Course overview
This course is part of MDC Academy's applied learning portfolio. It can be delivered as a standalone professional short course or adapted for universities, donor-funded programmes, NGOs, public agencies, and project teams.
Learning outcomes
- Clean and structure project or survey datasets
- Prepare descriptive and analytical outputs
- Create charts and dashboard-ready summaries
- Write evidence-based analytical reports
Indicative modules
- Data quality, coding and cleaning
Includes guided practice, templates, discussion, and application planning. - Descriptive analytics and cross-tabulation
Includes guided practice, templates, discussion, and application planning. - Visualization principles and chart selection
Includes guided practice, templates, discussion, and application planning. - Dashboard thinking for programme managers
Includes guided practice, templates, discussion, and application planning. - Report writing and data storytelling
Includes guided practice, templates, discussion, and application planning.
Delivery approach
Sessions combine facilitator inputs, practical templates, group exercises, case discussion, reflection, and an action plan that participants can take back to their organizations.