Master of Development Practice
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The Master of Development Practice is a graduate professional degree focused on training practitioners to design, manage, and evaluate sustainable development initiatives in low- and middle-income contexts.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Master of Development | 1 |
| Master of Development Practice canonical | 1 |
| Master of International Development Policy | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T676740 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Master of Development Practice Context triple: [Goldman School of Public Policy, offersDegree, Master of Development Practice]
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A.
Global Development Program
The Global Development Program is a major initiative of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation focused on reducing poverty and improving health and economic opportunities in low- and middle-income countries.
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B.
Master of Information and Data Science
The Master of Information and Data Science is a professional graduate degree program focused on advanced data science methods, analytics, and their real-world applications in industry and research.
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C.
MicroMasters programs
MicroMasters programs are graduate-level, career-focused online credential programs typically offered by universities through MOOC platforms, designed to provide advanced knowledge and a pathway to further academic or professional advancement.
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D.
Certified Software Development Professional
Certified Software Development Professional is an advanced, internationally recognized credential that validates a software engineer’s mastery of professional software development practices, principles, and ethics.
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E.
Master of Business Analytics
The Master of Business Analytics is a specialized graduate degree focused on applying advanced data science, statistical modeling, and quantitative methods to solve complex business problems and support data-driven decision-making.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Master of Development Practice Target entity description: The Master of Development Practice is a graduate professional degree focused on training practitioners to design, manage, and evaluate sustainable development initiatives in low- and middle-income contexts.
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A.
Global Development Program
The Global Development Program is a major initiative of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation focused on reducing poverty and improving health and economic opportunities in low- and middle-income countries.
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B.
Master of Information and Data Science
The Master of Information and Data Science is a professional graduate degree program focused on advanced data science methods, analytics, and their real-world applications in industry and research.
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C.
MicroMasters programs
MicroMasters programs are graduate-level, career-focused online credential programs typically offered by universities through MOOC platforms, designed to provide advanced knowledge and a pathway to further academic or professional advancement.
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D.
Certified Software Development Professional
Certified Software Development Professional is an advanced, internationally recognized credential that validates a software engineer’s mastery of professional software development practices, principles, and ethics.
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E.
Master of Business Analytics
The Master of Business Analytics is a specialized graduate degree focused on applying advanced data science, statistical modeling, and quantitative methods to solve complex business problems and support data-driven decision-making.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
graduate professional degree
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master’s degree program ⓘ |
| designedFor |
NGO professionals
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development practitioners ⓘ government officials in low- and middle-income countries ⓘ policy professionals ⓘ professionals in international organizations ⓘ |
| educationLevel | graduate ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
cross-cultural communication
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ethical practice in development ⓘ evidence-based decision making ⓘ participatory approaches ⓘ systems thinking ⓘ |
| entryRequirement |
bachelor’s degree
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demonstrated interest in development ⓘ relevant professional experience ⓘ |
| field | development practice ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
economic development
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environmental sustainability ⓘ governance and institutions ⓘ impact evaluation ⓘ interdisciplinary problem solving ⓘ monitoring and evaluation ⓘ poverty reduction ⓘ project design and management ⓘ public policy for development ⓘ social inclusion ⓘ sustainable development ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
applied fieldwork
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capstone project ⓘ coursework ⓘ internship ⓘ leadership training ⓘ management skills ⓘ policy analysis ⓘ qualitative methods training ⓘ quantitative methods training ⓘ |
| hasDiscipline |
anthropology
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economics ⓘ environmental science ⓘ management ⓘ political science ⓘ public health ⓘ public policy ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| learningOutcome |
ability to design development interventions
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ability to evaluate development programs ⓘ ability to manage development projects ⓘ ability to work in interdisciplinary teams ⓘ |
| offeredBy |
schools of environment and sustainability
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schools of international affairs ⓘ schools of public health ⓘ schools of public policy ⓘ universities ⓘ |
| preparesFor |
careers in development consulting
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careers in government ⓘ careers in international development ⓘ careers in multilateral organizations ⓘ careers in non-governmental organizations ⓘ |
| targetContext |
low-income countries
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middle-income countries ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | two years ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Master of Development Practice Description of subject: The Master of Development Practice is a graduate professional degree focused on training practitioners to design, manage, and evaluate sustainable development initiatives in low- and middle-income contexts.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Master of Development Practice
linked to: Master of Development Practice