Kobe Institute of Computing, Syllabus 2023

1. Course Code2281
2. Course Title
S12e: ICT4D Project Exercises
3. Teacher
TAKAHARA, Toshiro
4. Term
Spring 1
5. Course Requirements (Courses / Knowledge for this course) and Important Information
None

6. Course Overview and Objectives
The objective of the course is to design a desirable ICT4D projects by deepening theunderstandings of theoretical and practical framework of ICT4D. Through variouslectures, thought experiments and discussions, students are guided to learn about themechanism of ICT4D projects, especially a standard project planning method; Project
Cycle Management. This course is intended to learn about risk mitigation techniques
during the project implementation and monitoring/evaluation method.
7. Course Outline
1 Lesson 1: Course introduction/ Method introduction (Analysis and Planning Skill)
2 Lesson 2: Project failures and cause analysis: Learn from the failure case
3 Lesson 3: Building an ICT4D Project (Project Design)
4 Lesson 4: Various method and tool to build a project
5 Lesson 5: Stakeholder analysis (Understand the Requirements of stakeholders)
6 Lesson 6: Problem Analysis and Problem Tree
7 Lesson 7: Objective Analysis and Objective Tree
8 Lesson 8: Logframe 1 (Narrative summary & Inputs)
9 Lesson 9: Logframe 2 (Indicators & Assumptions)10 Lesson 10: WBS, Gannt Chart and other project management tools
11 Lesson 11: Monitoring and Evaluation of a Project
12 Lesson 12: Project Planning Exercise (Introduction)
13 Lesson 13: Project Planning Exercise (Exercise)
14 Lesson 14: Presentation session (Individual/ Group)
15 Lesson 15: Sum up and evaluation
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8. Textbooks (Required Books for this course)
None

9. Reference Books (optional books for further study)

10. Course Goals (Attainment Targets)(1) Understand different viewpoint of stakeholders on ICT4D projects using analysisskills(2) Ability to explain logically the mechanism of your project using theoreticalframeworks(3) Ability to explain the risk of your project and how to mitigate these risks(4) Ability to plan an ICT4D project

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11. Correspondence relationship between Educational goals and Course goals
Educational goals of the school
Course Goals
High level ICT Basic academic skills
Specialized knowledge and literacy
skillsAbility to continually improve own strengths(1)(2)(3)(4)Problem setting(1)
Ability to discover andHypothesis planning(1)(2)(3)
Human skill resolve the problem inHypothesis testing(2)(3)(4)(TankyusocietyPractice(4)skill）
Fundamental
Ability to step forward(1)(2)(3)(4)
Ability to think through(1)(2)(3)(4)Competencies for
Ability
toworkinateam(1)(2)(3)(4)Working Persons
Professional ethics
12. Evaluation
Evaluation method & point allocation
examination
Quiz
Reports Presentation Deliverables
Other(1)
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Allocation
5030
2013. Evaluation Criteria
Examination

Quiz

Reports

Project background, project purpose and the stakeholders should beclearly defined and explained. Logical connection between activities andoutputs, between outputs and outcome should be clear. The assumptions
should be well studied.

Presentation

Project background and stakeholders should be well analysed. The
logical connections between problems are comprehensive and clear.
Presentation materials are well prepared and appropriate use ofpresentation skills.

Deliverables

Correct use of words and the statement construction.

Other14. Active Learning
Hourly percentage of active learning within the whole class time

50%
1 Active learning such as problem solving assignment using theknowledge and skills acquired in class.

Sometimes

2 Active learning such as group works and discussions.

All the time

3 Outcome presentations and feedbacks.

Sometimes

4 Students actively make decisions on how the class should beconducted.

Sometimes

15. Notes
Active participation to the discussion will be appreciated and counted to the evaluation

16. Course plan(Notice) This plan is tentative and might be changed at the time of delivery

Lesson 1: Course introduction/ Method introduction (Analysis
Lecture & Discussion:and Planning Skill)
90min
1. Course introduction and kick off
2. Skills to be obtained at the end of the course
3. Grading method
4. Assignment: Read Alan Kay’s “A Personal Computer for Children of All Ages” and write
a memo on your viewpoint on it.
Lesson 2: Project failures and cause analysis: Learn from thefailure case
1. Presentation of project failure examples
2. Discussion on the cause of failure and risk mitigation

Lecture & Discussion:
90min

Lesson 3: Building an ICT4D Project (Project Design)

Lecture & Discussion:
90min

1. Methodology of building an ICT4D project
2. Choice of appropriate technology
3. Idea is everything
4. How to make your idea really work? Power of design

Lesson 4: Various method and tool to build a project
1. Introduction of Various Project Planning Method
2. Pros & Cons of Ptoject Planning Method
3. How to design an inclusive project
4. Ownership of the project(Lecture, 75 min. / Q&A,15 min.)Lesson 5: Stakeholder analysis (Understand the Requirementsof stakeholders)
1. SWOT Analysis
2. Who are the stakeholders?
3. Beneficiaries, counterparts and opponents
4. How to deal with different interest of stakeholders
5. Optimisation of a projectLecture & Discussion:
90min

Lesson 6: Problem Analysis and Problem Tree

Lecture & Discussion:
90min

1. How to proceed to problem analysis
2. Listing of problems
3. Categorise the problems
4. Cause-Effect relationship of the problem
5. How to build a problem tree
Lesson 7: Objective Analysis and Objective Tree

Lecture & Discussion:
90min

1. How to transform problems to objectives
2. Build an objective tree
3. Analysis of the objective tree
4. What we can and what we cannot
5. Choose the appropriate objectives
Lesson 8: Logframe 1 (Narrative summary & Inputs)

Lecture & Discussion:
90min

1. Build a logic among objectives
2. Presentation of Logframe
3. Narative summary (Overall objective, Project purpose, Outputs and activities)
4. Building activities
5. Plan inputs of the project
Lesson 9: Logframe 2 (Indicators & Assumptions)Lecture & Discussion:
90min

1. Indicators and means of verification
2. Quantitative indicator and qualitative indicator
3. Probability and how to set an appropriate goal4. Assumptions

Lesson 10: WBS, Gannt Chart and other project management
tools
1. What is WBS?
2. What is Gannt chart?
3. Project management tools
4. How to monitor a projectLecture & Discussion:
90minLesson 11: Monitoring and Evaluation of a ProjectLecture & Discussion:
90min

1. Project management: Process and consensus
2. Risk mitigation: Theory and practice
3. Project Monitoring and Evaluation
4. DAC evaluation criteria

Lesson 12: Project Planning Exercise (Introduction)

Lecture 40min, Exercise
50min

1. Use the same scenario to make different projects
2. How to proceed to this exercise
3. Choice of the method and tool
4. Final output as a presentation & project document

Lesson 13: Project Planning Exercise (Exercise)

Exercise 90 min

1. Use the same scenario to make different projects
2. What are the target group? What are the project activities and indicators?
3. Use various planning tools to make a project
4. Include risk evaluation and mitigation

Lesson 14: Presentation session (Individual/ Group)

Presentation 90min

1. Presentation session
2. Discussion (Q&A)

Lesson 15: Sum up and evaluation

Discussion 90min

1. Revision of the course, important points to remember, and class feedback