When I first started this course, my understanding of evaluation was quite limited. I mainly thought of evaluation as analyzing data and producing a report at the end. I did not fully recognize the depth of planning, collaboration, and decision-making involved in the process. However, over the duration of this course, my perspective has changed significantly. I now understand that evaluation is a structured and meaningful process that involves designing studies, working with stakeholders, interpreting evidence carefully, and ensuring that findings are useful for decision-making. Based on my current self-assessment, I would place myself around a level 4 to 5 on the 1–6 scale. While I am not yet at an expert level, I feel much more confident and capable than I was at the beginning of the course . To clearly summarize how my competencies changed from the beginning to the end of the course, I have included a summary table below. Looking at my self-assessment results, one of t...