PUBPOL-730
PROJ MANAG FOR INTL DEVEL
Offered Fall 2026
Term
Overview
Feedback is mostly positive. The strongest signal is that students say they actually learn something useful. Best for students who want substance, not a disposable elective.
DepartmentPPS
Terms offeredFall, Spring
Typical enrollment17–24
Semesters of data5
4.6
Hrs / week
69
Responses
100
Enrollment
69%
Response Rate
Evaluation Scores
Overall quality
Teaching, content, and experience combined.
4.5
Intellectually stimulating
Challenges students to think deeply.
4.3
Instructor effectiveness
Explains concepts and facilitates learning.
4.7
Difficulty
Higher means harder.
3.0
Feedback Analysis
Feedback Analysishigh
Analysis based on student evaluations
Based on 247 comments across 5 sections
Feedback is mostly positive. The strongest signal is that students say they actually learn something useful. Best for students who want substance, not a disposable elective.
Student Reports
How hard is the A?
A is doable but not automatic
The signal here is more do-the-work-and-you-should-be-fine than easy-A chatter. Students do not describe the A as automatic, but the evidence also does not paint grading as punishing.
Homework Load
Moderate homework load
Homework load looks moderate. The recurring signal is steady weekly work, but not a course that turns every assignment into a grind.
Lecture Load
Lighter lecture burden
Student comments describe this as more discussion-, seminar-, or workshop-driven than lecture-dependent. The lecture burden itself does not sound like the main source of friction.
Strengths
• Students repeatedly say the course teaches something concrete, whether that is content mastery, research skill, or a strong foundation.
Tradeoffs
• There is no single dominant complaint theme, but the feedback is not uniformly glowing either.
Best fit for
Best for students who want substance, not a disposable elective.
Watch out for
• A large share of the evidence comes from one instructor's version of the course, so this may not generalize cleanly.
Student Responses
We got a very valuable certificate, we learned how to do a project charter and a project workbook; I think these are important skills to have.
Spring 2024 · Moreau, Lisa
Project Management skill and also the real implementation of managing a project in development sector
Spring 2024 · Moreau, Lisa
how to approach projects in the development space systematically
Spring 2024 · Moreau, Lisa
I learned many skills in this class, including to be sufficient in project management knowledge and application to pass the PMDPro exam. This includes knowing the stages of projects, along with their inputs and outputs; how to define and analyze stakeholder and stakeholder relationships; different ways of putting together a budget (top down, bottom up, and parameterized); among many other skills.
Spring 2024 · Moreau, Lisa
I formalized my understanding of tools/skills I had heard of or encountered but did not fully understand, application-wise. (Log frame, stakeholder analysis, communication log, work breakdown structure, etc)
Spring 2024 · Moreau, Lisa
Rating History
Rating history
Error bars show \u00B11 std dev
| Term | Instructor | Overall | Difficulty | Hrs/wk | Enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | Moreau, Lisa | 4.7 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 17 |
| Spring 2025 | Moreau, Lisa | 4.5 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 24 |
| Fall 2024 | Moreau, Lisa | 4.4 | 3.0 | — | 23 |
| Spring 2024 | Moreau, Lisa | 4.5 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 17 |
| Fall 2023 | Moreau, Lisa | 4.2 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 19 |
Instructor
Moreau, LisaPPS
Also teaches
PUBPOL-707 CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT4.4