
Practices of Evidence-Informed Decision-Making
Description:
Enhance your decision-making skills with evidence-informed approaches in this comprehensive short-learning programme. Designed for professionals and students in public health, education, social sciences, business, and management, you'll learn to navigate the complexities of evidence-informed decision-making (EIDM). Master the art of finding and utilising relevant synthesised evidence, engaging with evidence ecosystems, and understanding various evidence synthesis methodologies to make impactful decisions in your field.
Admission Requirements:
You must have a Bachelor Honours degree or equivalent (four-year degree),
AND
Have had prior appropriate exposure to practices in /of the evidence-informed decision-making ((EIDM) field, at the discretion of the course convener.
Curriculum:
- Demonstrate sensitivity to the contexts of EIDM, and the complexity of decision-making.
- Plan meaningful interactions with the evidence ecosystem.
- Unpack what relevant and useful evidence in a specific context might be and find relevant synthesised bodies of evidence that can be used in decision-making.
- Demonstrate a valuing of sharing capacities.
- Engage with the importance of communication practices in evidence ecosystems.
- An understanding of evidence synthesis methodologies.
Course Instructors:

Ms Khuliso Matidza
InstructorDates
- Enrollment Opens: Monday, 03 Feb 2025
- Enrollment Closes: Monday, 30 Jun 2025
- Course Starts: Monday, 14 Jul 2025
- Course Ends: Friday, 17 Oct 2025