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THE AERC 2020–2025 STRATEGIC PLAN

Data Collection
Level Expected Results Indicators Indicator Definition Baseline Target Values Final Instrument and Risks/Assumptions
Target Frequency

2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25
Activity 1.6.13.5: Award 10 10 10 10 ✓ Programme records;
10 thesis research ✓ Thesis research grants
grants to master’s and award letters, annually.
PhD students under
partnerships with
consortia (e.g. Rutgers,
IFPRI, PARI etc.).
Activity 1.6.13.6: Conduct 1 1 1 1 1 ✓ Programme records, ✓ Resources are available;
setting and grading of annually. ✓ Availability and willingness
CPP comprehensive of subject experts to set
examinations. comprehensives;
Activity 1.6.13.7: CPP 24 20 24 24 24 ✓ Programme records, ✓ Competency of students
students to present annually. to successfully complete
proposals and fieldwork coursework;
reports at PhD thesis ✓ Highly competent and
research workshops, committed researchers and
biannual research resource persons.
workshops.
Activity 1.6.13.8: Award 10 10 10 10 10 ✓ AERC reports;
10 PhD thesis research ✓ Programme records,
grants annually. annually.
Intermediate Improved due diligence Percentage of research Number of proposals out 65% 70% 75% 80% 85% 90% ✓ Programme records, ✓ Resources are available;
Outcome 1.7 and quality assurance by proposals that proceed to of the total peer reviewed annually. ✓ Highly competent and
AERC. interim report. and presented that committed researchers and
proceed to interim report. resource persons;
Output 1.7.1 New quality assurance Research Proposal Research Proposal 1 ✓ Quality Assurance ✓ Available pool of early-
mechanism developed Development and Development and Quality Manual for Research career researchers/scholars
to ensure collaborative Quality Assurance Assurance Guideline Proposals. with requisite research
and thematic research Guideline Manual. Manual developed. technical skills.
proposals are of high
quality.
Activity 1.7.1.1: Develop 1 ✓ Programme records.
quality assessment
guideline manual
for collaborative and
thematic research
proposals.
Output 1.7.2 JFE/SFSE elective courses Number of CMAP, CMAAE, Count of CMAP, CMAAE, 0 22 22 12 ✓ Course outlines. ✓ Resources are available;
reviewed/developed. and CPP elective courses and CPP elective courses ✓ Available team of experts to
reviewed/developed reviewed/developed develop and revise JFE/SFSE
during subject specialist every year during subject elective courses to emerging
workshops. specialist workshops. knowledge frontier.

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