project appraisal and evaluation

Introduction

Project Appraisal and Evaluation is a semester theoretical course consisting of 15 units covering the entire basic facets of Project Appraisal and Evaluation. The course is available for students offering Entrepreneurial Development and Small Business Management in the School of Business and Human Resources Management.

The course guide tells you what the course is all about and the materials that you will need to make your reading successful. Other information contained in this course guide includes information on the Tutor-Marked Assignments.

Course Contents

The course contents consist of topics on Project Appraisal and Evaluation. The topics range from the basic ideas of project idea to project selection.

Course Aims

The aims of this course are to expose you to the knowledge of how to appraise and evaluate projects either as a project initiator or evaluator. It aims to sharpen your skills in the evaluation of start-ups (new or virgin projects) or existing projects and with the view of attaching values to the projects under consideration.

Course Objectives

• At the end of this course, you should be able to: 
• appraise the totality of project evaluation 
• prepare simple project/business plans 
• evaluate projects submitted to you for consideration 

1. PROJECT DEFINITION/PROJECT APPRAISAL AND EVALUATION
2. PROJECT EVALUATION – AN INTRODUCTORY FORMAT
3. Project Identification Stage
4. Project Selection Stage
5. THE PROJECT CYCLE/INTRODUCTION
6. The Project Cycle/Project Idea Stage