development experience. The modules are intimately linked to the UN Millennium Development Goals. The program concludes with a post-DPMI reflection period and the submission of a short written assignment. Participants will receive a Certificate of Completion from the Development Project Management Institute upon successful achievement of the objectives of the DPMI program.

Faculty:

• Beryl Levinger (BL), Institute Director and Professor for Managing Development Projects Module (5/12 – 5/16)
• Claudia Liebler (CL), Facilitating Participatory Development (5/19 – 5/23)
• Evan Bloom (EB) Social Entrepreneurship and Strategic Partnering  (5/26 –5/30)

Schedule: DPMI sessions on weekdays are from 9am-12pm and 1pm-4pm in Casa Fuente Room 434 on Pacific Street (near Franklin) in Monterey.

Modules:

Managing Development Projects

Participants will learn the necessary components of project design. Implementation of strategies to ensure sustainable benefits and alternative evaluation methods will also be discussed. At the module's completion, participants will create an overall evaluation plan for a project along with a detailed project implementation plan using the results framework (RF), an approach to project development that is widely used in bilateral and multinational organizations including USAID, the World Bank and UNDP.

Module #2: Facilitating Participatory Development

Participants master tools and skills needed to effectively assume the roles of facilitator, trainer, and change agent. Local human resource development is an important component in every development project. The module focuses on transferring skills to participants so they can conduct their own training programs. Topics covered include needs assessments, adult learning practices, community mobilization, stakeholder negotiation, conflict mediation, and the training of trainers.

Module #3: Social Entrepreneurship and Strategic Partnering

Participants, working within a context of social entrepreneurship, become proficient in the use of tools and techniques to conduct an analysis of vision and mission; identify core competencies; and forge strategic partnerships to enhance organizational effectiveness.  Innovative software applications are introduced to support a simulation.

Requirements:

Students who attend all DPMI sessions and complete the assignment (as described below) will receive a Certificate of Completion for the Development Project Management Institute.  This is a non-credit certificate.

All certificate candidates must submit a comprehensive statement of development philosophy that reflects themes and concepts and that builds on in-class exercises, readings, and lectures. You may find it helpful to organize your statement using the following headings:

·         What vision do you hold for the future that you are striving to create?

·         What values are inherent in this vision? Include, as appropriate the moral or ethical basis of your vision.

·         What practical principles will you use to operationalize this vision in your professional practice?

·         What methods will you use to achieve this vision?

·         What standards, criteria or benchmarks will you apply to hold yourself accountable for achieving your development vision?

The paper, approximately 5 single-spaced pages in length,  should be submitted by email to dpmi@miis.edu by August 21^st, 2008. You are expected to offer ample citations to demonstrate that you have completed the readings and attended all discussions. Your statement, however, should reflect how you have processed this material. If you are seeking DPMI credit (regardless of semester), your statement of philosophy must be accompanied by a graphic representation of your thinking using Cmap Tools, MindManager or a similar product.

Requirements:

Students who attend all DPMI sessions and complete the assignment (as described below) will receive a Certificate of Completion for the Development Project Management Institute. 

All certificate candidates must submit a comprehensive statement of development philosophy that reflects themes and concepts and that builds on in-class exercises, readings, and lectures. You may find it helpful to organize your statement using the following headings:

·         What vision do you hold for the future that you are striving to create?

·         What values are inherent in this vision? Include, as appropriate the moral or ethical basis of your vision.

·         What practical principles will you use to operationalize this vision in your professional practice?

·         What methods will you use to achieve this vision?

·         What standards, criteria or benchmarks will you apply to hold yourself accountable for achieving your development vision?

The paper, approximately 5 single-spaced pages in length,  should be submitted by email to dpmi@miis.edu by August 21^st, 2008. You are expected to offer ample citations to demonstrate that you have completed the readings and attended all discussions. Your statement, however, should reflect how you have processed this material.If you are seeking DPMI credit (regardless of semester), your statement of philosophy must be accompanied by a graphic representation of your thinking using Cmap Tools, MindManager or a similar product.

For Monterey Institute credit:

The opportunity to earn directed study units for DPMI through GSIPS is available to students who participate in the Development Project Management Institute, and have sufficient elective units available for directed study. Please consider the following:

a)     A student may register for three (3) or six (6) DPMI directed study units (DPMI 698).

b)     A student may take an additional six (6) units by registering for the DPMI 650 course, Development Project Practicum (DPMI Plus).

c)      THESE UNITS ARE PASS/FAIL ONLY.

Eligibility for DPMI Directed Study

In order to register for DPMI directed study units, the student must have satisfactorily completed all of the requirements of the DPMI program in either summer or winter.

1)     Complete the pre-readings and attend the three week intensive training session of DPMI in winter or summer.

2)     Attend all sessions of classroom instruction during the three weeks with no unexcused absences.

3)     Complete the prescribed DPMI writing assignment to earn the Certificate.

The following steps must be followed for a student to register for DPMI directed study and/or DPMI Plus:

a)     DPMI Director or Special Programs Manager initials the student's registration form next to the listed title of the directed study and signs this form.

b)     The student then brings initialed registration forms to the Dean for his approval.

c)      The Dean signs the student's registration form, authorizing the directed study.

d)     Finally, the student delivers the completed registration form to the Records Office, where the registration for the directed study is finalized.

DPMI Directed Study Courses (DPMI 698) :

DPMI participants may complete 1-2 directed study courses

DPMI 698-Foundations of Development Project Management (3 credits)

-requires completion of development philosophy statement (i.e., the graphic representation of your ideas)

DPMI 698-Applied Development Project Management (3 credits)

-requires completion of a high quality Zoho Notebook with specified outputs for each module (instructor will provide details).

DPMI Plus/Development Project Practicum (DPMI 650):

The Development Project Practicum is an academic and professional program in which students complete professional assignments (typically three to seven months) with an organization (he or she selects and establishes contact with) to utilize DPMI skills in the field. Participants develop a set of negotiated deliverables approved and reviewed by Dr. Beryl Levinger and GSIPS career staff for six units of pass/fail credit. The Development Project Practicum can be completed in conjunction with DPMI 698 for 12 credits in any given semester.

Please visit www.miis.edu/dpmi or contact dpmi@miis.edu for more information.

Students can receive a maximum of 12 credits total for DPMI.  Students with unexcused absences will not be eligible for academic credit or a certificate. Please note that authorization of non-matriculating credit is governed by Monterey Institute policies.

All grades are on a pass/fail basis except where this practice conflicts with the policies of your graduate school. Written petitions for a letter grade should be filed at the beginning of the semester for which credit is sought. A note from your dean stating that such a letter grade is required must accompany your petition. In no other cases will letter grades will be assigned, and there will be no exceptions to this policy.