Indonesia - Impact Evaluation Analytics Field Study

● Week 1 – (Half week) Arrival in Bogor, opening ceremonies, course introduction and getting acquainted with Bogor, Indonesia; the Pos Daya structure; and the challenges faced by international development. Students will be introduced to the Impact Evaluation Analytics (IEA) methodology. Professor Rick Barichello (FRE), will be guest-lecturing this first week, including Saturday. Topics will include: challenges with data collection, cost-benefit analysis, policy analysis matrix (PAM).

● Week 2 – Mornings will be classroom time. Afternoons will be spent surveying the host Pos Daya villages for potential projects to evaluate. By the middle of this second week, students will form teams of 3-5 members according to their interests (agriculture, aquaculture, healthcare, nutrition, education, economic development). Teams will begin work on guiding research question development, monitoring & evaluation framework construction, and the beginnings of some field-work

● Week 3 & 4 – the next two weeks students will branch out on their own, with their drivers and interpreters, to begin their monitoring and evaluation exercises. There will be occasional classroom times in the mornings to ensure students are confident with their work and moving forward in the right direction. On the fourth week students will be working on their group presentations.

● Week 5 – This week will be spent ‘tying up loose ends’ in the Pos Dayas with field interviews and writing reports. This week students will do a formal presentation of their findings to IPB stakeholders and project partners. The presentations will be 15-20 minutes in length.

● As outlined in the LFS302b pre-departure meetings, students are required to continue to collaborate on completing their final evaluation reports once the group has dispersed from Bogor. 

The program will run from May 1 - 3, 2019.  

The program will take place in West Java Indonesia for 5 weeks in May. Prior to your time in the field, you will be required to attend pre-departure sessions in Vancouver.

The program fee is Approximately $1800-$2200. The final fee depends on the number of students in the program. Students do not pay the Go Global fee when applying to a Global Seminar. The Go Global fee is built into the Program Fee and is payable upon acceptance to the program.

All qualifying students will receive a $1,000 Go Global Award.

Refund on deposits

Students are eligible for a partial refund of their deposit ($415 minus the administrative fee of $93.25) if withdrawing from the program due to extenuating circumstances or within 15 days of the deposit being posted.  After 15 days, the deposit is completely non-refundable. Exceptions may be determined at the discretion of Go Global. Any funds allocated to students through the ARA program must be returned in their entirety.

Refund on program fees

Students who withdraw from a Global Seminar after having paid the remaining program fee are not eligible for a refund of their deposit or the program fee. Exceptions may be determined at the discretion of Go Global. Any funds allocated to students through the ARA program must be returned in their entirety.

Students who decide to withdraw their application must submit a request in writing by email to the Global Seminar Advisor at go.global@ubc.ca.

UBC is committed to preparing students for safe and successful international experiences.  In order to achieve this, any student participating in a Go Global Program must complete the following:

• All UBC Student Safety Abroad requirements
• Go Global Program-specific pre-departure requirements (includes both online and in-person components)

Failure to successfully complete these and any other requirements may result in withdrawal from the Go Global Program.